Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) - Chehalis

About the role

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) to provide security and safety services at Green Hill School, a maximum-security juvenile rehabilitation residential facility. The role involves assisting counselors, supervising youth, and maintaining a safe environment.

Responsibilities

• Proactively maintain awareness of verbal and written information from previous shifts.
• Operate communication devices such as two-way radio and telephone.
• Recognize and assess problem situations and respond immediately to emergent situations.
• Absorb and assess youth behavior for risk to self and others.
• Supervise youth during administration of prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Monitor and supervise youth at all times, intervening with appropriate JR-approved methods and techniques.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts, Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control, room searches for contraband and pat/frisk and strip searches according to policy.
• Escort/supervises youth during facility movements and appointments.
• Perform basic data and retrieval functions using computerized system, and input incident reports and client tracking into the Automated Client Tracking (ACT) system.

Requirements

• One year of relevant experience (full-time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.
• OR One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 1.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in the areas of work such as: social services, youth group activities, security guard, correctional officer, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work.
• A certificate of completion in a basic law enforcement training program approved by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC).
• A certificate of completion in a police or reserve police academy or military training program.
• Previously demonstrated 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.
• 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.
• Ability to speak and write clearly, establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Skills

• Ability to speak and write clearly.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Benefits

Typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months include medical, dental, and basic life insurance, a medical flexible spending account, basic life and long-term disability insurance, dependent care assistance, auto, boat, home, and renter insurance, and the Washington State Employee Assistance Program. Employees also have the option to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP), which is a supplemental retirement savings program. Public Service Loan Forgiveness is also available for eligible employees.

Pay

$33.21 hourly, with a 5% on-site 24/7 facility premium.

Schedule

On-call, with shifts including Day (6am-4pm), Swing (1pm-11pm), and Graveyard (10pm-8am), including weekends and holidays. Availability for all shifts is required.