Career Counselor

Eckerd Connects • Saint Petersburg, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Career Counselor works with students at Pinellas Job Corps, counseling them on personal and social development, vocational and educational training, and career readiness. The role supports students who are continuing their education, pursuing additional training, or connecting with community services to transition successfully from school to work.

The Career Counselor helps students establish short- and long-term goals, recognize their strengths and career challenges, and address personal issues that affect career readiness. The counselor also co-facilitates small-group social-skills sessions covering employability skills and career success standards, conducts intake interviews for new enrollees within 48 hours of onboarding, and monitors student attendance and conduct. When performance falls below expectations, the counselor arranges staffing or other interventions. Counselors rotate as Counselor on Duty for weekends.

Job Corps is a nationwide residential career-training program serving eligible young people ages 16 through 24. It helps participants complete high school, train for careers, and obtain employment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, including 15 semester hours of Social Sciences or a related area.
• One year of experience in a counseling capacity or related field.
• Pass a drug screen in compliance with the Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
• Successfully complete a nationwide criminal background check as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Job Corps experience.
• Valid state driver's license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Counsel students in personal and social development, vocational and educational training, and other aspects of center life.
• Assist students in continuing their education or entering additional training, and connect them with community services that support a successful transition from school to work.
• Help students set short- and long-term goals, identify strengths and career challenges, and resolve personal issues affecting career readiness.
• Co-facilitate small-group social-skills sessions, including employability skills and career success standards.
• Conduct intake interviews for new enrollees within 48 hours of onboarding.
• Monitor student attendance according to department protocols and address conduct issues.
• Arrange staffing and/or other interventions to address student performance below expectations.
• Serve as Counselor on Duty on weekends in a rotational order.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 19 paid time-off days in the first year.
• Paid holidays.
• Retirement savings plan with employer match up to 5%.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Paid short-term and voluntary long-term disability.
• Group term life and AD&D insurance.
• Voluntary term life insurance.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• PTO Exchange.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level