Counselor - LAUNCH Youth Program

WELLSTONE • Huntsville, AL

11h

About The Position

The Counselor in our LAUNCH program provides assessments, individual counseling, and career guidance for LAUNCH participants. In this role, the Counselor facilitates career building opportunities, to include group and individual counseling session that promote personal growth and career development, coordinates career services for clients by providing coaching on job placement, career advancement opportunities, and education possibilities. This position will be covering Cullman and Marshall counties.
What you'll be doing:
Provide one-on-one counseling sessions (cognitive behavioral model) with each participant to include a psychosocial assessment, goal setting & attainment, intrapersonal & interpersonal skills and emotional competencies.
Provide and lead monthly group counseling sessions with participants focusing on self awareness, awareness of others (empathy), self-regulation (emotional intelligence) and social skills.
Administer Myers-Briggs assessments to participants.
Identify and develop relationships with area resources; i.e. schools, industries, civic groups, etc.
Function as a job coach when necessary.
Administer incentive programs.
Meet and/or exceed goals for Program, number of participants and other criteria.
Submit timely and accurate documentation to Program Manager.
Attend required trainings and staff meetings.
Complete other duties as assigned.
This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the job and is not designed to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all possible duties, tasks, or responsibilities that are required of the employee as they may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology or related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills to include suspense/timeframe management

Nice To Haves

• Prefer experience with at risk youth, adolescents and young adults

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one counseling sessions (cognitive behavioral model) with each participant to include a psychosocial assessment, goal setting & attainment, intrapersonal & interpersonal skills and emotional competencies.
• Provide and lead monthly group counseling sessions with participants focusing on self awareness, awareness of others (empathy), self-regulation (emotional intelligence) and social skills.
• Administer Myers-Briggs assessments to participants.
• Identify and develop relationships with area resources; i.e. schools, industries, civic groups, etc.
• Function as a job coach when necessary.
• Administer incentive programs.
• Meet and/or exceed goals for Program, number of participants and other criteria.
• Submit timely and accurate documentation to Program Manager.
• Attend required trainings and staff meetings.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision premiums
• State Retirement participation through RSA plus an optional 457b plan with a company match
• Nine (9) paid holidays throughout the year
• Ability to continually accrue up to 15 days of PTO a year (unused rolls over)
• Company-paid Group Life and AD&D insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Licensure reimbursement
• Tuition discounts through learning partnerships with Athens State University and Capella University

What This Job Offers

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