Careers

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is a state agency focused on youth and public safety. We are looking for talented, dedicated professionals in positions that range from Juvenile Correctional Officers and Case Managers to Lawyers and Accountants.

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To apply, complete the following forms:

1. Texas Comptroller’s Job Search Engine and Online Application
   (Note: You may also apply for positions by filling out and submitting the State of Texas Application for Employment, available in PDF.)
2. TJJD Employment Application Supplement
3. Child Abuse Registry Check Consent Form
4. Disclosure of PREA Employment Standards Violation
5. Authorization to Release Information

Enjoy Outstanding Benefits

TJJD offers a range of positions with competitive salaries, strong benefits, and the chance for advancement. Benefits include:

• Paid Days Off: Sick leave, vacation, and holidays
• Retirement: Employees Retirement System of Texas
• Health Insurance: State pays 100% of full-time employees plan and 50% of dependent’s plan
• Optional Insurance Coverage: Vision, dental, term life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health care, dependent care expenses, and commuter spending
• Deferred Compensation: 401(k) and 457 plans through Texa$aver Program

Salary Schedules

• State of Texas Salary Schedules
• Teacher Salary Schedules

Become a TJJD Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO)

If you meet the eligibility criteria, enjoy working with young people, and are ready for a challenge, willing to learn, and prepared to work as a team member in a structured environment, we encourage you to consider employment as a TJJD Juvenile Correctional Officer.

What you’ll do as a JCO

As a JCO, your potential impact on the young people is incredible. JCOs work with the youth every day, building relationships with them that support their social, academic, and treatment progress. JCOs help the youth learn how to control their behavior and make better decisions. You’ll get extensive training for this job, building the skills you’ll need to mentor and guide the youth committed to TJJD. After being hired, all JCOs take a wide variety of pre-service classes covering such subjects as Trauma Informed Care, Professional Ethics, and Youth Rights. And you’ll team up with other JCOs during your first weeks working with the youth.

The training you receive upon hire will help you gain the knowledge and skills you need.

JCO Career Ladder and Salary Chart

Juvenile Correction Officer III–V Career Ladder (Effective 9-1-2024 thru 08-31-2025)
Title	Salary Group	Pay Level	Monthly Pay, Full-Time Except MHTP / CSU / BSU / VIC JCOs	Monthly Pay, Full-Time MHTP / CSU / BSU / VIC JCOs Only	Full-Time Months of JCO Service
JCO III	A15	1	$3,972.80	$4,146.44	0 – 6 Months
		2	$4,170.60	$4,354.13	7 – 18 Months
JCO IV	A16	3	$4,276.89	$4,465.73	19 – 30 Months
		4	$4,385.65	$4,579.94	31 – 54 Months
		5	$4,502.86	$4,703.01	55 – 78 Months
JCO V	A18	6	$4,625.53	$4,831.81	79 – 102 Months
		7	$4,836.45	$5,053.28	103+ Months

JCOs can advance to the JCO V Senior, JCO Senior V BSU/CSU/IIP/MHTP/VIC or the JCO V Senior CSA/CSS by applying for announced position vacancies and being selected for the vacancy through the competitive selection and hiring process.

Title	Salary Group	Pay Level	Monthly Pay, Full-Time Except MHTP / CSU / BSU / VIC JCOs	Monthly Pay, Full-Time MHTP / CSU / BSU / VIC JCOs Only	Monthly Pay, Full-Time CSA / CSS JCOs Only
JCO V Sr.	A18	Comp Selection Only	$5,049.11	$5,277.89	$5,277.89

Learn more

For more information, check out Become a Juvenile Correctional Officer.

Mental Health Treatment Providers

We welcome all levels of experience and for starting LPC-A, LMFT-A, LMSW, or Psychological associates, our LPC-S, Psychologists, and  LCSW-S professionals can provide supervision toward licensure at no cost. As a Mental Health Treatment Provider for us, you’ll benefit from recent salary increases and training opportunities in many programs:

• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT)
• Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
• Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)
• Aggression Replacement Training (ART)

Salary Range for Mental Health Professionals at TJJD

• $70,000 – $103,000*

Annual Salaries for Psychologists at TJJD

• Psychologist II – $101,209 or $105,556*
• Psychologist III – $112,455 or $120,333*
• Psychologist III + 3 years of experience – $118,702 or $123,637

Requirements

• Must be licensed as a psychologist in Texas.
• Psych II – has at least 18 months of fulltime wage-earning experience as a licensed psychologist.
• Psych III – has at least 3 years of fulltime wage-earning experience as a licensed psychologist.

* Those working in MH or Crisis Stabilization units make the higher listed salary.

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