Juvenile Rehabilitation Field Operations Administrator - Seattle

INTERNAL ONLY:
We are accepting applications from DCYF staff only. Current DCYF employees are encouraged to apply.

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

Juvenile Rehabilitation Field Operations Administrator

Based in Seattle, WA. Coverage area is King, Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties.

Thursday, October 22, 2026

$99,418 – $124,272 Yearly

We are looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Field Operations Administrator (WMS2) to assist in the planning, implementation, staff utilization, and monitoring of all regional programs for consistent application of policy, procedure and delivery of services. We’re looking for proven leadership skills and a desire to make a difference in the lives of children and families.

As a key member of the Regions 3&4 management team and statewide leadership team, the Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) Field Operations Administrators is responsible for oversight and administration of regional service coordination and contracts. You will lead and provide direct supervision of a designated regional team providing community reentry services to youth and young adults. This Administrator ensures that regional services are delivered to all youth, young adults and families served in Community Facilities, Community Transition Services, parole supervision and Community Assisted Reentry.

You will also support the Regional Administrator with Tribal Relations and DCYF Policy 10.03 planning. If you are an expert in reentry services and is ready for the next step in Juvenile Rehabilitation, this may be the next opportunity for you!

• Make final determinations on decisions for Community Assisted Reentry, Community Transition Services, and regional treatment services and contracts.
• Administer treatment services for the assigned regions by monitoring and ensuring fiscal accountability of multiple community-based contracted services throughout the region.
• Manage, direct, coordinate, and supervise delivery of regional juvenile justice and rehabilitative reentry treatment programs and direct services.
• Lead the recruitment and selection of new employees, ensure adequate onboarding and orientation of new team members, and ensure all mandatory initial and annual training is completed.
• Supervise professional juvenile justice and contracted staff, volunteers, and interns.
• Teach, coach, and mentor staff.
• Develop performance standards, equip staff, develop office expectations, procedures and protocols, resolve problems and evaluate programs and staff.
• Responsible for the statewide development and implementation of performance measures at all levels.
• Provide clinical guidance and consultation as needed.
• Proactively resolve issues and improve case planning and service delivery.
• Ensure services are delivered across sections in a timely and streamlined manner that best supports the needs of youth, young adults, and families.
• Develop quality improvement strategies to improve services to a diverse

• Nine years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivery of youth programming or casework, social, health, or chemical dependency treatment programs.

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• A Bachelor's degree in social work, a health or social science, public administration or a related field, and six years of professional experience in planning, administering, developing, or delivery of youth programming or casework, social, health, or chemical dependency treatment programs.

OR

• A Master's degree in social work, a health or social science, public administration, or a related field, and five…