Employment Counselor, DES

State of Massachusetts • Leominster, MA

48d

About The Position

The Employment Counselor will perform as part of a team to achieve the MassHire North Central Career Center goals. Evaluate employment and/or training services applicants with substantial and/or significant barriers to employment to determine eligibility for and appropriateness of various employment and/or training program services; review and analyze client information through records, tests, interviews and observations to determine appropriateness for training; advise clients on such matters as developing employment plans, job search methods, techniques, processes and career planning; conduct and review labor market information to set realistic expectations for job searching and potential training needs; conduct counseling interviews; confer with agency staff and partner organizations to determine appropriateness of referrals; describe, explain, or answer inquiries concerning eligibility, procedures and benefits related to agency programs; maintain liaison with public and private organizations and service providers; conduct job searching and informational workshops and performs related duties as required. All services will be provided either in person or via a virtual platform.

Requirements

• Applicants must have at least (A) two years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional experience in employment counseling, vocational counseling, guidance, placement counseling, rehabilitation counseling or educational counseling, or (B) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
• A bachelor's or higher degree with a major in counseling or guidance may be substituted for the required experience.
• Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual preferred

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze client information obtained through interviews, records, tests, and observation to determine employment and training interests, vocational aptitudes and abilities, substantial or significant barriers to employment, and eligibility for agency services and programs to make recommendations; to meet clients' needs.
• Conduct counseling interviews with individual clients or groups of clients who have substantial and/or significant barriers to employment to assess the type and extent of the barriers, to accessibility for available, to guide, to motivate, and suggest approaches, and to assist clients in achieving occupational vocational and/or training goals based on the clients' needs and available services.
• Advise clients on such matters as job search methods, techniques and processes either individually or in a group setting, dealing with substantial or significant barriers to employment, to motivate clients, and' to recommend specific courses of action to prepare clients for employment and/or training opportunities.
• Answer inquiries concerning eligibility, procedures, and benefits using agency guidelines to inform clients and other interested parties of agency programs and services.
• Maintain liaison with public and private organizations to promote agency programs and services, to exchange information and to develop the resources necessary to provide client services. Work closely with our WIOA mandated partners for the purposes of providing the best possible service to shared customers.
• Compile occupational, educational, and other pertinent information to assist clients in determining vocational and educational interests and goals. When appropriate, create a career plan for customers in need of in-depth services.
• Refer clients to appropriate training and employment opportunities; follow up in a timely fashion, for customers enrolled in career planning follow up should be conducted at a minimum of every 30 days continually update MOSES with services and notes to describe those services.
• Administer and interpret various tests.
• Review RESEA goals and determine which additional services would be beneficial to the job seeker, schedule a follow up appointment for customers.
• Provide meaningful Unemployment Insurance navigation services to customers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits
• When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees