Employment Counselor

Career Systems Development Corporation • Rochester, NY

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About The Position

BASIC FUNCTION: Responsible for aiding and navigating program participants through various human services programs by conducting group orientations and individual assessment/evaluation sessions. Schedules, assesses, and assigns referred program participants to appropriate activities and programs. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• One year of experience in personnel, guidance, industrial, sales, or social work. Master’s degree in above-mentioned areas will be accepted in lieu of experience.
• Social awareness, cooperation with a team, record keeping, community job market, computer literacy, oral and written communication skills, presentation/public speaking, and employment preparation skills.

Responsibilities

• Conducts regular group orientation and individual assessment sessions.
• Oversees and ensures proper completion of orientation and assessment paperwork.
• Schedules and conducts one-on-one assignment appointments for employability plans and assessment reports and assigns individuals to appropriate work activities.
• Verifies and documents all program participant activity in appropriate databases and paper files, including but not limited to attendance, participation, and future needs and goals.
• Provides ongoing counseling, advocacy, and liaison services to program participants.
• Completes all assignment paperwork and documentation for timely submission.
• Orients new program participants to placement program rules, regulations, and policies.
• Confers with program staff and the program participant to determine appropriate vocational goals.
• Conducts project presentations to potential local employment partners.
• Meets regularly with program participants to provide them with the employment leads to assist with their own job search efforts.
• Coordinates and conducts Job Readiness Training groups.
• Completes all required reports, documentation, expenditure reports, and employment verification/follow-up in a timely manner.
• Partners with project staff to ensure the needs of all program participants assigned to Career Systems Development for services are met.
• Performs other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees