Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager (JRSM) - Snoqualmie
About The Position
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is seeking a Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager to lead and oversee security operations at Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie, Washington. The role is responsible for maintaining the safety of youth, staff, visitors, and the surrounding community while supporting a secure, structured, rehabilitative, and trauma-informed environment. The manager oversees facility security in a 24/7 operation and ensures compliance with Performance-Based Standards, the Prison Rape Elimination Act, National Commission on Correctional Health Care standards, Washington statutes, and Juvenile Rehabilitation policies. The position is a member of the Echo Glen Children’s Center Executive Management Team and exercises independent judgment and decision-making authority on safety, security, and emergency response. It also leads efforts to reduce contraband, promote appropriate use of force, and reduce violence.
Requirements
- One year of experience as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager or Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 4, or four years of experience in social services, security guard work, correctional officer work, police officer or police reserve officer work, military police, or other law enforcement work.
- Ability to take action to learn and grow.
- Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
- Valid driver's license.
- Two years of college may substitute, year for year, for two of the required years of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a juvenile justice 24/7 environment.
- Knowledge of PREA, NCCHC, PbS, the Integrated Treatment Model, and trauma-informed care.
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and supervise the facility security team, including Security Supervisors and staff responsible for youth, staff, and visitor custody, safety, and security.
- Oversee campus-wide security operations, including perimeter security, living units, academic school security, roving patrols, and after-hours incident response.
- Ensure compliance with Juvenile Rehabilitation policies, Performance-Based Standards, PREA, NCCHC standards, and state statutes governing care and custody in juvenile institutions.
- Support staff performance through hiring, training coordination, performance evaluations, corrective action, and disciplinary recommendations.
- Manage video surveillance systems, incident reviews, and evidence handling, and coordinate with law enforcement, CPS, and investigative units.
- Lead contraband reduction efforts, including K9 contract oversight, drug-testing processes, and chain-of-custody evidence management.
- Develop and maintain secure, trauma-informed intake processes that meet regulatory timelines and youth safety requirements.
- Serve in rotational after-hours administrator duties, respond to critical incidents, escapes, and emergencies, and report to executive leadership as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
