Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor ; JRC- East Wenatchee

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 Counselor 2 (JRC2)

Location: East Wenatchee, WA

Closes: Tuesday, February 03, 2026

Salary: $60,132.00 - $80,820.00 Yearly. This salary does not include an on-site 24/7 facility 5% premium.

The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is looking for a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 2 to join our team at Canyon View Community Facility. In this rewarding role, you’ll support adjudicated youth as they transition from institutional settings to community facilities, helping them successfully reintegrate into their communities. Canyon View is a minimum-security residential facility where you’ll play a vital part in shaping the futures of young individuals on their journey toward positive change.

In this rewarding role, you’ll support adjudicated youth as they transition from institutional settings to community facilities, helping them successfully reintegrate into their communities. Canyon View is a minimum-security residential facility where you’ll play a vital part in shaping the futures of young individuals on their journey toward positive change.

• Provide supervision and cognitive/behavioral treatment to youth committed to Rehabilitation Administration care by the juvenile courts and who have a complex range of disorders and service needs.
• Interview and administer/interpret screening tools and assessments, assess behavior, prioritize treatment targets, develop treatment plans, and implement Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and other therapeutic treatment interventions.
• Facilitate various groups and activities and prepare youth and their families for the transition back to the community.
• Perform routine security duties.
• Supervise and/or serve meals to resident groups.
• Monitor movement of residents within the facility and in the community.
• Supervise and assign chores within a living unit to meet health and hygiene standards.

An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience, totaling five years.

OR

One year as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor Assistant (JRCA) or Juvenile Rehabilitation Counselor 1 (JRC1).

OR

A Bachelor's degree, AND one year of professional experience working with at-risk or justice system-involved youth as a case manager, counselor, probation officer, parole officer, or experience working in a social service capacity planning directing, supervising, or facilitating interventions with at-risk juvenile justice system youth or related field.

AND

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

Note:

A Master’s degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Social Sciences, or in a related field will substitute for one year of experience.

In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:

• Demonstrated understanding of adolescent development and juvenile rehabilitation practices and principles.
• Experience providing cognitive/behavioral therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated competency in relating to clients from diverse backgrounds and cultural groups.
• Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences related to juvenile delinquency.
• Ability to use verbal de-escalation and physical control techniques approved for intervention with verbally and or physically aggressive youth.

Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:

• Letter of interest describing how you meet the specific qualifications for this position.
• Current resume detailing experience and education.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) was created to be a comprehensive agency exclusively dedicated to the social, emotional, and physical well-being of children, youth, and families regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other socioeconomic factors. We believe our workforce should reflect the communities we serve and are actively…