Counselor

MTC Corrections•San Bernardino, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

MTC is proud to operate the Inland Empire Job Corps Center in San Bernardino, CA where our staff provide quality services to our local youth. We value our professional and caring employees who are dedicated to improving people’s lives and we want YOU to join our team! The Counselor is responsible for planning, coordinating, developing and implementing a professional individual and group counseling program for assigned students, in compliance with government and management directives. This role involves reviewing detailed background files, conducting personal interviews and assessments to recommend programs, and maintaining individual student folders. Counselors provide direct aid for personal needs, prepare reports, and offer continuous educational, career technical training (CTT), personal, and social adjustment counseling. They are also tasked with reviewing and auditing areas for contractual compliance, evaluating student progress, maintaining documentation using CIS and other systems, and ensuring a safe and clean work environment. Key responsibilities include overseeing student career development plans, recommending medical or psychiatric evaluations, referring students to other programs, and serving as chairperson of the student career development team. Counselors participate in various center programs, maintain contact with student families, conduct home visits, utilize community resources, and lead special programs. They work cooperatively with CTT instructors and career transition readiness specialists, provide staff training, offer quality customer service, support the Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy, and promote Career Success Standards. The position also requires maintaining accountability of students and property and adhering to safety practices.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Review detailed background file, conduct personal interview and assessments as necessary to analyze and recommend a program for each assigned student.
Maintain individual folder on each assigned student.
Provide direct aid to students with personal needs or problems, sickness, injury, family problems, emergency leaves or unauthorized absence (UA) retrievals.
Prepare UA reports and leave forms, verify required information in accordance with the policy and requirements handbook (PRH) and MTC requirements.
Provide continuous educational, career technical training (CTT), personal and social adjustment counseling on an individual and group basis; recommend necessary program modifications throughout each assigned student's stay.
Review and audit all assigned areas regularly for contractual compliance and effectiveness of delivery of services to students.
Prepare related reports.
Conduct continuous interpretation and evaluation of progress in student's specific development program; coordinate problem cases and point out areas in which guidance and development techniques can be improved.
Maintain, up to date documentation, case notes and records using CIS, as well as other systems of documentation.
Maintain a safe and clean work area that models high standards for a work environment.
Oversee each student’s personal career development plan in center information system (CIS).
Recommend medical or psychiatric evaluation for emotional or psychological problems; evaluate results and take remedial action as warranted; participate as a member of the mental health team.
Refer students to other program areas such as transfers, extension or advanced programs, and college placement.
Serve as chairperson of the student career development team; participate in other center programs such as career preparation, diversity, TEAP and pregnancy programs.
Maintain contact with student's family and conduct home visits as necessary; utilize community resources as needed.
Conduct a variety of special programs such as human sexuality, sexual harassment, family planning, pregnancy program and group relationships.
Work cooperatively with the CTT instructors and career transition readiness specialist assigned to the student caseload.
Provide staff training as scheduled; provide training and feedback to residential advisors in conducting dormitory group counseling sessions.
Provide positive, quality customer services to students, staff and other center customers.
Participate in student employability programs and activities.
Support, promote, and enforce the Job Corps’ Zero Tolerance Policy.
Promote the development of Career Success Standards by modeling appropriate behaviors, mentoring students where necessary and monitoring both positive and negative behaviors through interventions.
Maintain accountability of students and property; adhere to safety practices.
Perform other duties as assigned within his/her capabilities as determined by management.