Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2) Aberdeen

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 Title: Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2)

Location: Aberdeen, WA | Stafford Creek Correctional Center (SCCC) | Daily on-site attendance is required for this position.

Open Continuous: Applications will be reviewed weekly starting in late December. 

Salary: $4,632.00 - $6,227.00 Monthly - The salary does not include an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in an on-site 24/7 facility.

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 to join our team to provide comprehensive services to juvenile residents, to help disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline at the Juvenile Rehabilitation Emerging Adults Learning Program at Stafford Creek, a maximum-security Juvenile Rehabilitation residential facility. Our objective is to maintain a secure, therapeutic environment that provides youth and young adults with the information, skills, and motivation to succeed outside the Institution living productive lives in the community.

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The Opportunity:

You will provide comprehensive case management, transition planning and counseling, and treatment referral services for an assigned caseload of youth and young adults committed to Rehabilitation Administration care by the courts. You will provide developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, racial equity-based and culturally relevant comprehensive case management, for an assigned caseload and their families within the context of Juvenile Rehabilitation’s (JR) integrated Treatment Model.

Some of what you'll do:

• Provide case management to a caseload of youth, completing tasks outlined in the environmental adherence standards to include case management (using and applying Integrated Treatment Model strategies and principles), individual counseling, family contacts, and facilitating and co-facilitating groups.
• Fulfill reporting and documentation requirements identified in JR policies and related statutes and rules.
• Promote youth readiness for reentry into the community by teaching and reinforcing the use and generalization of skills, allowing, and supporting opportunities for growth (i.e. cultural groups, college courses, work experience), and identifying reentry opportunities, such as community facilities.
• Understand and implement JR Strategic Objectives by adhering to goals and supporting other areas, such as the Health Center, Reentry/Transition Program, Academic and Vocational Schools, and the Work Experience Program.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts. Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control and room searches for cleanliness and contraband. Conduct pat/frisk and strip search youth in accordance with policy and assist in urinalysis processing.
• Escort/supervise youth during facility movements and appointments. Supervise youth during meals in the central dining hall and serve meals and snacks to youth in the living unit. Supervise and assign chores within a living unit to meet health and hygiene standards. Organize and supervise group recreational activities within the unit, outdoors and at the Recreational Center.
• Recognize and assess problem situations and respond to emergent situations such as youth fights, attempted suicides, and dis-regulated youth using JR approved verbal de-escalation and/or physical control techniques and restraints as necessary to restore order.
• Perform basic data entry and retrieval functions using an electronic management information system, and complete required case management reports and tasks accurately and timely, in accordance with JR policy.

Required qualifications:

• An equivalent education and experience totaling five (5) years.

OR

• A Bachelor’s degree AND one (1) year of professional experience in casework, counseling, probation and parole, social services, planning, directing, and/or facilitation youth group activities or experience in a related field.

OR

• One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assist (JRCA) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1).

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

• Treatment and intervention principles and practices.
• Ability to relate to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups.
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences related to juvenile delinquency.
• Adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Providing cognitive/behavior therapeutic interventions.
• 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.
• Supervision and lead techniques.

How do I apply?

Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:

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

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) was created to be a comprehensive agency exclusively dedicated to the social, emotional, and physical well-being of children, youth, and families regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other socioeconomic factors. We believe our workforce should reflect the communities we serve and are actively searching for candidates that reflect that diversity.

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 performs activities that meet the definition of counseling as defined in WAC 246-810-010 (7). Incumbent must possess and maintain a current Agency Affiliated Counselor or higher credential from the WA State Department of Health.

Incumbent must hold a valid driver’s license when operating a state or privately owned vehicle on official state business.

This position is in a 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 (360) 902-2276 or the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (800) 833-6388.

Salary : $4,632 - $6,227