Juvenile Rehabilitation Vocational and Reentry Counselor 2 (JRC2)

Benefits Insurance Benefits Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state. Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.

• Provide comprehensive case management, transition planning and counseling, and treatment referral services for assigned caseload of youth and young adults committed to Rehabilitation Administration care by the courts.
• Provide developmentally appropriate, trauma informed, racial equity-based and culturally relevant comprehensive case management for assigned caseload and their families within the context of Juvenile Rehabilitation's integrated Treatment Model.
• Promote youth readiness for reentry into the community by teaching and reinforcing the use and generalization of skills, allowing, and supporting opportunities for growth (i.e. cultural groups, college courses, work experience), and identifying reentry opportunities, such as community facilities.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts. Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control and room searches for cleanliness and contraband.
• Escort/supervise youth during facility movements and appointments.
• Supervise youth during meals in the central dining hall and serve meals and snacks to youth in the living unit.
• Supervise and assign chores within a living unit to meet health and hygiene standards.
• Organize and supervise group recreational activities within the unit, outdoors and at the Recreational Center.
• Recognize and assess problem situations and respond to emergent situations such as youth fights, attempted suicides, and dis-regulated youth using JR approved verbal de-escalation and/or physical control techniques and restraints as necessary to restore order.

• An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, totaling five years.
• One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assistant (JRCA) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1).
• Bachelor's degree, AND one year of professional experience working with at-risk or justice system-involved youth as a case manager, counselor, probation officer, parole officer, or experience working in a social service capacity planning directing, supervising, or facilitating interventions with at-risk juvenile justice system youth or related field.

• Benefits
• Health insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid leave
• Retirement plan
• Staff training and other compensation benefits