Juvenile Reentry Counselor II - Trauma-Informed Care

State of Washington; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) seeks a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 in Spokane to support community reentry planning and aftercare services for JR youth and young adults.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed care, equity, and collaboration with JRC1s, JR Specialists, and other stakeholders to ensure least-restrictive, community-based transitions. Requires a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 1 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.
• OR 1 year as JRCA or JRC1.
• OR 5 years combined education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide aftercare services to youth on supervision and their families to support transition and reentry, while adhering to established parole aftercare and CTS.
• Conduct interviews and administer/interpret assessments to determine risk, required level of care/supervision, and referral for indicated treatment services; prepares youth and their families for youth transition back to the community and addresses supervision and service requirements.
• Model pro-social adaptive behavior and assess youth behavior for risk to self or community and refer for treatment services using standardized assessment and the Risk-Need-Responsivity principles.
• Collaborate with Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1s (JRC1), Juvenile Rehabilitation Specialists (JR Specialists), and other Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2s (JRC2s).
• Participate in Future Planning and attend Future Planning Meetings when a youth is admitted to JR, during the CTS evaluation period and when a youth is released from residential supervision.
• Develop family service plans in consultation with families and services providers within the context of the principles of the JR Integrated Treatment Model and prioritizes treatment targets.
• Work with families in their home environment to assess needs and support successful transition of youth.
• Network and communicate effectively with a variety of groups, organizations, and agencies, including law enforcement, courts, schools, treatment providers, tribes and other social services and juvenile justice treatment professionals.

Skills

Action oriented

Empathy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) seeks a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 in Spokane to support community reentry planning and aftercare services for JR youth and young adults.

The role emphasizes trauma-informed care, equity, and collaboration with JRC1s, JR Specialists, and other stakeholders to ensure least-restrictive, community-based transitions. Requires a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.