SPEC:  GROUP SUPERVISOR TRAINEE
                             CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

                                                 SPECIFICATION


                                                       Schematic Code:  WU91
                                                       Class Code:      9578
                                                       Established:     9/18/74
                                                       Revised:         --
                                                       Title Changed:   --


                                 GROUP SUPERVISOR TRAINEE


                                                   DEFINITION

           Under supervision, in a trainee capacity, to supervise the conduct of
           youths in a Department of the Youth Authority program; and to do
           other related work.


                                   JOB CHARACTERISTICS

           Persons in the class of Group Supervisor Trainee perform work
           assignments similar in type to those of a Group Supervisor, with the
           exception of those duties which require peace officer status.
           Employees in this class will undergo a comprehensive training program
           which is designed to prepare them for work as a Group Supervisor.


                                      TYPICAL TASKS

           Supervises a group of youths in a correctional program during work
           assignments and recreational activities; instructs them in personal
           grooming and accepted social customs and behavior; explains purpose
           of the program and reasons for any disciplinary action; maintains
           order, cleanliness, and safety in the living unit where assigned.


                                  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

           Eighteen months of experience.  (College training may be substituted
           for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.)


                                        ABILITIES

           Ability to:  Read and write; follow oral and written directions;
           work with and inspire the confidence and cooperation of wards and
           staff.


                             SPECIAL PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

           Emotional maturity and stability; demonstrated leadership ability;
           sympathetic and objective understanding of the problems of youths in
           custody; tact; patience; high standards of morals and speech; neat
           personal appearance; keenness of observation; willingness to work in
           a corrective facility; continuing satisfactory record as a law
           abiding citizen; visual acuity of not less than 20/70 in each eye
           without correction and corrected to not less than 20/20 in one eye
           and 20/30 in the other, provided the defective vision is not due to
           active or progressive organic disease; and normal hearing.