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Job Class: Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2
Location: Snoqualmie, Washington
Closes: Continuous
Salary: JRO2 $3,796.00 - $5,088 Monthly, JRO1 $3,619.00 – $4,842.00 Monthly. Monthly. The salary does not include an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in King County or an on-site 24/7 facility 5% premium.
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The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is accepting applications for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 to join our team at Echo Glen Children’s Center to provide security and safety services for residents, staff, and visitors in our maximum-security juvenile rehabilitation residential facility.

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The Opportunity:
You will assist counselors on the floor, be a positive role model to our youth residents, intervene, if necessary, when conflicts arise, and ultimately, ensure a safe and secure environment for our youth to learn new ways of relating to themselves and others, and prosper. You will learn about the Juvenile Rehabilitation philosophy and treatment model, which will prepare you for a variety of career advancement opportunities as you support rehabilitative programming for our youth. This job is a director/mentor for JRO1 security staff.

Some of what you will do:

• Proactively maintain awareness of verbal and written information from previous shifts.
• Operate communication devices such as two-way radio, and telephone.
• Recognize and assess problem situations and immediately responds to emergent situations.
• Assess youth behavior for risk to self and others.
• Supervise youth during administration of prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Monitor and supervise youth at all times, and intervene by using Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) approved methods and techniques for verbal de-escalation, physical control and/or restraints as necessary to restore safety and order.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts, Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control, room searches for contraband and pat/frisk and strip searches according to policy.
• Escort/supervises youth during facility movements and appointments.
• Perform basic data and retrieval functions using computerized system, and input incident reports and client tracking into the Automated Client Tracking (ACT) system.

Required qualifications:
The goal class is a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 however, we will consider candidates at the Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 1 level, with a path to meet the qualifications through an In-Training plan. Selected candidates must advance to the goal classification of Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 within 12 months of hire.

Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2:
One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 1.
OR
High school graduation or GED equivalent, AND one year of relevant experience (full-time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.

Two years of college will substitute for one year of experience.

If hiring at the JRO1 level:
High school graduation or GED equivalent
AND
One year (full-time equivalency) of demonstrated work experience or volunteer work

Two years of college will substitute for the required one year of experience.

Degree must be obtained from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), or foreign equivalent verified by a NACES-approved organization at naces.org.

Foreign Equivalency certification must be attached to the application for degrees obtained outside the U.S. Incomplete applications may be screened out of the recruitment process.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:
Two or more years of experience in the areas of work such as: social services, youth group activities, security guard, correctional officer, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work; or a certificate of completion in a basic law enforcement training program approved by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC); or, a certificate of completion in a police or reserve police academy or military training program.
Previously demonstrated:

• Understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Experience providing cognitive/behavioral therapeutic interventions.
• Competency in relating to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups.
• Knowledge of basic juvenile correctional system, rehabilitation objectives in juvenile institutions, basic interviewing and counseling theories and techniques, basic concepts, fundamentals, and principles of individual and group behaviors, introductory psychology of deviant behavior, and crisis intervention methods and techniques.
• Ability to obtain pertinent information during interviews, assist in rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, apply rules, regulations, and procedures, appraise situations, and remain calm and in control in crisis situations and deescalate situations.
• Ability to speak and write clearly, establish and maintain effective working.

How do I apply?
Complete and submit the online application.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $3,401.00 - $4,541.00 per month

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• On call
• Overtime

Experience:

• Social work: 1 year (Preferred)
• Security: 1 year (Preferred)
• Youth engagement: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Snoqualmie, WA 98065 (Required)

Work Location: In person