Yuba County: Juvenile Corrections Officer I/II (20611938) 1. Have you completed some college course work from an accredited college/university in psychology, administration of justice/criminology, sociology, social work, general studies or a related area? Yes No 2. Are you willing to work non-traditional work shifts, including swing, graveyard, weekends and holidays on an on-going basis? Yes No 3. Are you willing to work in a lock down facility? Yes No 4. Are you able to pass a detailed background investigation with a fingerprint check? Yes No 5. Are you able to work in a fast paced, high stress environment? Yes No 6. Are you able to deal calmly and think clearly with angry people when the problem is not your fault and/or the resolution is out of your control? Yes No 7. Are you able to be subjected to abuse and profane language on the phone or in person and deal with it unemotionally? Yes No 8. Check those items which describe the type of employment atmoshere you prefer. Working with few rules, exercising creativity Collaborating with others Utilizing computers to perform most tasks Uninterrupted research Minimal scrutiny of results by supervisor Following detailed procedures and rules Many things going on at once, many interruptions Busy, fast paced work Large amount of public contact Work involving keeping track of a large number of details Working with established procedures and rules Little or no contact with others 9. How would you rate yourself in handling emergency situations? (Please check only one) Somewhat uncomfortable, becoming easily flustered. Usually not easily flustered, but often feel anxious. Usually extremely calm, can think clearly and do not feel particularly anxious. 10. Please choose which option best describes the type of employment you are interested in. Full-Time Only Extra-Help Only Both Full-Time & Extra Help 11. Why are you interested in becoming a Juvenile Corrections Officer? 12. What do you think would be the most challenging aspects for you personally, working with delinquent minors in a juvenile detention facility and how would you overcome them? 13. As a Juvenile Corrections Officer an essential function of the position would be working shift work (swing, nights), weekends and holidays, sometimes under stressful conditions. Are you willing and able to work shift work and how would you go about establishing good teamwork/positive attitudes with your fellow employees under these circumstances? 14. Describe in detail any experience or education that provides a basic knowledge of the juvenile justice system. Include in the response the name of the employer you worked for, dates of employment, title of your position, your specific role and responsibilities, or course name(s) and date(s) taken. 15. The Juvenile Corrections Officer position relies upon maintaining attention to the entire population being supervised. If you were supervising a group of minors and became distracted by two detainees yelling while two other detainees started fist-fighting what steps would you take to resolve it?
