Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 4 (JRO4) – Chehalis

State of Washington•Lewis County – Chehalis, WA

18h•$82,872•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 4 (JRO4) to work at Green Hill School, a Juvenile Rehabilitation maximum security facility. This role is crucial for providing campus-wide security and ensuring a safe and secure environment for both youth and staff, enabling participation in program opportunities. The JRO4 will supervise, train, and evaluate Juvenile Officer 3 (JRO3) staff in maintaining the safety and security of residents, staff, and visitors. This position involves maintaining contact with all institution staff regarding security and resident transportation, evaluating professional standards for JR security staff, and serving as a direct mentor. The JRO4 will also conduct facility threat assessments to establish best practices for safety and develop response strategies for crisis situations.

Requirements

One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 3.
OR Two years as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2.
OR High school graduation or GED equivalent, AND three years of relevant experience (full-time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, education, psychology, behavioral health, sociology, or social service.
Ability to obtain pertinent information during interviews, assist in rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, apply rules, regulations, and procedures, appraise situations, and remain calm and in control in crisis situations and deescalate situations.
At least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Direct a Juvenile Rehabilitation Security team.
Develop, implement and monitor security policies and procedures.
Ensure staff are trained in and monitor compliance with relevant statutes, rules, policies and procedures.
Oversee and supervise the processing of new youth arrivals; review legal files and process through the health center.
Conduct timely employee evaluations considering performance in relation to the knowledge, skills and abilities required for the position.
Promote, demonstrate, and support competency in the JR Integrated Treatment Model.
Address employee performance issues and initiate disciplinary procedures for just cause and facilitate formal and informal conflict resolutions.
Recognize and assess problem situations and intervene to maintain safety and security within a secure juvenile justice milieu.
Serve as Incident Commander when there are absconders.