DEPT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS

Community Corrections/Tucson Parole Office

400 W. Congress Suite 156

Tucson, AZ. 85701

https://adjc.az.gov/

Salary: $58,804.00 

Grade: 19

Closing Date: 11/12/2025

The Youth Transition Specialist is responsible for delivering case management services and supporting juveniles in transition from Adobe Mountain School to community settings. This includes assisting with educational, vocational, employment, and treatment resources, while connecting juveniles and their families to community-based services. The Specialist serves as a liaison with key community partners, such as the Arizona Department of Economic Security (ADES), Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), contracted service providers, and the Arizona Department of Child Safety (ADCS). Additionally, the role may be involved in crisis interventions and assessments.

Responsibilities include:
- Travel to/from the ADJC-Adobe Mountain facility on a weekly or as needed basis also travel within Southern Arizona and is responsible for serving juvenile/operations across the Southern Arizona regions to include but not limited to: Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Graham, Greenlee and Pinal county
- Provide educational support at Adobe Mountain School to establish relationships between academic
programming and post release educational or vocational options
- Attends multidisciplinary team meetings, release boards, child and family team meetings, transition and
special staff meetings, specialized education plan meetings and other professional meetings with human
service providers
- Team work is essential. Must work well with others and able to collaborate in a team setting
- Conducts case reviews and follow up with case managers to ensure program integrity
- Complete initial agency Family Questionnaire (in home assessments) that are assigned to parole and creates applicable written documentation
- Coordinates required services to juveniles and families on parole in the community
- Assist in transitional planning for juveniles and young adults released to parole or discharged from ADJC
- Communicates, interacts and works with internal and external employees, service providers, community
agencies, program delivery and entities
- Interact with internal and external staff and community partners
- Statistical gathering and reporting on program services
- Case management, documentation and data entry
- Drive on State business
- Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge of:
- Micro level community organization
- Components of Family dynamics
- Diagnostics and assessment terminology
- Components of a home assessment
- Case planning and case management processes
- Adolescent development
- Educational and vocational resources
- AZ State Medicaid program, eligibility and services
- Local, state and federal programs and resources
- Research methodologies and report preparation
- Best practices in community resources
- Computer operations and programs including Google Suite and Microsoft Office
- ADJC policies and procedures

Skill in:
- Interpersonal skills regarding interactions with difficult and complex families
- Conducting and evaluating family systems and therapeutic modalities
- Assessing juvenile and families’ needs and providing appropriate referral for intervention
- Understanding family dynamics, communication and interaction patterns in families
- Crisis intervention, mediation and interpersonal dynamics
- Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Multi-tasking, organization and time management
- Discharge and reintegration planning
- Coaching and Motivational Interviewing
- Research potential job placements for youth in the community
- Collaborate with community providers and various educational establishments
- Establish linkages between academic coursework and post release educational or vocational options
- Digitally literate
- Public speaking
- Professional report writing
- Collecting and maintaining accurate data/documentation and program records
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Areas of analysis, problem solving, formulation of alternatives and strategy development
- Development and maintaining positive working relationship with internal and external customers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential
- Problem solving
- Working independently with minimal supervision

Ability to:
- Travel frequently throughout the state of AZ, including overnight stays, as needed
- Manage a varied caseload by prioritizing and strategizing
- Manage time effectively
- Work well with others individually and in a group setting
- Work on a variety of assignments with minimal supervision
- Prioritize assignments with crisis situations taking precedence
- Recognize emergency or dangerous psychiatric emergencies and take appropriate interventions to ensure
safety of juveniles and families
- Collaborate with human service, educational, vocational, and employment entities to enhance well-being and
help meet basic and complex needs of juveniles and young adults
-Work in a secure care facility
- Work closely with adjudicated youth

The preferred candidate will possess:
A Post-Secondary Degree in Social Services OR; 60 hours of college credits and two (2) years of experience working with at risk youth in a secured or social services arena.
Bilingual skills in Spanish/English preferred but not required

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function on the job, then the following requirements apply. Any employee operating a motor vehicle on State business must possess and retain a current, valid class-appropriate driver’s license, complete all required training, and successfully pass all necessary driver’s license records checks. The license must be current, unexpired, and neither revoked or suspended. Employees who drive on state business are subject to driver’s license record checks, must maintain acceptable driving records, and must complete all driver training. An employee who operates a personally owned vehicle on state business shall maintain the statutorily required liability insurance (see Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R2-10-207.010).

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify)

Employment is contingent on the selected applicant passing a comprehensive background investigation, behavioral assessment, drug screening and pre-placement physical examination.

Current State of Arizona employees: In order to be considered for this position, it requires acceptable performance history as demonstrated by not have been issued a letter of suspension or have been involuntarily demoted within one year preceding this job posting close date, and have an overall rating of “meets expectations” or higher on the most recent employee performance evaluation.

The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package including:
Affordable medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short-term disability plans
Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
10 paid holidays per year
Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
Deferred Compensation Program
Wellness Plans

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

This position participates in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP). CORP Tier 3 is a Defined Contribution, 401 (a) retirement plan
- New membership begins the 27th week of employment
- Immediately vested in retirement contributions
- Defined Benefit

Attention current State of Arizona employees: Please contact our Human Resources Office at employment@azdjc.gov if you are in a different retirement plan than the one indicated above

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by calling (602)364-1023. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.