Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 101-1-4 - Training and Staff Development4.1. The Director will issue a written policy, outlining a statewide training program, which includes a training plan, curriculum and staff development. The Director will designate a training coordinator, who will plan, coordinate and supervise the training program. An advisory committee will be established by the Director and will include, at a minimum, the training coordinator and at least one staff member from each of the Division's facilities. The training plan and curriculum will be developed, reviewed annually, evaluated and updated based on an annual assessment by the advisory training committee.4.2. The Director's written policy will require all new full-time employees to receive forty hours of orientation training before undertaking their assignments, including, at a minimum, the following: orientation to the purpose, goals, policies, and procedures of the institution and parent agency; working conditions and regulations; employees' rights and responsibilities; and an overview of the correctional field. Depending on the employee(s) and the particular job requirements, orientation training may include preparatory instruction related to the particular job.4.3. The Director's written policy will require all administrative and managerial staff to receive forty hours of training, in addition to orientation training, during their first year of employment and during every year thereafter, covering, at a minimum, the following areas: general management; labor law; staff/management relations; the juvenile justice system; and relationships with other service agencies.4.4. The Director's written policy will require all new juvenile workers to receive an added one hundred, twenty hours of training during their first year of employment and an added forty hours of training each subsequent year of employment covering, at a minimum, the following areas: security procedures; supervision of juveniles; suicide management; report writing; juvenile rules and regulations; rights and responsibilities of juveniles; safety procedures; social/cultural lifestyles of the juvenile population; communication skills; first aid; and CPR.4.5. The Director's written policy will adopt, at a minimum, the American Correctional Association's Standards for Juvenile Detention Facilities, as amended from time to time.