DJJ Office of Professional Development
Our Mission
The mission of the Office of Professional Development is to empower individuals to achieve their career goals by providing high-quality learning opportunities that enhance skills, knowledge, and competencies.
The staff of the Office of Professional Development carries out this mission:
- By striving to create goals to create an inclusive and supportive environment that encourages lifelong learning, innovation, and professional excellence.
- By developing strategic partnerships, the Office of Professional Development aims to drive organizational success and individual fulfillment.
- By committing to supporting the continued growth and development of the Department’s most valuable resource - The Team!
Our Philosophy and Values
The Office of Professional Development is dedicated to the following values:
- Quality Service - We are committed to providing superior service. We strive to respond to requests for training and other services in a timely, appropriate and customer-focused manner.
- Teamwork – Training relies on the cooperative efforts of everyone. We must work together, solving, sharing our successes and creating new visions.
- Recognition of the Individual - Each person is an essential part of the team. We must strive to treat each other with dignity, trust, respect and equality. We support open communication, involvement, empowerment and recognition of excellence. The DJJ staff are our most precious resource and we welcome the opportunity to support their lifelong learning.
Overview
The Office of Professional Development is steadfast in providing the most up-to-date professional
development training, resources and information to the nearly 4,300 full and part-time staff, which
include:
- POST-Certified Juvenile Correctional Officers
- POST-Certified Juvenile Probation Parole Specialists
- POST-Certified Investigators
- POST-Certified Special Operations Officers
- Community Service Workers
- Teachers
- Medical Professionals
- Mental Health Professionals
- Juvenile Detention Counselors
- Food Service and Custodial Workers
- Administrative and Support Staff
The Office of Professional Development provides initial basic training, specialized training, annual in-service training and leadership development training throughout the State. Several of the courses
are listed below. For a comprehensive list of courses, please contact The Hub Support for assistance at [email protected].
Basic Training Courses
- Basic Juvenile Correctional Officer Training (200 hours)
- Basic Juvenile Probation Officer Training (280 hours)
- Basic Community Services Training (200 hours)
- Basic Facility Non-Security Training (40 hours)
- Special Operations Basic Course (40 hours)
Specialized Training Courses
- Aikido Control Training (A.C.T.) (16 hours)
- Field Training Officer Course (40 hours)
- CPR/First Aid/AED (8 hours)
- Verbal Judo (8 hours)
- Crisis Intervention Team Training (40 hours)
- Special Operations - MFFT (49 hours)
Leadership Development Courses
- Community Leadership Training (40 hours)
- Field Training Officer (FTO) Certification Course (40 hours)
- Management Orientation Tier 1, 2 and 3 (24 hours each)
- Basic Leadership Course (80 hours)
- Supervision Level 1, 2 and 3 (40 hours each)
- Manager Level 1, 2 and 3 (40 hours each)
- Professional Management Program (400 hours)
- Command College (460 hours)
Instructor Certification Courses
- POST Instructor Course (80 hours)
- POST-Firearms Instructor Course (80 hours)
- Aikido Control Tactics Instructor Course (40 hours)
- AHA First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor Course (8 hours)
- Verbal Judo Instructor Course (40 hours)
- Crisis Intervention Team Trainer Training (40 hours)
- Firearms Simulator Instructor Course (16 hours)
- Field Training Officer Certification Training (40 hours)
- O.C. Spray Instructor Course (8 hours)
- PepperBall Instructor and Armorer Course (16 hours)