Juvenile Rehabilitation Unit Manager; WMS- Aberdeen

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Juvenile Rehabilitation Living Unit Manager (WMS
01)

Aberdeen, WA

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

$78,816 - $98,520 Annually. The salary does not include an additional 5% premium pay for employees working in an on‑site 24/7 facility.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Living Unit Manager to oversee all aspects of a 24/7 institution living unit at Harbor Heights, a Juvenile Rehabilitation facility that provides treatment and reentry programming services for younger offenders.

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As a Juvenile Rehabilitation Living Unit Manager, you will oversee treatment, transition and reentry programming, and services provided to residents, including Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Substance Use Disorder (SUD), youth with a sex offense, mental health, education/vocation, and work‑based learning. You will use your expertise to support effective communication throughout the organization and the community and assure the highest standards of ethical conduct.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply today and see all that DCYF has to offer!

• Administer all aspects of a maximum/medium security institution facility residential program for youth and young adults committed to JR.
• Develop and maintain staffing plan to most effectively utilize resources.
• Administer, manage, supervise and direct staff.
• Model professional standards of conduct and enforce state standards for ethics and use of state resource.
• Maintain communication with leadership and staff.
• Collaborate and communicate with identified liaison with Department of Corrections (DOC).
• Train, coach, mentor, motivate and model performance.
• Maintain adherence to both internal and external audit requirements and ensure corrective action plans and facility improvement plans are completed and implemented in a timely manner to include: PREA, PbS, NCCHC, DCYF Safety Management, and Department of Health (DOH).
• Implement and provide oversight of evidence and research based, family‑oriented treatment services.

Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling eight years in the following:
Working in social service, institutional settings, work in a rehabilitative setting, educational setting, work in a professional work environment, or coaching in a work environment.

OR

A Master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, in Public Administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field; and 3 years of professional experience working in social service, institutional settings, work in a rehabilitative setting, educational setting, work in a professional work environment, or coaching in a work environment.

OR

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, in Public Administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field; and 4 years of professional experience working in social service, institutional settings, work in a rehabilitative setting, educational setting, work in a professional work environment, or coaching in a work environment.

OR

Two years as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 3 or Juvenile Rehabilitation Specialist.

AND

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

The incumbent must possess expertise in providing services to youth and young adults. Possess an understanding of adolescent development, at‑risk behavior, principles/techniques and trends in juvenile rehabilitation.

The incumbent should also possess knowledge of:

• Juvenile risk and protective factors.
• Evidence/research‑based intervention programs that reduce recidivism.
• JR's Integrated Treatment Model including Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Functional Family Parole/Therapy.
• Principles of supervision and treatment of Substance Use Disorder (SUD), youth with a sex‑offense and/or mental health issues.
• Principles of casework practices, management, public…