Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer ; JRO- Aberdeen

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 Class: Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 3 (JRO3)
Location: Aberdeen, WA
Closes: Open until filled
Salary: $57,252.00 - $76,968.00 monthly. The salary does not include an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in an on-site 24/7 facility or the 2% general wage increase effective July 1, 2026.

As a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 3, you will provide supervision, training, and evaluation to Juvenile Officer staff, and help with the management, safety, and security of residents, staff, and visitors. You will also help ensure that in‑training JRO1s are given the opportunity to complete their in‑training plan and become fully functioning JRO2s within one year of appointment.

• Ensure the safety and security of facility youth, staff, and visitors.
• Supervise and brief staff on an assigned shift.
• Conduct staff evaluations.
• Provide supervision and management over the milieu, and provide positive life‑coaching and mentoring of residents.
• If assigned to roving security, check for and provide shift coverage.
• Manage campus‑wide security operations during assigned shifts, including radio base duties or, if assigned to a living unit, supervise and lead JRO1 and JRO2s in the unit.
• Respond swiftly and appropriately to aggressive or crisis situations between residents or between residents and staff.
• Coordinate internal searches and determine unit shut‑downs and lock‑ups.
• Conduct and oversee perimeter checks of doors, buildings, grounds, vehicles, and equipment for safety and security.
• Conduct and oversee bed checks, room searches, and hourly security calls.
• Coordinate and complete campus population counts.
• Inspect rooms for cleanliness and property compliance.

• Two years of relevant experience (full‑time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.
• OR One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Officer 1 (JRSO1).
• Ability to take action to learn and grow.
• Ability to take action to meet the needs of others.
• Two years of college will substitute for one year of experience.

• Understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Experience providing cognitive/behavioral therapeutic interventions.
• Competency in relating to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups.
• Knowledge of the basic juvenile correctional system, rehabilitation objectives, 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.
• Ability to obtain pertinent information during interviews, assist in rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, apply rules, regulations, and procedures, appraise situations, and remain calm and in control in crisis situations and de‑escalate situations.
• Ability to speak and write clearly, establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range and level of staff and others, and establish rapport and gain confidence of youth.

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.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veteran’s Preference MUST attach a copy of their DD214, NGB Form 22 or Predischarge Certification (issued not more than 120 days prior to End of Term of Service (ETS) by date of submission). If claiming preference based on Predischarge Certification, the individual will be required to provide official…