Guidance Counselor

About Career Guidance

Career Guidance is a vital component of our organization's mission to empower individuals by providing a platform for matching talented professionals with employment opportunities in both public and private sectors across the U.S.

Job Description

We are seeking a qualified Guidance Counselor to deliver counseling services to assigned residential and non-residential students in personal and social development, career employment, and behavior. The successful candidate will provide individual and group counseling and crisis intervention to all students.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contact assigned students prior to scheduled arrival to welcome them and provide information about the center, reiterating behavioral standards.
• Meet and greet assigned arrivals at the designated time on the center or at the determined travel termination point, as assigned.
• Conduct and document an intake assessment, including student history, during the first 48 hours of enrollment. A copy of this assessment will be submitted to the Health and Wellness center for review and inclusion in the student health record.
• Provide ongoing structured, scheduled, and documented individual social development and adjustment counseling weekly.
• Schedule and conduct monthly group support sessions designed to identify and address specific issues, such as abuse, relationships, childcare, homesickness, language, and cultural barriers, etc.
• Identify students who need more intensive services and referral to such services, ensuring intervention, implementation, and documentation of strategies to address personal issues, including mental health, medical issues, and English Language Learners.
• Update student's Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP) on an ongoing basis, in cooperation with appropriate staff, no less frequently than at each student's regularly scheduled progress evaluation. The PCDP shall be updated and maintained using the Job Corps automated system. Students shall be provided with copies of their PCDPs whenever changes are made to the plan and at separation.
• Ensure the availability of counseling services on weekends and in the event of emergencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits: Comprehensive medical and dental insurance plan, 401K, 10 paid holidays, and paid vacation.

Estimated Salary: $55,000 - $65,000 per year