Full time
Department of Youth Services
Boston, MA, USA
The Department of Youth Services (DYS) is seeking dynamic, positive and service-minded individuals to fill the role of Assistant Program Administrator. DYS works with juvenile justice involved young people ages 12 – 20 years old (most of the youth served are 14 -18 years old) in DYS residential facilities. As the Assistant Program Administrator, you will have a have a unique opportunity to utilize skills that directly and positively influence the course of a troubled young person's life. While assisting the Program Administrator with oversight of hardware secure/detention Unit that houses youth who have been adjudicated, the incumbent will supervise the front-line Juvenile Justice Development Specialists (JJYDS). On call 24/7 the selected candidates in conjunction with the JJYDS are often the first responders to emergency situations within a facility. The selected candidate will also establish and maintain clear concise and effective lines of communication as well as working...