Juvenile Detention Center

Staff

All staff who directly work with the residents receive a minimum of 24 hours of training annually as required by the State guidelines.

The facility’s staff training/orientation program is extensive in its coverage of training issues and offers training to other court staff and county employees, as well as its own staff. The State’s Division of Child Welfare Licensing mandates training in 9 specific areas. All staff completed their hours of training in those areas, plus additional hours on other topics. It is essential that our staff are knowledgeable, confident, and professional Juvenile Detention employees who can perform on the job according to the highest professional standards. While state law calls for at least 24 hours of training annually for each detention employee, Kent County Juvenile Detention has continued to average well over that amount.