Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2)

The Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2) provides comprehensive case management, transition planning and counseling, and treatment referral services for an assigned caseload of youth and young adults

• Provide comprehensive case management, transition planning and counseling, and treatment referral services for an assigned caseload of youth and young adults
• Maintain a secure, therapeutic environment that provides youth and young adults with the information, skills, and motivation to succeed outside the Institution
• Promote youth readiness for reentry into the community by teaching and reinforcing the use and generalization of skills
• Conduct routine and random security duties
• 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
• Organize and supervise group recreational activities within the unit
• Recognize and assess problem situations and respond to emergent situations
• Perform basic data entry and retrieval functions using an electronic management information system

• Bachelor’s degree, AND one year of professional experience in casework, counseling, probation and parole, social services, planning, directing, and/or facilitation youth group activities or experience in a related field
• One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assistant (JRCA) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1)
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, totaling five years
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, and respectful workplace principles

• Health insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401k matching
• Paid leave
• Vacation (Annual Leave)
• Sick Leave
• Holidays
• Dependent care assistance
• Other insurance coverage

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families is dedicated to ensuring that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community”