JTDC - Fire Safety Coordinator

JOB TITLE:            FIRE SAFETY COORDINATOR
DIVISON:               ADMISSIONS SECURITY AND CONTROL
LOCATION:           JUVENILE TEMPORARY DETENTION CENTER
                                 11OO S HAMILTON
                                 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  60612
UNION:                   TEAMSTERS 700
GRADE:                  15
SALARY:                $62,104

Company Overview
The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) provides safe and temporary housing for youth ages 10 – 18 with pending legal action in the Cook County Courts. The JTDC provides its youth with leadership, structured care, and supervision through a balanced approach of creative programming and services that teach responsibility, accountability, and sensitivity. Each member of the JTDC staff is actively encouraged and supported in pursuit of creative participation, personal well-being, and professional development.
 As the largest juvenile detention center in the nation, the facility contains five major departments and various offices consisting of 600+ employees who serve an average daily population of 280+ residents.

The Fire Safety Coordinator is responsible for the coordination of facility maintenance and facility safety support within the Environmental Services Department for the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC). Assists with supervision, coordination and provision of laundry and custodial services.

Typical Duties
- Oversees, supervises, and ensures the implementation of all JTDC custodial and sanitation plans in compliance with federal, state, local, and JTDC policy. 
- Receive, review, record and ensure that work orders are sent to Department of Facilities Management (DFM) daily.
- Conducts routine inspections (i.e. inoperable rooms, sanitation deficiencies, etc.) of the JTDC facility and reports outcomes to leadership as required.
- Conduct Fire Safety Training for employees and contracted agency staff.
- Facilitate routine Fire Drills with Center Management on all shifts.
- Conduct meetings with Quality Assurance and Center Management as needed.
- Oversees coordination of Hygiene and Pest Control Services.
- Inspects facility fire safety apparatus with DFM Safety Officer to ensure compliance with local, state and federal safety standards and recommends corrective action as needed.
- Coordinates elevator keycard requests with DFM.
- Recommends and develops strategies to improve accountability and work performance. 
- Recommends appropriate corrective action (when necessary) proportionate to non-compliance of policies and/or procedures and/or performance issues and
- Monitors all assigned shift staff to ensure accountability within the assigned division. 
- Initiates inspections consistent with policy/procedures and where necessary, recommends any necessary corrective action.
- Administers Safety and Sanitation program while assuming responsibility for the safety and security of staff assigned to perform custodial and laundry functions.
- Assists with coordinating laundry services in the facility.
- May perform custodial duties as needed to ensure custodial services are provided according to approved facility sanitation plan.
- Reports incidents and rule violations, in accordance with policies and procedures, to the Director of Environmental Services or Supervisor in Charge.
- Identifies and conducts training that is responsive to the continued professional development of staff and recommends suggestions for improvement to the Director of Environmental Services.
- Prepares and updates the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) file.
- Follow the directives of the Director of Environmental Services.
- Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required. Associate’s Degree or Bachelor’s Degree in Social Services, or other related Human Services field preferred. 
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

- Must have previous experience preferably in social services, building trades or facility management.
- Minimum three years’ experience working in large public or private sector facilities.

- United States citizenship.
- 21 years of age at the time of application submission.
The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description.  The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics
- Effectively communicates verbally and in writing in a coherent manner through reports , and memorandums, both internally and with external agency contacts
- Previous supervisory experience working in an institutional environment.  Preference to those with previous experience working in juvenile direct care.
- Ability to readily recognize emergency facility maintenance issues. 
- Ability to recommend and take corrective actions.
- Ability to effectively listen, understand, and communicate (verbally and in writing) at the appropriate level with Division and direct-care staff.
- Ability to prioritize competing demands and to be flexible, creative, proactive, and effective under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
- Highly accountable, reliable, and prompt, with a strong work ethic.
- Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrates skills in database creation and maintenance.
- Bilingual communication skills preferred.

Physical Requirements
  [ This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description.  These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements.]
- Ability to move and lift furniture, equipment, refuse, laundry and containers weighing up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to exercise safety and care in the provision of custodial and laundry services.
- Knowledge of cleaning chemical s and compounds.
- Extended periods of walking throughout the facility.
- Extended periods of standing.
- Ability to effectively operate and utilize a computer.
- Ability to effectively communicate (hear and respond) 10 codes through the intercom/radio transmission monitoring system.
- Must be flexible with work schedule to perform fire drills and training for all shifts.
- Must be able to work overtime based on departmental needs.
Working Conditions
- Interaction with the public, employees, and residents.
- Exposure to resident behavior problems that may include physical acting out and require safe physical management skills.
- Exposure to various chemicals and cleaning solvents.
- Exposure to facility physical deficiencies and pests.
- Exposure to various electrically powered driven machines and hand-held tools.
- Exposure to youth with various states of cleanliness and hygiene.
- Exposure to various health related conditions or residents of a communicable nature which requires precaution and adhering to medical instruction.
- Exposure to communicable diseases of youth.
Hiring Requirements
- Illinois residency obtained within 90 days of date of hire.
- Pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check including but not limited to LEADS, CANTS, and professional references.
- A result of negative from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Child Abuse Registry.
-      Open availability to work any shift at a 24-hour facility (includes evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays).
- Must pass Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) screening requirements. 
In response to Congress enacting the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), the Department of Justice (DOJ) developed national standards for federal, state and local correctional agencies. The Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center as it is a zero-tolerance policy prohibits all forms of sexual abuse, sexual harassment from staff members, interns, volunteers, and contractors and any form of resident sexual misconduct between residents.

Benefits Package
- Information concerning the benefits for this position can be found at the Circuit Court of Cook County Employment Opportunities Page (https://www.cookcountycourt.org/employment-opportunities).

THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
It is the policy of the Office of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment.  No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation.