Assistant Director of Juvenile Services

The Washington County Juvenile Services Department is seeking an innovative, supportive and collaborative Assistant Director to join our Senior Leadership Team. This key position plays an important role in supporting daily operational work, effective implementation, labor relations, partnership development, and strategic planning.

The Department

The Juvenile Services Department is responsible for the supervision of high-risk youth in the community, including youth on probation and those being diverted from the court system. Staff are responsible for maintaining court ordered conditions to protect public safety and work to restore victims. For more departmental information, please click here.

The Opportunity

As the Assistant Director, you will help in the effective implementation of best practice models to support youth and families toward positive behavior change utilizing trauma-informed care, risk-need-responsivity, adolescent brain development, and strengths-based approaches. The Juvenile Services Department is responsible for maintaining community safety while supporting skill development in clients. This position will oversee the different functions of that work within the Department while supporting strategic planning and community partnerships.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for this position is:

• highly organized and able to multitask.
• able to pivot and problem-solve regularly.
• experienced in supervision and leading large teams.
• a skilled listener who is willing to seek feedback from staff and clients and integrate that feedback into planning and implementation.
• adept at partnering with community and maintaining positive relationships toward service delivery.
• experienced in implementing programs and supporting staff through change management practices.
• knowledgeable in policy development, with the ability to implement, train, coach, and ensure accountability for effective policies that support the mission and operations of the Juvenile Department.
• a data-driven decision maker.
• a superb communicator with confidence in presentations and public speaking,
• a collaborative leader and relationship-builder.
• able to exercise sound judgment, demonstrate political acumen, and provide executive leadership, including serving in the Director's role when they are absent.
• supportive of a high-functioning leadership team due to a strong team-based orientation.
• willing to embrace our values of integrity, excellence, and teamwork.

Most importantly, this candidate brings a genuine interest in public service and a commitment to supporting the mission of the Juvenile Services Department and public safety.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

For a full listing of job duties and knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position, please follow this link: Assistant Director of Juvenile Services.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Possession of a Bachelor's Degree in counseling, social work, social science, criminal or juvenile justice, psychology, or a related field; AND
• Eight (8) years of increasingly responsible experience, of which six (6) years of experience must be in a supervisory or management capacity providing leadership, administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of department services; OR
• Possession of a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in counseling, social work, social sciences, criminal or juvenile justice, psychology, or a related field; AND
• Six (6) years of increasingly responsible experience, of which four (4) years of experience must be in a supervisory or management capacity providing leadership, administration, development, implementation, and evaluation of department services.

Additional Requirements:

• Possession of a driver's license valid in the State of Oregon and have an acceptable driving record per Washington County policy.