Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2) - Spokane

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

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community."

Job Title: Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 (JRC2)
Location: Spokane - Fulltime position
Closes: Friday, November 27, 20226
Salary: $5,111 - $6,870 Monthly.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 to join our team in Spokane to support the collaboration and coordination of the delivery of community reentry planning and services including community support for JR youth and young adults receiving JR Parole Aftercare Services and Community Transition Services (CTS).

The Opportunity:

You will provide a comprehensive, therapeutic, trauma informed approach to support tiered reentry designed to maximize least restrictive, community-based step-down from secure confinement. This approach includes essential aftercare supports informed by standardized assessment and the Risk-Need-Responsivity principles. Your work will include using the principles of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in working towards DCYF’s strategic goals of eliminating racial disproportionalities and advancing racial equity.

Some of what you'll do:

• 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 (JRC2).
• 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.

Required qualifications:

A 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.

OR

One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assist (JRCA) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1).

OR

Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling five years.

AND

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

Note: A master's degree in psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Social Sciences, or in an allied field will substitute for the one year of experience.

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

• Adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Providing cognitive/behavior therapeutic interventions.
• A trauma informed care approach
• 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.

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.

This position performs activities that meet the definition of counseling as defined in WAC 246-810-010 (7). Incumbents must obtain and maintain an Agency Affiliated Counselor or higher credential from the Washington State Department of Health.

Possess and maintain a valid First Aid/CPR/AED certification.

This position is in 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.

DCYF participates in the federal E-Verify program. The selected candidate must provide proof of identity and authorization to work in the United States, consistent with E-Verify requirements, on their first day of employment.

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