Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer ; JRO Unit Milieu

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

Job Title: Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 2 (JRO2)

Location: Echo Glen Children’s Center, Snoqualmie. This position requires daily on-site attendance.

Closes: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Salary: $69,744 Annually. (

Note:

does not include 5% premium pay for employees working in King County or on-site 24/7 facility.)

You will assist counselors on the floor, be a positive role model to our youth residents, intervene when conflicts arise, and ultimately ensure a safe and secure environment for our youth to learn new ways of relating to themselves and others, and prosper. You will learn about the Juvenile Rehabilitation philosophy and treatment model, which will prepare you for a variety of career advancement opportunities as you support rehabilitative programming for our youth.

• Proactively maintain awareness of verbal and written information from previous shifts.
• Operate communication devices such as two-way radio and telephone.
• Recognize and assess problem situations and immediately respond to emergent situations.
• Assess youth behavior for risk to self and others.
• Supervise youth during administration of prescription and non-prescription medications.
• Monitor and supervise youth at all times and intervene by using Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) approved methods and techniques for verbal de-escalation, physical control and/or restraints as necessary to restore safety and order.
• Conduct routine and random security duties including perimeter, grounds, building checks, headcounts, Suicide Precaution Level (SPL) checks, key control, room searches for contraband and pat/frisk and strip searches according to policy.
• Escort/supervise youth during facility movements and appointments.
• Perform basic data and retrieval functions using computerized system, and input incident reports and client tracking into the Automated Client Tracking (ACT) system.

• One year relevant experience (full‑time equivalency) in counseling, criminal justice, juvenile justice, education, psychology, sociology, behavioral health or social service.
• OR two years of college.
• OR one year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 1.
• AND the ability to take action to learn and grow.
• AND the ability to take action to meet the needs of others.

• Two or more years of experience in social services, youth group activities, security guard, correctional officer, police officer, police reserve officer, military police or other law enforcement work; or a certificate of completion in a basic law enforcement training program approved by the Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC); or a certificate of completion in a police or reserve police academy or military training program.
• 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 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.

• At least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.
• Must pass a national fingerprint background check and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) inquiring about any sexual misconduct.
• This position is included in a bargaining unit represented by the Washington Federation of State Employees (WFSE).