Juvenile Correction Officer Interview Questions with Answer Examples 

Juvenile Correction Officer Interview Questions with Answer Examples. We review 5 great Juvenile Correction Officer interview questions, with advice on how to answer each question, and our own answer example. For our full list of Juvenile Correction Officer QAs, visit:
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0:00 - Introduction
0:21 - Question #1: Why did you choose a career as a Juvenile Correction Officer?
1:03 - Question #2: What is your greatest strength as a Juvenile Correction Officer?
1:46 - Question #3: What is your greatest weakness as a Juvenile Correction Officer, and what are you doing to improve?
2:42 - Question #4: How do you de-escalate a situation?
3:45 - Question #5: How do you handle conflict with a coworker or supervisor?
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1) Why did you choose a career as a Juvenile Correction Officer?
Answer Example: "I want a career as a Juvenile Correction Officer because, after volunteering as a Big Brother with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America organization, I discovered how much I enjoyed mentoring youth and saw the positive impact I made in their lives. I decided to pursue this career to continue working with youth on a larger scale and impact more people in a positive way."
2) What is your greatest strength as a Juvenile Correction Officer?
Answer Example:
"My greatest strength as a Juvenile Correction Officer is my positive nature. I always find the good in people, I am happy, and I do not let other people's negative energy bring me down. I worked with troubled youths at my church, and one thing they always told me was they were looking forward to meeting with me every week because I made them feel better about themselves."
3) What is your greatest weakness as a Juvenile Correction Officer, and what are you doing to improve?
Answer Example:
"My greatest weakness as a Juvenile Correction Officer is my lack of experience reading body language. I understand some clues but would like to learn more. I have enrolled in an online body language course taught by a body language expert and have purchased books on reading body language. In the two weeks I have been studying, I have already learned valuable information to help me when working with juvenile offenders. I believe after taking the course and finishing the books, this weakness will become a strength."
4) How do you de-escalate a situation?
Answer Example:
"I took a course on de-escalating various situations and found the techniques they taught extremely useful. Depending on the situation, I try to move the offender to a private area, so they do not have an audience. I let them have their personal space while remaining empathetic and non-judgmental. I ask the offender what is going on and give them a chance to speak. I remain neutral in my tone and body language and try to understand the offender’s perspective. I then set boundaries and tell them what the next step will be. I allow them to ask questions while remaining in control of the situation at all times."
5) How do you handle conflict with a coworker or supervisor?
Answer Example:
"Fortunately, I have only had one dispute in my career with a supervisor. I handled it by recognizing we had an issue and asked my supervisor if we could speak in private. I calmly explained that I felt we had an issue and asked what we could do to resolve the problem. It turns out there was a misunderstanding about an assignment given to me by her superior, which she knew nothing about. Once I clarified what I was working on and why, we never had an issue again."
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