Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager (JRSM) - Snoqualmie

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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 Security Manager (JRSM) - Snoqualmie (WMS Band 1)
Location: Echo Glen Children’s Center (Snoqualmie, WA)
Closes: Monday, February 09, 2026
Salary: $80,784 - $100,980 Annually

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is seeking a qualified and committed Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager to provide leadership and oversight of all security operations at Echo Glen Children's Center.

This position plays a critical role in maintaining the safety of youth, staff, visitors, and the surrounding community while supporting a rehabilitative, trauma-informed environment.

The Security Administrator helps ensure a safe, secure, and structured setting where youth can receive services and support that promote accountability, growth, and successful rehabilitation, aligned with DCYF’s vision that all Washington’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy, thriving physically, emotionally, and educationally, nurtured by family and community.

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The Opportunity:

As the Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager you will manage the overall security operation for Echo Glen Children’s Center, ensuring compliance with Performance-Based Standards (PBS), the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) standards, Washington statutes, and Juvenile Rehabilitation policies.

You will serve as a member of the EGCC Executive Management Team and exercise independent judgment, and decision-making authority related to safety, security, and emergency response.

You will lead efforts to reduce contraband, ensure appropriate use-of-force practices, and support violence reduction while maintaining a secure and therapeutic campus.

Some of what you will do:

• Lead, manage, and supervise the facility’s security team, including Security Supervisors and staff responsible for custody, safety, and security of youth, staff, and visitors in a 24/7 operation.
• Oversee campus-wide security operations, including perimeter security, living units, academic school security, roving patrols, and after-hours incident response.
• Ensure compliance with JR policies, PBS, PREA, NCCHC standards, and state statutes governing care and custody within juvenile institutions.
• Supervise and support staff performance through hiring, training coordination, performance evaluations, corrective action, and disciplinary recommendations as needed.
• Manage and oversee video surveillance systems, incident reviews, evidence handling, and coordination with law enforcement, CPS, and investigative units.
• Lead contraband reduction efforts, including K9 contract oversight, drug testing processes, and chain-of-custody evidence management.
• Develop and maintain secure, trauma-informed intake processes that meet regulatory timelines and youth safety requirements.
• Serve in rotational after-hours administrator duties, responding to critical incidents, escapes, and emergencies, and reporting to executive leadership as required.

Required Qualifications:

One (1) year of experience as a Juvenile Rehabilitation Security Manager or Juvenile Rehabilitation Officer 4;

OR

Four (4) four years of experience in the areas of work such as: social services, security guard, correctional officer, police officer, police reserve officer, military police, or other law enforcement work.

AND

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

Two years of college will substitute, year for year, for two of the required years of experience.

A valid driver's license is required for these positions.

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

• Experience in a juvenile justice 24/7 environment to include knowledge of PREA, NCCHA, PbS, Integrated Treatment Model and Trauma-informed Care.

How do I apply?
Complete your applicant profile and attach a current resume detailing experience and education.

Supplemental Information:

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is committed to Washington’s children and youth growing up safe, healthy, and thriving.

We invite all candidates to join us in our mission to create a diverse and equitable workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

If you are excited about this role but you believe that your education and/or experience might not align perfectly with every qualification in the job posting, we encourage you to apply anyway.

The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained service animal by a person with a disability.

Applicants selected for an interview are required to pass a national fingerprint background check and complete a questionnaire mandated by the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) inquiring about any sexual misconduct.

Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but is considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job

This position requires a minimum of at least two years of driving experience and a valid driver’s license.

Benefits eligibility for this position may be different than what’s listed in the benefits tab of this recruitment announcement, for more information on employee benefits eligibility visit Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB).

If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact the Talent Acquisition Specialist.

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