School Outreach Officer

About the Role

CURRY COUNTY
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Juvenile Justice School Outreach Officer
EXEMPT: No
SALARY LEVEL: K
SUPERVISOR: Juvenile Department Director
PREPARED BY: Juvenile Department Director October 2024
POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for supervising youth referred to the Curry County Juvenile Department for
Substance Abuse Referrals for non-adjudicated youth and Opioid Prevention. Responsible for activities that
achieve the goals of the County’s Prevention Plan that includes Opioid, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug
(ATOD) Prevention. Work directly with youth, family, schools, victims, and community partners to create a
plan for successful supervision and reduced recidivism.
Primary duties include the investigation, evaluation, counseling, mentoring and guidance of youth, and can
understand, educate, and manage youth focused opioid prevention programs. An employee in this classification
is responsible for performing casework and for the preparation of related records and reports. Employees in
this class are required to exercise independent judgment in applying policies and procedures to well-defined
situations. Position will also run the Youth Employment Work Program for eight weeks in the summer.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(Illustrative Only. Any single position in the classification will not necessarily involve all the listed duties
below and other positions will involve duties that are not listed. These duties represent the essential functions
needed of persons in this classification.)
1. Receive and evaluate referrals of truancy, behavioral issues, and substance abuse.
2. Conduct investigations into the juvenile’s background and family situation that includes contacts
with other agencies, law enforcement officials, schools, parents, or guardians.
3. Work with school districts to develop partnerships at all levels (K – 12) in coordinating local
prevention strategies at individual schools for Opioid and other drug prevention.
4. Provide support, both crisis and other, for families and youth. Facilitate education or cognitivebehavioral groups for juveniles and parents.
5. Collaborate with other community groups and organizations, including but not limited to, schools,
school resource officers, community corrections, juvenile justice, and other related organizations.
Perform education and outreach to potentially at-risk populations for alcohol and drug abuse to
educate those groups around substance abuse treatment and recovery topics tailored to the individual
groups’ needs. Educate the broader community on these issues as well as begin the process of
promoting potential initiation and engagement in treatment services within these populations.
6. Confer with staff members, schools, law enforcement agencies and social service agencies regarding
juvenile treatment programs, general casework, and opioid trends and community responses.
7. Refer juveniles to treatment programs, mental health services, shelter care, and other agencies.
8. Support Probation Officers for youth placed on formal probation or Formal Accountability
Agreements with transport, supervision and resources. Provide “On-Call” services, which are after
hours and weekends, as assigned.
9. Partner with healthcare providers and other social service partners, who provide screening for the
presence of behavioral health conditions, to facilitate access to appropriate services.
10. Implement local Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and environmental strategies within the
county. Communicates and interprets Federal, State, and Local ATOD data.
11. Provides support around prevention efforts by acting as a conduit for coalitions and community
groups to join local efforts. Encourages shared responsibility for local community outcomes.
12. Provide direct mentorship to county sponsored youth groups to strengthen youth leadership skills
through projects and activities based on the Search Institutes’ 40 Developmental Assets, Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and Institute of Medicine (IOM) models.
13. Other duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY CONTROLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Knowledge of . . .
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required.
• Knowledge Of: Principals of substance abuse prevention. Understanding youth services, juvenile
justice system and Oregon law.
• Ability To: Establish and maintain records, reports, statistical data, effectively coordinate a variety of
established policies and procedures, establish new policies when applicable, use initiative and
judgment in completing tasks and responsibilities, involve individuals, community partners and
community at large to achieve objectives. Work in high stress environments which can involve out of
control youth, parents and others.
• Skill In: Community partnering with both youth and adults, facilitation, convening, network building,
resource development, managing performance measurement systems, leadership, public speaking
skills and the ability to communicate verbally and in writing with a wide variety of people.
Gathering, assembling, analyzing, and disbursing data.
• Guidelines: Work is performed within federal and state laws, regulations and ordinances that govern
children and youth services, County and Juvenile Justice Policies and procedures. Employees use
initiation and judgment in choosing between alternative guidelines and is involved in assisting the
Prevention Program in establishing new policies and procedures.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Associate degree from a college or university with major course work in social services, psychology,
juvenile justice, or criminology and 2 years’ experience in juvenile corrections, Child Welfare or juvenile
court work involving counseling of maladjusted youth and families (preferably in juvenile probation and/or
parole), or any satisfactory equivalent of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform
the duties described above.
Possession of a valid Oregon Driver’s License and pass a criminal background and LEDS check.
Completion of Fundamental Skills provided by the Oregon Juvenile Department Director’s Association or
must complete course within 1 year.
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION:
Those employed in this position will be subject to pre-employment drug testing/physical examination and a
background investigation, including criminal background investigation. Conviction of a crime will not
necessarily disqualify an individual for this classification. Must pass and maintain Criminal Justice
Information Systems (CJIS) security clearance.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Work is performed in both an office environment and in the community. Will meet with community members
in a variety of locations throughout the county and state. Requires regular attendance at evening meetings and
occasional weekends. Driving for long distances and statewide/out-of-state travel may be required to assist in
transporting youth 24 hours/7 days a week.
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