Career Counselor

Management and Training Corporation • Makawao, HI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Career Counselor plans, coordinates, develops, and implements a professional individual and group counseling program for assigned students in compliance with government and management directives. The position serves students at the Hawaii Job Corps Center in Makawao, Hawaii.

The counselor reviews student background files, conducts interviews and assessments, and recommends an appropriate program for each student. The role provides ongoing educational, career technical training, personal, and social adjustment counseling; monitors and documents student progress; and recommends program modifications. The counselor also assists students with personal needs and problems, coordinates cases, and may recommend medical or psychiatric evaluations or referrals to other program areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, including 15 semester hours in social services-related instruction.
• One year of experience in counseling or a related field.
• Experience with youth.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer proficiency.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Review student background files, conduct personal interviews and assessments, and recommend a program for each assigned student.
• Maintain an individual folder for each assigned student.
• Provide direct assistance to students with personal needs or problems, sickness, injury, family problems, emergency leaves, or UA retrievals; prepare UA reports and leave forms and verify required information.
• Provide ongoing educational, career technical training, personal, and social adjustment counseling individually and in groups; recommend program modifications during each student's stay.
• Continuously interpret and evaluate student progress in their development program, coordinate problem cases, identify opportunities to improve guidance and development techniques, and maintain current documentation, case notes, and records using CIS and other documentation systems.
• Recommend medical or psychiatric evaluations for emotional or psychological problems, evaluate results, take remedial action as warranted, and participate as a member of the mental health team.
• Refer students to other program areas, including transfers, extension or advanced programs, and college placement.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, prescription drug, and life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Professional development assistance
• Career advancement opportunities

What This Job Offers

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