Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1) - Snoqualmie

State of Washington; Snoqualmie (WA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is seeking a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1) for Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie. You will support counseling services, manage a youth caseload, and help plan transitions back into the community.

You’ll assist with treatment and intervention programs, supervise living unit activities, and participate in group therapy sessions while maintaining safety and welfare of residents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or a combination of education/experience totaling at least four years.
• Two years of college education + two years of experience as Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Officer.
• Or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Responsibilities

• Assist counselors with case management, transition and reentry planning, counseling, and treatment services.
• Supervise an assigned caseload of youth for program compliance.
• Co-facilitate DBT and CBT groups.
• Perform routine security duties and wellness checks.
• Organize youth activities and supervise meals and movement between areas.

Skills

Case management

Counseling

Group therapy

Security procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree or four years education/experience

Alternative: two years college + two years experience

Tools

None

Job description

Our vision is to ensure that “All Washington's children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community”.

Job Title

Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1)

Location

Snoqualmie - Fulltime position

Closes

November 1st, 2026, 11:59 pm

Salary

$55,596 - $72,900 Yearly. The salary does not include an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in King County or an on-site 24/7 facility 5% premium.

Job type

Permanent and non-permanent

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is accepting applications for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor (JRC1) to join our team at Echo Glen Children’s Center to support juvenile counseling services by creating pathways for self-sufficiency through meaningful partnerships, employment, new opportunities and effective rehabilitation services.

The Opportunity

As a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1, you will assist our counselors to provide comprehensive case management, transition and reentry planning, counseling, and treatment services as you supervise an assigned caseload of youth for compliance with program and treatment plan requirements and prepare youth and their families for re-entry back into the community. A Bachelor's degree or a combination of education/experience that totals at least four years, will prepare you for promotion into Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 jobs.

Some of what you'll do

• Assist residential counselors to assess behavior and monitor youth compliance with case plan and program requirements.
• Support and monitor youth participation in appropriate treatment services.
• Co-facilitate Dialectical Behavior Therapy & Cognitive Behavioral Therapy groups.
• Perform routine security duties.
• Conduct wellness checks, living unit building security checks, key checks room searches for contraband, pat and/or strip searches of youth, assist in search and apprehension of escapees.
• Assign and supervise youth chores within a living unit to meet health and hygiene standards.
• Supervise or serve meals to resident groups; monitor movement of residents to and from central areas such as school, medical, and recreation facilities.
• Organize and supervise group recreational activities.

Required qualifications

An equivalent combination of education and/or experience totaling four years.

OR

Two years of college education from an accredited institution, AND two years of experience as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Officer.

OR

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

AND

1. The ability to take action to learn and grow.
2. The ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

Previously demonstrated experience or understanding of:

• Treatment and intervention principles and practices.
• Ability to relate to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups .
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences related to juvenile delinquency.
• Adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Providing cognitive/behavior therapeutic interventions.
• 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.
• Supervision and lead techniques.

Supplemental Information

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving. We invite all candidates to join us in our goal to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve. If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Applicants selected for an interview are required to pass a national fingerprint background check and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) inquiring about any sexual misconduct. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but is considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job.

Incumbents must obtain and maintain an Agency Affiliated Counselor certification.

This position is included a bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE). For more information: https://wfse.org/.

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.