Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2) Community Reentry/Parole - Tacoma, Lacey

State of Washington • Multiple Locations - Western Washington, WA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 to join our team in Tacoma and Lacey to support the collaboration and coordination of the delivery of community reentry planning and services including community support for JR youth and young adults receiving JR Parole Aftercare Services and Community Transition Services (CTS). You will provide a comprehensive, therapeutic, trauma informed approach to support tiered reentry designed to maximize least restrictive, community-based step-down from secure confinement. This approach includes essential aftercare supports informed by standardized assessment and the Risk-Need-Responsivity principles. Your work will include using the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in working towards DCYF’s strategic goals of eliminating racial disproportionalities and advancing racial equity.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree, AND one 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).
• OR Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling five years.
• Possess and maintain a valid First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

Nice To Haves

• Previously demonstrated experience or understanding of: Adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Providing cognitive/behavior therapeutic interventions.
• A trauma informed care approach
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide aftercare services to youth on supervision and their families to support transition and reentry, while adhering to established parole aftercare and CTS.
• Conduct interviews and administer/interpret assessments to determine risk, required level of care/supervision, and referral for indicated treatment services; prepares youth and their families for youth transition back to the community and addresses supervision and service requirements.
• Model pro-social adaptive behavior and assess youth behavior for risk to self or community and refer for treatment services using standardized assessment and the Risk-Need-Responsivity principles.
• Collaborate with Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1s (JRC1), Juvenile Rehabilitation Specialists (JR Specialists), and other Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2s (JRC2).
• Participate in Future Planning and attend Future Planning Meetings when a youth is admitted to JR, during the CTS evaluation period and when a youth is released from residential supervision.
• Develop family service plans in consultation with families and services providers within the context of the principles of the JR Integrated Treatment Model and prioritizes treatment targets.
• Work with families in their home environment to assess needs and support successful transition of youth.
• Network and communicate effectively with a variety of groups, organizations, and agencies, including law enforcement, courts, schools, treatment providers, tribes and other social services and juvenile justice treatment professionals.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level