Position: Detention Youth Care Specialist Department: Saginaw County Juvenile Detention Center Status: On-Call  Classification/Salary: $15.00 / hour 

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES Individual in this position is responsible for the direct supervision, guidance, treatment, and care of detained residents with emphasis upon observation, inter-personal relationship, group process, recreation, personal hygiene, and security in accordance with agency policies and procedures. Individual is responsible for written reports documenting a resident's behavior while detained. Individual is expected to continue his/her professional development through an organized staff training program. QUALIFICATIONS • A direct care worker shall have completed 30 semester hours of college or equivalent quarter hours. • In place of meeting the requirement specified above, a direct care worker shall have a minimum of a high school diploma or its equivalent and two years of work experience in a facility or child caring institution. SAGINAW COUNTY IS A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE AS SUCH INDIVIDUALS MUST SUCCESSFULLY PASS A PREEMPLOYMENT DRUG SCREEN (MARIJUANA IS INCLUDED) AND PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL.