Employment Counselor-mcf

**Salary**
- $23.94 - $31.55 Hourly**Location**
- Muskegon, MI**Job Type**
- Permanent Full Time**Job Number**
- 4704-24-18AB**Department**
- Corrections - Muskegon Facility**Opening Date**
- 05/08/2024**Closing Date**
- 5/16/2024 5:00 PM Eastern**Bargaining Unit**
- UNITED AUTO WORKERS (UAW)The Employment Counselor provides Workforce Development, guidance, and counseling functions to prisoners inside prisons and follows up with FOA and other agencies once the prisoner is on parole to collect data. This position helps to prepare and place trained offenders into employment and post-secondary opportunities. The Employment Counselor takes direction from the School Principal and the Education Manager. The position is located within the secure perimeter of the Muskegon Correctional Facility but will also service Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility and Oaks Correctional Facility.

**Required Education and Experience**:
**Education**
- Possession of a bachelor's degree in a field of education or with a major in guidance and counseling, sociology, psychology, or social work.

**Experience**
- Employment Counselor 9
- No specific type or amount is required.
- Employment Counselor 10
- One year of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or seeking to complete a postsecondary education degree or skills certificate equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor 9.
- Employment Counselor P11
- Two years of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or seeking to complete a postsecondary education degree or skills certificate equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor, including one year equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor 10.

**Alternate Education and Experience**:
Employment And Education Counselor 9 Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major and one year of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or one year of professional experience providing guidance, resources, and advice to individuals regarding college costs, financial aid, or course planning may be substituted for the education requirement.

**Additional Requirements and Information**:
**The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer. **MDOC is proud to employ nearly 1,500 veterans and actively serving military members across the department. The Department has many benefits and services available to support our military and veteran employees, spouses, and families.
The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017. Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.
New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department

State employment also offers rewarding careers where you can help Michiganders enjoy better lives. Many State of Michigan jobs offer alternate work schedules and remote-work options that can help give the flexibility you need. The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award._ _
More details on benefits for our new hires are below:
**Rewarding Work**: State of Michigan jobs allow you to serve Michiganders in many different ways depending on your interests and skills. Help preserve and protect our environment and the public health; enforce state laws and regulations; advocate for children, families, and victims of discrimination; support our state’s military and veterans; rebuild our state’s infrastructure; or support other state agencies through our fiscal, IT, and HR systems.

**Vacation and Sick Leave**: Eligible full-time employees receive between **15 and 35 personal days** and **13 sick days** per year that may be rolled over to the following year if not used. Eligible employees also receive an additional day each year for community service or school functions.

**Paid Parental Leave**: Eligible employees can take **12 weeks of paid leave** immediately after a birth or adoption to allow needed time together at home with a new child.

**Paid Holidays**: Eligible employees receive 13 or 14 paid holidays each year including New Year’s Eve and Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Election Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Friday, Christmas Eve and Day.

**Bonus Programs**: Eligible employees with five years of service also receive annual longevi