APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

A completed application is required. Resumes submitted in response to a position announcement will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.

Application blanks are available from the Employment Application Center in the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 15th & J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5 PM or in Adobe Acrobat format at www.phila.gov/personnel/forms/

The mailing address for completed applications is:

Employment Application
City of Philadelphia Personnel Department
Customer Service Division
1401 J. F. Kennedy Boulevard - Room 1640
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1680

For more information regarding the application process, please refer to the various FAQ sections on our website (www.phila.gov/personnel/).

There are also drop boxes for applications located on the 16th floor and the lobby of the Municipal Services Building.

NOTE:
IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW, THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HIRES ONLY THOSE PERSONS WHO CAN VERIFY IDENTITY AND ELIGIBILITY TO WORK.

DUTIES:

This is youth custody and counseling work, at the full performance level, monitoring and supervising the activities of a group of involuntary detained youths in the City's juvenile detention facility. This class differs from the next lower level in the series in that the employee is responsible for maintaining security and counseling youths in units composed of the more violent and disruptive youths and for supervising subordinate custody employees in overseeing such units. Establishing and retaining the confidence of youths while maintaining security and discipline are significant aspects of the work. The employee in this class performs custody and guidance services for youths at the detention center. Work involves some disagreeable aspects and may require light physical effort. Work is performed under the direction of a shift supervisor.

For additional information regarding this class please refer to specification 5B23 available at www.phila.gov/personnel/specs/

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia with permanent Civil Service status in any class in the Department of Human Services with a Performance Rating of Satisfactory or higher;
and
2. EDUCATION
   Completion of at least 60 credit hours of study at an accredited college or university which has included at least twelve semester hours in sociology, criminal justice, secondary education, or in a related field;
and
3. Completion of eighty certifiable hours of detention training that meet state regulations and the American Correctional Association standards;
and
4. GENERAL EXPERIENCE
   Six months of experience performing youth custody and counseling work as a Youth Detention Counselor Trainee;
and
5. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE
   Eighteen months of experience performing youth custody and counseling work, as a Youth Detention Counselor 1;
or
6. Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department.

EXAMINATION:

PARTS --- WEIGHTS

Training and Experience = 90%
Seniority Rating = 10%

ELIGIBLE LISTS:

Only a departmental promotional eligible list for the Department of Human Services will be established as a result of this examination.

CLOSING DATE (Application Deadline):