Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer - Lakewood

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 2 (JRO2)
Location:Lakewood, WA
Closes:Saturday, October 24, 2026
Salary:$69,348 Annually. The salary does not include an on-site 24/7 facility 5% premium.

Shift:Swing

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is accepting applications for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2) to join the Oakridge team. In this role, you will provide direct supervision, transportation, monitoring, and community accountability for residents while supporting rehabilitative programming. You will also serve as a direct mentor for JRO1 security staff.

Oakridge Community Facility (OCF) is a minimum-security juvenile rehabilitation facility in Lakewood, Washington, focused on helping young men successfully transition back into their communities. Through an Integrated Treatment Model that includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Oakridge staff work alongside residents on the skills, connections, and experiences they need to build a life beyond the justice system — from education and employment to family relationships and independent living.

The work here is hands‑on and community connected. Staff take residents into the community regularly, transport them to school, work, and appointments, and partner with families and natural supports to build the foundation residents will rely on after release.

to learn more about DCYF.

As a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 at Oakridge, you will work directly with youth in a community residential setting, helping to maintain safety, support behavioral change, and model pro‑social behavior every day. This position operates under general supervision and works a rotating schedule that may include day, swing, or graveyard shifts on weekdays and weekends.

If you are calm under pressure, committed to youth rehabilitation, and ready to show up every day for young people who need it most, we want to hear from you.

• Provide supervision and monitoring of all resident whereabouts; conduct routine and random headcounts, bed checks, building integrity checks, room searches for contraband, and pat searches.
• Document security breaches, behavioral incidents, resident behaviors, and daily activities accurately in the legal log and ACT reporting system.
• Recognize and assess problem situations; intervene to maintain safety and security using JR-approved de‑escalation methods and techniques.
• Facilitate programming and activities both inside the facility and in the community.
• Support case management goals by engaging, motivating, coaching, and redirecting residents toward targeted behavior change.
• Supervise resident self‑administration of prescription and non‑prescription medications daily.
• Transport and monitor residents to and from school, work, activities, and community‑based appointments; complete daily rosters as directed.
• Complete intake and release inventory for residents; inspect rooms for cleanliness and contraband.
• Awaken residents and supervise completion of facility chores to meet health and hygiene standards; serve and supervise meals.
• Notify appropriate JR personnel, law enforcement, and parents or guardians in the event of escapes.
• Perform general facility cleaning, monitor inventory, collect urinalysis samples, and complete required documentation.

One year of relevant experience (full‑time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health, or social service.

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One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer1

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