Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) Living Unit Milieu

About the role

The Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) role at the Juvenile Rehabilitation Echo Glen Children’s Center focuses on providing security and safety services for residents, staff, and visitors in a juvenile rehabilitation residential facility. The position requires daily on-site attendance and operates under the supervision of counselors.

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.
• Absess 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 and intervene using approved methods and techniques for verbal de-escalation, physical control, and/or restraints as necessary.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts, Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control, room searches for contraband, pat/frisk, and strip searches according to policy.
• Escort/supervise 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 relevant experience (full-time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.
• OR Two years of college.
• 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

• 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

Skills in communication, problem-solving, and crisis management are essential for success in this role.

Benefits

Washington State offers a comprehensive benefits package including 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. Additionally, state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems, and there are options for retirement and deferred compensation.

Pay

The salary is $69,348 annually, with an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in King County or in an on-site 24/7 facility. The salary does not include an additional 5% premium for employees working in King County or in an on-site 24/7 facility.

Schedule

This position requires daily on-site attendance.