JUVENILE JUSTICE DETENTION OFFICER I - 80081236

Overview

JUVENILE JUSTICE DETENTION OFFICER I - 80081236

Date : Sep 18, 2025

The State Personnel System is an E-Verify employer. For more information, visit the E-Verify Website.

Responsibilities

• As a detention officer, you are the first DJJ employee to interact with juvenile offenders. Your primary responsibility is to ensure public safety by providing a safe and secure environment for youth in a structured setting, while promoting dignity and respect.
• Demonstrate leadership, coaching, mentoring, and a desire to work with youth.
• Support the department's goal to treat each youth as an individual by providing the right services, at the right time, to shape youth into productive citizens.
• For a complete description of duties and responsibilities, please click here.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Benefits

Location, Contact and Salary Information

Location Information : Pasco Regional Juvenile Detention Center, 28534 State Road 52, San Antonio, FL 33576

Contact Person : Thenecia Shinholster, 352-695-8354, Thenecia.Shinholster@FLDJJ.GOV

Minimum Biweekly Rate of Pay : $1,676.76 (In accordance with current spending restrictions; internal promotions may be at the minimum of the pay grade or up to 5% above the employee's current rate, whichever is higher.)

985.66 FLORIDA STATUTE REQUIREMENT : Be at least 19 years of age; high school graduate or equivalent; no felony or disqualifying misdemeanor convictions as described in statute; background checks and fingerprinting required.

Special Notes : DJJ facilities operate 24 / 7 / 365; shifts include evenings, weekends, holidays, and rotating schedules. Pre-employment checks, drug screening, and other screening requirements apply. E-VERIFY participation is required. A valid driver's license is required for positions involving transportation of youth. Veterans' Preference is available as described in statute. See full posting for location list and details.

For assistance, call the People First Service Center at 1-877-562-7287, Monday - Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. to 6 : 00 p.m., Eastern time.

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