Superintendent Green Hill School (Exempt) Chehalis

Description

Green Hill School Superintendent

Green Hill School is seeking a visionary Superintendent to lead our secure juvenile rehabilitation facility. The ideal candidate will possess a sophisticated understanding of the delicate balance between maintaining rigorous safety and security protocols while fostering a therapeutic environment that promotes genuine rehabilitation for incarcerated young and emerging adults 17-25 years of age.

Position Overview

As Superintendent, you will provide results-oriented leadership that integrates correctional best practices with therapeutic approaches. This role requires someone who recognizes how security measures impact the rehabilitative environment and can implement systems that serve both purposes effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Green Hill School in embodying DCYF/Juvenile Rehabilitation's mission, vision, and core values while implementing the strategic plan and Integrated Treatment Model to ensure public protection, quality of life for youth and staff, and safe conditions of confinement
• Demonstrate vigilance against correctional drift by establishing robust quality assurance protocols and continuous improvement mechanisms that maintain program fidelity and prevent regression to less effective practices
• Serve as appointing authority to recruit, develop, and retain a highly qualified, diverse team of staff who understand both security imperatives and therapeutic approaches
• Develop and manage budgetary resources strategically to support mission-critical priorities within established fiscal constraints
• Oversee facility operations to meet or exceed national, state, and local life, health, and safety standards while maintaining the therapeutic integrity of the environment
• Establish comprehensive policies and procedures that align with external compliance requirements while preserving a rehabilitation-focused culture
• Manage internal and external stakeholder relationships to advance the agency's strategic objectives and strengthen implementation of the Integrated Treatment Model
• Oversee clinical and administrative support functions to meet requirements of national standard-setting entities while prioritizing therapeutic outcomes
• Create systems that ensure facility safety and security while minimizing negative impacts on therapeutic programming and youth development
• Maintain strict adherence to applicable RCWs, WACs, DCYF and JR policies through a lens that balances compliance with rehabilitative goals
• Uphold all aspects of two Collective Bargaining Agreements while fostering a collaborative culture focused on innovation and improvement

This position requires a leader who recognizes that security and therapy are not competing priorities but complementary dimensions of effective juvenile rehabilitation. The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in identifying and addressing correctional drift, implementing meaningful quality assurance processes, and driving continuous improvement throughout all facility operations.

• Twelve (12) years of progressive knowledge of and experience with developing, implementing, applying, and responding to leadership models; national accreditation standards; trends in juvenile and criminal justice; labor relations and law; systems/management change process; program design; group dynamics; political and legislative process; evidence/ research-based and promising programs in juvenile justice; adolescent growth and development; trauma-informed care; dialectical behavior therapy; positive youth development principles; management and engagement of diverse populations; racial and ethnic disparity impact and outcomes management; community engagement; RCW and WAC.

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, in Public Administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field AND Nine (9) years of progressive knowledge of and experience with developing, implementing, applying, and responding to leadership models; national accreditation standards; trends in juvenile and criminal justice; labor relations and law; systems/management change process; program design; group dynamics; political and legislative process; evidence/research-based and promising programs in juvenile justice; adolescent growth and development; trauma-informed care; dialectical behavior therapy; positive youth development principles; management and engagement of diverse populations; racial and ethnic disparity impact and outcomes management; community engagement; RCW and WAC.

• A Master's Degree from an accredited institution of higher education, in Public Administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field AND Five (5) years of progressive knowledge of and experience with developing, implementing, applying, and responding to leadership models; national accreditation standards; trends in juvenile and criminal justice; labor relations and law; systems/management change process; program design; group dynamics; political and legislative process; evidence/research-based and promising programs in juvenile justice; adolescent growth and development; trauma-informed care; dialectical behavior therapy; positive youth development principles; management and engagement of diverse populations; racial and ethnic disparity impact and outcomes management; community engagement; RCW and WAC.

• The incumbent must possess expertise in providing services to young people and knowledge of adolescent development; at-risk youth and juvenile offender behavior; knowledge of gender specific principles and practices for female populations; principles/techniques and trends in juvenile rehabilitation. Incumbent should also possess knowledge of juvenile risk and protective factors; evidence/researched based intervention programs that reduce recidivism; JR Integrated Treatment Model including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Functional Family Parole/Therapy; principles of community-based supervision and treatment of sex offenders and offenders with substance abuse and/or mental health issues; principles of casework practices, management, public administration and supervision. Familiarity with: state contracting process; DOP specifications; Washington State Juvenile Justice Act; Washington Administrative Code and Revised Code of Washington as it pertains to juveniles: DCYF Administrative Policies; JR Policies; case law and the Collective Bargaining Master Agreement.

• Experience with management and delivery of behavioral health services in an intensive, residential treatment
  setting. Preference will be given to supervisory/administrative experience with residential treatment programs
  for juvenile offenders.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze challenging situations in a social services environment and prioritize
  appropriate courses of action applying sound judgment and professional standards.
• Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles;
  experience providing cognitive behavioral therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated competency in relating to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups. Knowledge of
  group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences related to juvenile delinquency.

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position.
• Current resume detailing experience and education.

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