State of Maryland

The DJS Youth Transportation Officer Supervisor is the supervisory level of work transporting and escorting youth who have been detained or placed in a facility operated by the Department of Juvenile Services.  Employees in this classification supervise lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a designated DJS administrator or official.  Employees may be required to work days, evenings, weekends or holidays.  Employees may be subject to call-in on a twenty-four hour basis based on staffing needs.  Employees may be exposed to youth who are abusive and hostile.  Employees are required to physically subdue violent youth, intervene to prevent situations from escalating and prevent escapes if needed.  Employees will be required to apply and remove mechanical restraining devices.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The DJS Youth Transportation Officer Supervisor is differentiated from the DJS Youth Transportation Officer Lead in that the DJS Youth Transportation Officer Supervisor has supervisory responsibility for lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers while the DJS Youth Transportation Officer Lead assigns, reviews, and approves the work of and trains lower-level DJS Transportation Officers.

Plans, schedules, supervises and evaluates the work of lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers;

Trains lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers;

Coordinates with officials of youth facilities, DJS administrators, regional probation offices, sheriff’s offices, police departments, Public Defender’s Office, and juvenile courts regarding the transportation and temporary detention of youth;

Prepares daily transport schedules for lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers;

Prepares monthly overtime and other ad hoc reports;

Monitors fiscal objects such as overtime, supplies and telecommunications equipment to comply with budgetary and administrative allotments;

Determines the number of Transportation Officers needed to complete special transport requests in a safe and secure manner; Prepares incident reports;

Enters daily transport information into computer system for review by the DJS administrator;

Conducts searches of youth, vehicles and holding areas;

Observes, supervises and controls youth in court detention areas;

Escorts youth to courtrooms in a secure manner and provides a security presence in the courtroom;

Subdues unruly youth and attempts to prevent escapes or runaways;

May supervise youth in a facility during emergency situations;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of Maryland traffic laws and regulations;

Knowledge of policies, regulations and procedures for transporting, escorting and temporarily supervising youth in the care of the Department of Juvenile Services;

Skill in vehicle maintenance and preventive care;

Skill in developing the daily schedules for lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers;

Skill in coordinating with the staff of youth facilities, regional probation offices, sheriff’s offices, police departments and juvenile courts to secure the safe transportation and temporary detention of youth;

Skill in using crisis intervention techniques with youth who may be unruly, violent or emotionally overwrought;

Ability to plan, coordinate, supervise and evaluate the work of lower-level DJS Youth Transportation Officers;

Ability to monitor fiscal objects, prepare reports and maintain logs;

Ability to communicate effectively with youth detained by the Department of Juvenile Services;

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials of youth facilities, regional probation offices, sheriff’s offices, police departments, juvenile courts, detained youth and their families or guardians.

Education:   Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of high school equivalency certificate acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Education as described in the Maryland Correctional Training Commission regulation.

Experience: Three years of experience providing supervision and guidance to youth in a juvenile facility or juvenile services community program for at-risk youth.

Notes:

1. The above educational requirement is set by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission in accordance with the Correctional Services Articles, Section 8-209, Annotated Code of Maryland.

2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a non-commissioned officer in Social Services Aid and Assistant classifications or Social Services Aid and Assistant specialty codes in the Social Science, Psychology and Welfare field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

1. Candidates must be certified by the Maryland Correctional Training Commission prior to appointment and are required to maintain certification while employed.

2. Employees in this classification will be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland.

1. In accordance with the Correctional Services Article, Section 8-209 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, the Maryland Correctional Training Commission shall establish the minimum qualifications for probationary or permanent appointment of a Department of Juvenile Services employee in a mandated position. These requirements are listed in detail in the Code of Maryland Regulations 12.10.01.04, general regulations of the Maryland Correctional Training Commission, and include:

U.S. Citizenship or Resident Alien status

Must be at least 21 years of age

A thorough background check, including fingerprinting and drug testing

An oral interview, and

 Physical and psychological examinations.

2. Employees in this classification may be subject to call-in 24 hours a day and, therefore, may be supplied with a pager or may be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number at which they can be reached.

3. Employees in this classification are subject to substance abuse testing in accordance with Code of Maryland Regulation 17.04.09 – Testing for Illegal Use of Drugs.

Class specifications are broad descriptions covering groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency address the essential job functions of each position.

This is a Skilled Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Skilled Service positions.  Some positions in Skilled Service classifications may be designated Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit as indicated by the designation of S (supervisor), M (manager), T (agency head), U (Board or Commission member), W (student), X (Used by agency or excluded by executive order), or Z (confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and therefore, all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.