Career Counselor - Albuquerque Job Corps Center

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The Career Counselor reports to the Career Preparation Phase and Counseling Services Manager. Responsible for counseling students in all aspects of center life, e.g., personal, and social development, vocational and educational training. Demonstrates ongoing commitment to preparing young people for the workforce by modeling, mentoring, and monitoring excellence in the eight Career Success Standards of workplace relations and ethics; information management; communications; multicultural awareness; personal growth and development; career and personal planning; interpersonal skills and independent living.

Career Counselor - Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates and abides by Aleut Core Values and operating principles.
• Actively collaborates with all other departments to best meet the needs.
• Assesses and evaluates continuously those students assigned to them.
• Assists students in continuing their education or entering into additional training; and in connecting with community services necessary for a successful transition from school to work.
• Documents a minimum of two monthly student contact counseling sessions for minors and one counseling session for adult students. Encourages adult students to sign permission forms for the counselor to contact them. The student's Frequency is adjusted for students on probationary status or with a demonstrated need for more support.
• ESP and PCDP reviews are conducted. Information is reviewed and updated as needed. This review is documented following established time frames.
• Assists students in setting short and long-term goals, identifying strengths and career challenges, and resolution of personal issues affecting careers.
• Completes ongoing assignments given by the Counseling/OCT Supervisors and all other program administrative.
• Submits written student reports/evaluations as needed to outside agencies, referrals to Mental Health Consultants, Review Boards, or at the Center Director's.
• Participates in joint sessions with resident advisors and the Center Mental Health Consultant. Review student records and complete special needs requests for Mental Health or additional specific counseling.
• Co-facilitates small group social skills sessions including employability skills, career success standards, and Aleut's Core.
• Collaborates with residential staff at least once Contact frequency will change as directed, or as individual circumstances require.
• Develop a close working relationship with the Center Mental Health.
• Participates in all phases of Career Management Team decisions. Assesses students' transitional support needs and develops strategies.
• Provides training to center staff on related counseling.
• Participates in student orientation and development of employability plans.
• Performs AWOL Retrieval tasks; grants and verifies Leaves and Passes per PRH and Center Director Enters appropriate information in CIS.
• Tracks and manages projection data, updating weekly to ensure that students are moving as predicted in the shop. Works with the Academic Manager to identify and solve problems.
• Conducts intake interviews for new enrollees within 72 hours of on-boarding.
• OCT/CDS Counselors will routinely monitor their students' attendance as per department protocols; address conduct issues, and arrange for staffing and other interventions to address below expectations.
• Is assigned Counselor on Duty for the weekends in a rotational schedule.
• Provides counseling-related assistance to all other staff functions.
• Attends required staff training.
• Communicates and consistently models appropriate CSS and employability skills including personal responsibility.
• Maintains staff, students, and property accountability and adheres to safety practices in all areas.
• Cultivates and maintains a climate in the center that is free of harassment, intimidation, and disrespect to provide a safe place for staff and students to work.
• Performs other duties assigned.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by a person in this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties that may be performed in such a position.

Educationand Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, including 15 semester hours of Social Sciences or related.
• One year experience in a counseling capacity or related.
• Job Corps experience.
• Valid State driver's license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions:

This position involves frequent sitting, and occasional standing and walking. Applicant must be able to see, hear, and speak.

Environmental Demands:

The position requires the ability to spend 15% of work time outside and 85% of work time indoors; the ability to withstand moderate noise levels, including voice levels 90% of work time; the ability to work in high-temperature settings during the summer months; and ability to work in low-temperature settings in winter months.

Aleut Federal, LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, AF complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 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. AF expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status.

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At Aleut Federal, we believe the company and its mission is just as important as the job you are applying for. Aleut Federal is an Alaskan Native-owned enterprise that aims to support our “Shareholders,” the Unangax, the indigenous people of the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. People are at the core the core of everything we do. We support our Shareholders by providing excellent service and quality results to our clients, and the various branches of the federal government. We engage in local markets, so community service is embedded in our process.
Our culture nurtures the strength of our workforce through mentorship and coaching, providing opportunities for growth, and competitive benefits. We support and encourage diversity, inclusion, and accountability at every level.
The Aleut Federal motto is “We are One” because we truly believe that with one heart, one mind, and one purpose, we can accomplish our mission and be an organization anyone would be proud to be a part of.