Perf-Based Stds, Juvenile Correctional Facilities, 5th Ed_DEC 2024

Part 7: Administration and Management

Staffing Requirements 5-JCF-7D-11 (Ref 4-JCF-6D-10)

The staffing requirements for all categories of personnel are determined to ensure juveniles have access to staff, programs, and services The facility uses a system to determine the number of staff needed for essential positions and at a minimum, the following are considered: 1 Holidays 2 Regular days off 3 Annual training requirements 4 Annual leave 5 Average sick leave Comment : Staffing requirements should be determined on more than juvenile pop ulation figures and should include review of staffing needs for health care, academ ic, vocational, library, recreation, and religious programs and services. Workload ratios should reflect such factors as goals, legal requirements, character, and needs of the juveniles supervised, and other duties required of staff. Workloads should be sufficiently low to provide access to staff and effective services.

Protocols : Staffing review and analysis; program description; post descriptions.

Process Indicators : Staff listing; post orders; staff schedules.

Personnel Record 5-JCF-7D-12 (Ref 4-JCF-6D-11)

The institution maintains a current, accurate, confidential personnel record on each employee except where state statutes require open public records and the personnel record cannot be maintained confidentially. Information ob tained as part of a required medical examination (and/or inquiry) regarding the medical condition or history of applicants and employees is collected and maintained on separate forms and in separate medical files and treated as a confidential medical record. Comment : The personnel record should contain the following: initial application; reference letters; results of employment investigation; verification of training and experience; wage and salary information; job performance evaluations; incident reports, if any; commendations; disciplinary actions, if any.

Protocols : Written policy and procedure; applicable statutes; personnel forms.

Process Indicators : Personnel records.

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