| Location | Greeley, CO |
Correctional Youth Security Officer I - Platte Valley Services Center
Salary
$4,839.00 Monthly
Location
Greeley, CO
Job Type
Full Time
Job Number
IKA 01693 10/26/26
Department
Colorado Department of Human Services
Division
OCYF - Platte Valley Youth Services Center
Opening Date
10/26/2026
Closing Date
11/8/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA
Determined by Position
Type of Announcement
This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address
2200 "O" Street, Greeley CO 80631
Hiring Pay Rate
Shift Differential: 2nd shift = 7.5%, 3rd shift = 14%, Weekend = 20%
FLSA Status
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information
jazzma.gamboa@state.co.us
How To Apply
Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
This position is open to current Colorado residents only.
Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at this location for different shifts
About the Division of Youth Services:
The mission of the Division of Youth Services (DYS) is to protect, restore and improve public safety utilizing a continuum of care that provides effective supervision, promotes accountability to victims and communities, and helps youth lead constructive lives through positive youth development. The strategic goal of DYS is to operate healthy trauma-responsive organizational environments as demonstrated through prosocial, safe, and non-violent interactions.
DYS provides a continuum of services that encompass juvenile detention, assessment, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 15 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State. We have many opportunities within DYS to positively impact youth and families.
We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys
Description of Job
You are required to work at your assigned work location during your scheduled work times.
Physical Job location:
Platte Valley Youth Services Center
2200 "O" Street
Greeley, CO 80631
Shifts: 12 ½ hour, 6a-6:30p, 10a-10:30p, 6p-6:30p
Working Days:
Front End: Every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Wednesday
Back End: Every other Wednesday, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Please note: Work arrangements are subject to change at any time.
About the position:
This position provides interactive/engaging supervision of youth where they coach, mentor and role model positive social expectations. In this role, employees will lead youth within the milieu in areas such as groups, recreation, structural activities and support youth in their treatment/educational plans and goals. Employees will actively monitor youth and will intervene into situations at the lowest level to ensure individual and group safety. This position provides youth with positive recognition, redirects behavioral concerns which includes verbal and/or physical interventions. Employees will be required to complete documentation in both written and computer format. Duties in this position include:
Safety/Security:
Providing direct care, safety, security, and supervision of adjudicated and/or pre-adjudicated youth in a secure setting
Monitor, participate, support, and enforce behavioral management plans for individual youth as directed
Supervision of youth or group of youth, supervision of daily activities, youth orientation
Intervention in crisis situations, non-escalation, de-escalation
Use of physical response/restraint in emergency situations
Debriefing of all incidents, and conducting searches
Youth Center Programming:
Actively and with positive engagement, implement and follow the Youth Center behavioral management program
Teach, coach, and redirect youth within the behavior management program and role model prosocial behavior at all times
Conduct problem solving, appreciation, pre/post activity groups, psycho-educational groups and individualized skill building as needed to support a safe environment conducive to learning and consistent with DYS behavioral expectations
Communicate expectations for behavior, events, rules, or other milieu requirements
Provide supervision and support of community transition/reintegration opportunities for youth
Use prevailing techniques to establish rapport with youth, overcome resistance to change, communicate more effectively in stable circumstances as well as unsettled circumstances
Support restorative community justice principles and/or activities
Facilitate psychoeducation, skill development, recreation and other youth groups and activities
Support DYS initiatives and strategies as they relate to Youth programming and crisis intervention
Objectively and fairly monitor and record youth behaviors, as well as intervene according to prevailing program standards related to privileges and consequences.
Follow the daily program schedule based on prevailing standards
Support treatment and case plan goals and objectives developed by the Behavioral Health and Medical Services unit
Recognize, implement, monitor, observe and document youth IGCP (Individual Growth and Change Plans in accordance with the written program
Recommend any modifications of program to supervisory and/or clinical staff
Facilitate and monitor the cleanup of living units and rooms, as well as inspect the youth center, according to daily schedule
Routinely and equitably distribute linen and clothing to ensure good hygiene practice
Make requests to ensure hygienic standards are met, as necessary. See that youth consume all hygienic resources wisely and limit wasteful
uses by youth
Ensure youth are provided access to meals and Monitor meal provision and consumption in accordance with time standards, document and/or record meals as required
Ensure that youth are provided confidential access to grievances, medical and behavioral health services as needed/requested
Distribute youth medications and document the distribution of medications as specified in DYS Policy.
Support and respond to youth to meet their presenting needs and address their concerns appropriately
Uphold basic rights of youthpursuant to prevailing law or policy. Support and ensure that youth are provided access to recreation according
to prevailing standards, youth physical condition, and daily program schedule
Provide orientation for newly admitted youth within 24 hours of admission according to prevailing orientation standards as assigned
Provide support to educational programming as requested and assigned.
Documentation/Recording and Reporting:
Document observations of youth behavior and response to program(s) and document all unit activities and required information in appropriate logs and records systems
Document all youth group activities in appropriate database systems
All staff must report known or suspected incidents of abuse as mandatory reporters pursuant to State statute
Ensure required suicide risk assessments are completed within one hour of admission for all newly detained and committed or recommitted youth
Inventory and record youth property during admission, any or all releases and any other access or change to that property
Document the receipt and release of all youth medication(s) as appropriate
Organizational Accountability:
Through all communications and behaviors demonstrate, support, and contribute to a healthy, positive, and respectful cultural climate throughout the Youth Center by adhering to our organizational values of Nonviolence, Open Communication, Social Responsibility, Growth and Change, Social Learning, Democracy, and Emotional Intelligence
Requirement to adhere to the CDHS Code of Conduct, DYS Compliance Review Standards, and CDHS and DYS policies
Training:
Complete DYS Pre-Service training academy, Youth Center training, and orientation process as a new employee
Complete all assigned online training, and maintain and support the Division's prevailing behavior management and intervention strategies
Other Duties as Assigned:
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:
High school diploma or General Education Diploma, (GED).
Substitutions: None
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous state experience
Experience with youth in a mental health, residential or related secure setting
Experience working with high risk youth and/or adults in the community, security or correctional setting
Previous Military or Law Enforcement experience
History of mentoring, coaching, supervising or teaching youth or young adults
Conditions of Employment:
CDHS Selection Process Explanation:
Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications. Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.
Minimum Qualification Screening Process:
A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position. You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process. You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."
You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.
Comparative Analysis Process - Structured Application Review:
After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.
Your Work Experience/Job Duties:
Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.
If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.
Supplemental Questions:
Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).
Appeal Rights:
You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.
You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.
You can find the official appeal form here.
You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:
By email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), or
Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or
Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or
Faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.
Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:
At (303) 866-3300, or
Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Directors Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply
Need help with your application? Click here.
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact Jazzma.Gamboa@state.co.us
About Us & Benefits
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:
Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans
Medical and dental health plans
Employer supplemented Health Savings Account
Paid life insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave
State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center
Employee Wellness program
Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more
Remote work arrangements for eligible positions
*Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Our Values
We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve. We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.
Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
ADA Accommodations
CDHS is committed to a Colorado for ALL qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment.
This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to cdhs_ada@state.co.us.
EEO Statement: The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer
Additional Support For Your Application
Toll Free Applicant Technical Support
If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g. uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time). Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application 1) ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and 2) close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.
The State of Colorado offers permanent employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for detailed information: www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/benefits
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Do you possess a High School Diploma or GED?
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A condition of employment requires applicants to be 21 years of age or older. Do you meet this condition?
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This position requires a Colorado Drivers License as a condition of employment. Please ensure it is marked on your application as well. Do you possess a valid, unrestricted Colorado Drivers License?
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How many years of work experience do you have working with youth in a secure setting. Please ensure this is documented in your work history.
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How many years of work experience do you have working with at-risk youth or adults in the community, human services or criminal justice field. Please ensure this is documented in your work history.
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How many years of experience do you have coaching, mentoring, volunteering or completing an internship working with youth or at risk populations in the community? Provide dates of service, the organization and a brief description of your role/duties.
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