Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) - East Wenatchee

Description

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Job Class: Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2)

Location: East Wenatchee, WA

Closes: Friday, April 18, 2025

Salary: Salary: $29.41 Hourly. The listed salary does not include an on-site 24/7 facility 5% premium.
Job Type: On-Call, the work is intermittent in nature, sporadic and it does not fit a particular pattern, there is no set schedule or minimum guaranteed hours. However, there may be opportunities to work an average of 20-40 hours per week. Employees in these positions must be available for all shifts including Day (6am-4pm), Swing (1pm-11pm) and Graveyard (10pm-8am), which includes weekends, and holidays.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) has a vacancy for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) that provides security and safety services for residents, staff, and visitors at the Canyon View Facility, a minimum-security transitional group home serving youth residents ages 18- 25. If you want to learn about the Juvenile Rehabilitation philosophy and treatment model, which will prepare you for a variety of career advancement opportunities as you support youth rehabilitative programming, apply today!

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The Opportunity:

Working in a Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) Minimum Security Community Facility that serves adjudicated youth, you will assist counselors on the floor, be a role model to our youth, residents, and intervene if necessary, when conflicts arise, and ultimately, ensure a safe and secure environment for our youth to prosper. You will serve as a director mentor for JRO1 security staff.

Some of what you will do:

• Document security breaches, behavioral incidents, wellness checks, and daily activities.
• Perform basic data entry and retrieval functions using an electronic management information system.
• Model pro-social adaptive behavior.
• Recognize and assess situations and intervene to maintain safety and security within a staff-secure juvenile justice treatment milieu.
• Remain calm and in control during crisis/dangerous situations and intervene to de-escalate using JR-approved methods and techniques.
• Conduct routine and random security duties.
• Awaken residents and supervise the completion of facility chores to meet health and hygiene standards.
• Serve and supervise meals, conduct routine and random bed checks, and inspect rooms for cleanliness and contraband.
• Transport/monitor residents during transport.
• Report issues with security and safety systems and equipment.
• Complete safety checklists and support the day and swing shift operations.
• Support case management goals to engage, motivate, coach, validate/reinforce, and redirect residents toward targeted behavior change.
• Complete intake and release inventory for residents.
• Supervise resident self-administration of prescription and non-prescription medications daily.

Required Qualifications:

• One (1) year of relevant experience (full-time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.

• Two (2) years of college.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• 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 the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, apply rules, regulations, and procedures, appraise situations, and remain calm and in control in crises and de-escalate situations.

How do I apply?

Complete and submit your applicant profile.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Applicants selected for an interview are required to pass a national fingerprint background check and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) inquiring about any sexual misconduct. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but is considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.

This position requires a minimum of at least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.

This position is included in the bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

Benefits eligibility for this position may be different than what’s listed in the benefits tab of this recruitment announcement, for more information on employee benefits eligibility visit- Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact David Ozment (Talent Acquisition Specialist) at david.ozment@dcyf.wa.gov. If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855)524-5627 or email support@neogov.com.

Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960.