Juvenile Rehabilitation Living Unit Manager (WMS1) - Snoqualmie

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".

This non-permanent appointment is expected to last 6 to 12 months.

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 Green Hill School, a Juvenile Rehabilitation maximum security facility that provides treatment and reentry programming services for younger offenders.

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• 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 ensures 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.

Required Qualifications:

An equivalent combination of education and professional experience in casework, counseling, probation and parole, social services, planning, directing, and/or facilitation youth group activities totaling eight (8) years OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education, in Public Administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field, and four years of professional experience.
OR A Master's degree in public administration, Social Sciences or a closely allied field, and three years of professional experience.
OR Two years as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Supervisor or Juvenile Rehabilitation Coordinator.

AND

The incumbent must possess expertise in providing services to youth and young adults and have an understanding of: adolescent development; at-risk behavior; principles/techniques and trends in juvenile rehabilitation. Incumbent should also possess knowledge of: juvenile risk and protective factors; evidence/researched 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 administration and supervision. Familiarity with:
Human Resource specifications;
Washington State Juvenile Justice Act;
Washington Administrative Code and Revised Code of Washington as it pertains to juveniles: DCYF Administrative Policies; JR Policies; case law and the Collective Bargaining Master Agreement.

• Preference will be given to supervisory experience with residential programs in juvenile justice.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze challenging situations in a social services environment and prioritize appropriate courses of action applying sound judgment and professional standards.
• Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles; experience providing cognitive/behavioral therapeutic interventions.
• Expertise in providing services to…