Child & Youth Counselor

Are you looking to launch a rewarding career helping today's youth? DVJCC is an incredible program where you can have a meaningful impact on the lives of our students while teaching them independent living and employability skills. Delaware Valley Job Corps is an education and training center located in beautiful Callicoon, NY. We are a Center which uses student-focused programs to ensure successful training and employment placement for each individual we serve. If you are interested in shaping the lives of our 16-24 year old students and have a passionate approach to supporting our youth through the Job Corps program then launch your career at Delaware Valley Job Corps. Schedule: Monday-Friday 11am-8pm
li 11 paid holidays a year
li Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
li Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts and/or Dependent care FSA
li 401k and Employee Stock Ownership after one year of service with employer matching
li Voluntary STD/LTD and life insurance
li FREE Employee Assistance Program including will preparation, travel assistance, and identity theft ($0 cost to employees)
Responsible for providing personal/career counseling for students to enhance student employability and to ensure continued enrollment and quantifiable success in the Job Corps program. Ensures strict confidentiality of sensitive information and integrity of student data.
MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISION
Serves as Acting Counseling/CPP Manager in Counseling/CPP Managers absence
Follows all integrity guidelines and procedures and ensures no manipulation of student data.
Ensures student case load meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals.
Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students throughout their enrollment and provides personal, educational and career counseling.
Provides ongoing assessment of student progress in Academics, Career Technical and Independent Living.
Develops and updates student Personal Career Development Plans.
Routinely evaluates and documents student performance using case management system.
Contributes to the Center's culture by treating students with care and respect, assisting students achieve personal and career goals and ensuring students feel safe and welcomed during enrollment
Produces quality work/assignments in a thorough, timely and accurate manner.
Maintains appropriate personal attendance, accountability and work productivity standards.
Provides high-quality supervision and management for the student population. Provides quality programs and services for students and ensures that quality is maintained and student needs are met. Exchanges ideas and information, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner and contributes meaningfully to group efforts by offering relevant ideas and knowledge. Provides quality and timely information to DOL/Company when requested.
Works in partnership with staff from all Departments to ensure effective supervision and services are provided to students.
Accepts direction and supervision from the Center Director/Center Duty Officer/Shift Manager to include assignments to temporarily perform job responsibilities of other departments and positions.
Bachelors degree (including at least 15 semester hours in Social Services-related instruction) from an accredited school required. A minimum of one-year experience in counseling or related field. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on characteristics protected by federal, state or local laws. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to their protected veteran status or disability. xrczosw ” This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.