Job Information
Ellis County Juvenile Transportation Officer in Waxahachie, Texas
Education and/or Experience
High School diploma or High School Equivalency Certificate, experience working with youth preferred.
Other Qualifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
Must obtain First Aid Certification within six months of employment.
Must hold a valid Texas driver license and liability insurance coverage.
Driving record must reflect acceptable rating by Ellis County to operate a county vehicle.
Required Skills
- Provides safe and prompt transportation of juvenile probation clients to medical appointments, court, other designated placement facilities or detention facilities, and airports.
- Ability to restrain youth when deem necessary.
- Performs all duties in compliance with department safety policies and procedures.
- Performs vehicle inspection prior to use, maintains transportation logs as required, coordinates maintenance service on vehicles as required.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, peers and supervisors.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in evaluating situations and in making decisions.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
- Performs other related duties as required.
- Serves as back-up to staff and assumes all duties as necessary, i.e., processing intake assessments or discharges.
- Regular and consistent attendance is required
- Other duties as assigned
SUMMARY:
Under general supervision primarily provides planning, transportation, and assistance to youth programs. Reports to the Detention Supervisor, Deputy Director and Director of Juvenile Services.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This positiontypically requires manual dexterity, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking, repetitive motions, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, and climbing.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Performing the essential functions typically requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly.
NOTICE:
The above job profile does not include all essential duties of this job. All applicants and/or employees with disabilities are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department to review and discuss the essential functions of the job, so that an applicant and/or employee can evaluate the job in greater detail to determine if he/she can safely perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.
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