Employment Counselor
About The Position
The Employment Counselor is responsible for facilitating educational group sessions related to the development of skills to obtain and maintain employment. This role provides individual assistance and guidance to clients in securing employment, job interview skills, resume writing, and other aspects of obtaining and maintaining employment. The counselor will also contact area employers to seek employment for clients, develop relationships with employers, and conduct regular unannounced visits to job sites to observe clients working and ensure compliance with work release program rules. Additionally, the role involves coordinating with community employers for client payroll retrievals, coordinating with the DOC accounting department and local clothing store for client work uniform purchases, and maintaining documentation of client interactions and progress. The Employment Counselor addresses participant issues promptly, serves as a role model/mentor while maintaining professional boundaries, and reports infractions to the Program Director. Participation in treatment planning, case reviews, and conferences, along with completion of driver safety training, is also required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human services field or equivalent experience is preferred
- Case management experience or experience in helping others find and/or maintain employment is preferred
- Experience working within a correctional or secure environment is a plus
- Must be willing to travel to various locations in the community to visit employers and conduct routine checks on clients
Responsibilities
- Facilitating educational group sessions related to development of skills to obtain and maintain employment as defined by curriculum
- Providing individual assistance and guidance to clients in securing employment, job interview skills, resume writing and other aspects of obtaining and maintaining employment
- Contacting areas employers to seek employment for clients that they will continue after their release from incarceration and develops relationships with those employers
- Conducting regular unannounced visits to job sites to observe clients working and to ensure compliance with work release program rules
- Coordinating with Community Employers to establish a system of client payroll retrievals
- Coordinating with DOC accounting department and the local clothing store to purchase clients’ work uniform items
- Maintaining documentation of groups, individual work with clients and collateral contacts and completes this documentation within required timeframes
- Addressing program participant issues, concerns and inappropriate behaviors promptly
- Serving as role-model/mentor for offenders while maintaining professional boundaries
- Reporting infractions of work release program rules, issues at work and other behavioral issues to the Program Director immediately as identified
- Participating in multi-disciplinary treatment planning, case reviews and conferences
- Completion of assigned driver safety training within 30 days of employment
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision insurance/additional voluntary insurances
- Company-paid life insurance/employee assistance programs
- Generous paid time off accrual
- Tuition reimbursement/loan repayment options
- 401k with company match up to 7%
- Discounts on wide array of services/entertainment nationwide
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
