Juvenile Rehabilitation Legal Administrator (WMS02) Olympia
Apply NowCompany: State of Washington
Location: Olympia, WA 98501
Description:
Salary: $95,520.00 - $119,400.00 Annually
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2025-02511
Department: Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
Division: Administrative Services
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Closing Date: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
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 Legal Administrator | WMS02
Location: Olympia, WA | Hybrid -This position will require travel for attendance at JR Facilities (Green Hill, Echo Glen and Community Facilities) across the state for hearing prep and presentation.Closes: April 28th, 2025
Salary: $95,520 - $119,400 Annually
If you're looking to make a difference, this expert level, lead staff position is assigned to major projects or management and business issues that have agency-wide and statewide impact. This position directly manages multiple JR Legal initiatives and may support the agency, specifically in JR Legal hearings initiatives, to work with executive leadership, staff at all levels in other parts of DCYF, the Office of the Attorneys General and other state agencies.
This position is responsible for operations and management of JR legal hearings supports statewide. This position provides leadership, strategic advice, technical assistance, and consultation to JR which involves a high level of complexity and consequences for the agency, and heavily impacts the rights of individuals served by DCYF. This position also provides leadership, strategic advice, technical assistance, and consultation to DCYF's management team on critical, complex issues with significant, statewide, and long-term impact.
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The Opportunity:
The Juvenile Rehabilitation Legal Administrator reports directly to the Litigation Administrator within the Administrative Services Division (ASD) under the Legal Office. This position has primary responsibility and direction to Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) staff and administrators in a variety of complex legal and administrative processes and settings. The JR administrative hearings and processes involve a high level of complexity and consequences for the agency, and heavily impact the rights of individuals served by DCYF.
This position serves as the agency's statewide lead in overseeing critical and highly consequential areas of JR legal support for administrative hearings and processes program. This position is responsible for ensuring JR leaders and staff have the legal support necessary to participate in administrative hearings and processes. In collaboration with JR leadership, this position assists in creating a standard process JR will use in determining which residents in its custody will be recommended for transfer to DOC as documented in the Record of Action for each resident.
Some of what you will get to do:
Strategic Leadership and Oversight:
Required Qualifications:
In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:
Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:
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.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
This position requires a valid unrestricted (other than corrective lenses) driver's license.
If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Steven Loduha (Talent Acquisition Manager) at
If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855)524-5627 or email
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960.
More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.
Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.
Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Holidays
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.
Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.
Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.
Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.
Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
As provided in , an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.
Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.
Military Leave
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Bereavement Leave
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, are entitled to three (3) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.
Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay
Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.
Updated 12-31-2022
01
Do you have a valid unrestricted (other than corrective lenses) driver's license?
02
This position requires a criminal background check prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. Are you willing to undergo a criminal background check as a condition of employment?
Required Question
Location : Thurston County - Olympia, WA
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 2025-02511
Department: Dept of Children, Youth, and Families
Division: Administrative Services
Opening Date: 04/14/2025
Closing Date: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
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 Legal Administrator | WMS02
Location: Olympia, WA | Hybrid -This position will require travel for attendance at JR Facilities (Green Hill, Echo Glen and Community Facilities) across the state for hearing prep and presentation.Closes: April 28th, 2025
Salary: $95,520 - $119,400 Annually
If you're looking to make a difference, this expert level, lead staff position is assigned to major projects or management and business issues that have agency-wide and statewide impact. This position directly manages multiple JR Legal initiatives and may support the agency, specifically in JR Legal hearings initiatives, to work with executive leadership, staff at all levels in other parts of DCYF, the Office of the Attorneys General and other state agencies.
This position is responsible for operations and management of JR legal hearings supports statewide. This position provides leadership, strategic advice, technical assistance, and consultation to JR which involves a high level of complexity and consequences for the agency, and heavily impacts the rights of individuals served by DCYF. This position also provides leadership, strategic advice, technical assistance, and consultation to DCYF's management team on critical, complex issues with significant, statewide, and long-term impact.
Click here to learn more about
The Opportunity:
The Juvenile Rehabilitation Legal Administrator reports directly to the Litigation Administrator within the Administrative Services Division (ASD) under the Legal Office. This position has primary responsibility and direction to Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) staff and administrators in a variety of complex legal and administrative processes and settings. The JR administrative hearings and processes involve a high level of complexity and consequences for the agency, and heavily impact the rights of individuals served by DCYF.
This position serves as the agency's statewide lead in overseeing critical and highly consequential areas of JR legal support for administrative hearings and processes program. This position is responsible for ensuring JR leaders and staff have the legal support necessary to participate in administrative hearings and processes. In collaboration with JR leadership, this position assists in creating a standard process JR will use in determining which residents in its custody will be recommended for transfer to DOC as documented in the Record of Action for each resident.
Some of what you will get to do:
Strategic Leadership and Oversight:
- This Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) Legal Administrator is responsible for:
- Developing the overall strategic direction and management for JR Legal Supports based upon customer needs and data.
- Ensuring that the strategic direction aligns JR legal processes with the agency's mission and applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and administrative requirements.
- Supporting the Legal Officer (Assistant Director) and the Litigation Administrator in the development of the Legal Services team, providing hearings representation.
- This position provides guidance and counsel to the entire agency, including the Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, Directors, and other members of extended leadership team on legal and risk management matters affecting the agency, specifically in JR. The particular focus of this position is to provide JR program/field staff with RRB hearing preparation and representation. The position will also work closely with facilitation and coordination around legal support, working closely with our partners in the Attorney General's Office (AGO) to ensure JR's legal needs.
- Oversee and direct the development of comprehensive JR program/field legal supports strategies to ensure individual legal matters are appropriately managed, and that the full scope of JR program and administrative legal liability is examined, and recommendations are brought forward, and training, policy, and programmatic changes are implemented to manage risk and reduce liability.
- Consult and coordinate with legal counsel to DCYF; the Attorney General's Office (AGO) as it relates to JR matters.
- Establish and oversee the agency's processes for requesting, tracking, and implementing legal guidance from the AGO for JR requests and guidance needs.
- Oversee cases and direct support of JR and agency staff in preparation for, during and through establishment of a fair, constitutional, and legal administrative hearing and process, including legal compliance with the rules of evidence and due process.
Required Qualifications:
- A Master's degree in business, public administration, law or doctor of jurisprudence (JD), or closely allied field AND Three (3) years of professional experience* in planning, administering, developing, or delivering programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice, corrections, business, or public administration.
- A Bachelor's Degree in law, social science, criminal justice, health, public administration, or related field AND Six (6) years of professional experience* in planning, administering, developing, or delivering programs in criminal justice, juvenile justice, corrections, business, or public administration.
- Equivalent education and experience* totaling nine (9) years of progressively responsible, paid, professional experience in law or related field AND Equivalent education and experience* totaling nine (9) years in in criminal justice, juvenile justice, corrections, or related field.
In addition to those required qualifications, our ideal applicant will also have some or all of the following:
- Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD) is preferred.
- Knowledge of Washington's Administrative Procedure Act (WAC 34.05).
- Previous early learning, licensing, regulatory, contracts, insurance and/or civil, criminal, administrative hearings, and/or litigation experience preferred.
- Experience interviewing and prepping witnesses for trials/hearings.
- Ability to communicate legalese into layman terms.
- Ability to manage a heavy caseload.
- Excellent negotiation and mediation skills.
- Knowledge of DCYF's Licensing and/or Early Learning programs.
- Knowledge of State and Federal Contracting, Insurance and Regulatory Frameworks.
- Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly with others.
Complete your applicant profile and attach the following documents:
- Cover Letter
- Current Resume
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.
Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.
This position requires a valid unrestricted (other than corrective lenses) driver's license.
If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment or if you would like to request an accommodation throughout the application/interview process, contact Steven Loduha (Talent Acquisition Manager) at
If you're experiencing technical difficulties creating, accessing or completing your application, call NEOGOV toll-free at (855)524-5627 or email
Persons needing accommodation in the application process or this announcement in an alternative format may call the Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 360-664-1960.
More than Just a Paycheck!
Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.
We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. That's why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.
Read about our benefits:
The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.
Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.
Insurance Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses. Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
Retirement and Deferred Compensation
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems' web site.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.
Social Security
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Holidays
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.
Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.
Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.
Sick Leave
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.
Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
Vacation (Annual Leave)
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.
Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with (1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.
Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.
As provided in , an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.
Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.
Military Leave
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Bereavement Leave
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, are entitled to three (3) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.
Additional Leave
Leave Sharing
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Leave Without Pay
Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.
Updated 12-31-2022
01
Do you have a valid unrestricted (other than corrective lenses) driver's license?
- Yes
- No
02
This position requires a criminal background check prior to employment and every five (5) years thereafter. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position. Are you willing to undergo a criminal background check as a condition of employment?
- Yes
- No
Required Question