Group Life Coordinator Pool - MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility

Initial Posting Date: 01/16/2026

Final date to receive applications:

Agency: Oregon Youth Authority

Salary Range: $4,824.00 - $6,105.00

Position Type: Employee

Position Title: Group Life Coordinator 2 Pool - Mac Laren Youth Correctional Facility

Job Description:

OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
GROUP LIFE COORDINATOR 2 Woodburn, Oregon
- MACLAREN YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

GLC1 Salary: $23.15 - $31.20 hourly non-PERS

GLC2 Salary: $27.83 - $35.22 hourly non-PERS

OYA welcomes you to join our exceptional team of Group Life Coordinators at the Mac Laren Youth Correctional Facility!

Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) is seeking qualified candidates to join our team as Group Life Coordinator 2 (GLC2) at Mac Laren Youth Correctional Facility. In this crucial role, you will play a vital part in maintaining a safe and secure environment for both the youth in our care and our dedicated staff. Mac Laren is a 24/7 youth correctional institution, housing individuals aged 12 to 24, with the majority of the population falling within the 18-24 age range.

As a GLC2, you will provide continuous interactive supervision of youth and ensure strict adherence to all policies, procedures, and rules, contributing to a secure environment. Your responsibilities will encompass overseeing daily activities, building strong rapport, addressing and redirecting behavior, modeling and fostering pro-social skills, and actively supporting the pursuit of our youth's treatment goals. Join us in this challenging yet rewarding role and make a positive impact on the lives of young individuals in our care.

• Coaching, confronting, and correcting youth behavior as necessary.
• Observing, documenting youth behavior, participation in programs.
• Monitoring youth for potential health and safety risks, including suicide prevention.
• Conducting security inspections and searches of youth living units and youth.
• Administering medication to youth (under the indirect supervision of medical staff) and maintaining contact with medical staff to ensure appropriate medical care for the youth.

• Multiple Positions
  :
  This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill current and future vacancies - permanent, full-time, part-time, limited duration, and temporary positions.
• Under-fill
  :
  The goal of this recruitment is to fill this position at a GLC2 level. However, we encourage candidates who meet the minimum qualifications for a GLC1 to apply, as we may consider under-filling the position until the selected candidate meets the minimum qualifications for a GLC
  2. Under-fill training will not exceed one year.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. For more information on pay equity, .
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.
• This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
• Please save a copy of this job announcement for your reference, as it may not be available for you to view after the job closes.

Would you like to learn more about this position or how our application process works? Join our Recruitment team every other Wednesday between 11:00 am - 11:30 am PST during our OYA Career Chat Sessions. We can assist you with all your application and agency questions!

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NOTE: Please ensure you’ve provided a thorough and updated application as it pertains to the position for which you are applying. Your application materials will be used to determine salary based on a pay equity assessment. For further information, please visit the Pay Equity Project homepage.

• OYA facilities are tobacco free environments.
• Shift work in a 24-hour, 7-day a week operation, with night shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime as required.
• Adhereto the dress code of the specific work site.
• Frequent exposure to verbal abuse, threats, and dealing with impulsive, rebellious, assaultive youth.
• The use of reasonable force in the performance of duties or during a disturbance or other emergency situation may be required.
• Physical standards for vision, hearing, dexterity, push/pull, running, and jogging.
• Transport youth as requested, and, if in a security position, operate state vehicles.

GLC2

Qualifications:

• You must possess a high school diploma, GED certificate, or other proof of education at the same or higher level; AND
• Six months full-time experience observing, evaluating, developing, and monitoring human behavior and performance; OR
• ACertificate or Associate degree from an accredited school in a behavioral science, education, criminal justice, or related degree.

Under-fill - GLC1 Qualifications

• You must possess a high school diploma, GED certificate, or other proof of…