Counselor (61958)

About the role

Counselor - Lead, Inspire, and Make a Difference! Are you passionate about education and making a difference in the lives of youth and young adults? Glenmont Job Corps is looking for dedicated Counselors to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Provides personal/career counseling for students to enhance student employability and to ensure continued enrollment and quantifiable success in the Job Corps program.
• Identifies and remediates student barriers to success and develops individualized student career educational plans.
• Serves as Acting Counseling/CPP Manager in Counseling/CPP Managers absence.
• Fulfills all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures no manipulation of student data.
• Ensures student case load meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals.
• Responsible to provide students with comprehensive and individualized case management ensuring student progress, retention and completion of the Job Corps program.
• Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students throughout their enrollment and provides personal, educational and career counseling.
• Provides ongoing assessment of student progress in Academics, Career Technical and Independent Living.
• Develops and updates student Personal Career Development Plans.
• Coordinates services for students (on-Center and off-Center) to ensure student retention and success in the program.
• Transports students as needed/required.
• Routinely evaluates and documents student performance using case management system.
• Contributes to the Center's culture by treating students with care and respect, assisting students achieve personal and career goals and ensuring students feel safe and welcomed during enrollment.
• Maintains appropriate personal attendance, accountability and work productivity standards.
• Plans, prioritizes and organizes assignments to meet established goals and deadlines.
• Understands and applies job knowledge to effectively complete all required job responsibilities.
• Mentors, monitors and models the Career Success Standards as required by the PRH.
• Provides high-quality supervision and management for the student population.
• Takes swift and appropriate action and positively influences student behavior.
• Shows respect and courtesy to students and holds them accountable for their actions and behavior.
• Provides quality programs and services for students and ensures that quality is maintained and student needs are met.
• Pursues improvement and enhancement of programs and services.
• Exchanges ideas and information, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner and contributes meaningfully to group efforts by offering relevant ideas and knowledge.
• Provides quality and timely information to DOL/Company when requested.
• Effectively articulates thoughts and ideas.
• Identifies problems, analyzes causes and evaluates appropriate solutions prior to taking or recommending actions.
• Follows up to ensure prompt/appropriate action is taken and that problems are in fact corrected.
• Works in partnership with staff from all Departments to ensure effective supervision and services are provided to students.
• Accepts direction and supervision from the Center Director/Center Duty Officer/Shift Manager to include assignments to temporarily perform job responsibilities of other departments and positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (including at least 15 semester hours in Social Services-related instruction) from an accredited school.

Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of counseling techniques and career development strategies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Professional development opportunities.

Pay

$62,353.00

Schedule

Monday and Friday 8am-5pm
Tuesday-Thursday 11am-8pm

Contact Information

Name : Adams and Associates, Inc.
Online :

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