Career Placement Counselor

Building A Generation
Redlands, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2022 CLOSED ON 2/10/2023

Job Posting for Career Placement Counselor at Building A Generation

The Career Placement Counselor is responsible for facilitating a learning environment for disconnected, at-risk youth and young adults that addresses individual college and career research and planning, career competency development training and nationally recognized vocational certification. Provides college and workforce readiness services related to their Individualized Career Plan (ICP) and case managing to address youth’s barriers to achieving their intermediate and long-term educational and employment goals. The Career Placement Counselor will also be developing, coordinating and monitoring service-learning projects as well as work out in the field for community outreach and business networking.

Job Purpose:

Secures employment and internships by promoting placement services; obtaining employment requests; evaluating, referring, and counseling students.

Duties:
* Promotes placement services by developing rapport with local and regional employers; preparing printed materials and advertisements; conducting telephone campaigns; delivering job-search, employment interviewing, and vocational workshops; posting jobs.
* Obtains employment requests by soliciting, receiving, analyzing, and processing orders; developing job specifications.
* Assesses student applicants by conducting interviews and tests, including numerical, verbal, aptitudes, and interests; evaluating education, training, employment background, and vocational, interpersonal, and social skills.
* Refers applicants by matching employment requests with student interests and skills; making and coordinating appointments; forwarding backgrounds and references; de-briefing interviews.

* Promotes successful employment by obtaining feedback from employers; examining work attitudes and behaviors with students; providing direction and counseling; exploring vocational goals; conducting job performance workshops.
* Maintains records by establishing and updating student background, employer, and employment request databases.
* Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing skill and employment data and trends.
* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Enhances department and school reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
1) Bachelor’s degree in school counseling, social sciences or human services (ie, psychology, social work, counseling, or related field)

2) Minimum of 2 years of experience working with low-income communities and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to at-risk youth and young adults

3) Understands principles of trauma-informed care and youth career development

4) Demonstrated ability in engaging youth and facilitating workshops
5) Verbal Communication, Reflective Listening, Building Trust, Engaging and Motivating Others, Coaching

6) Dependability, Thoroughness, Research Skills, People Skills, Building Relationships

7) Self-motivated, energetic, flexible, adaptable and the ability to work in a team environment
8) Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including strong organizational, detail and interpersonal skills
9) Excellent computer skills and knowledge including Microsoft Office Suite

10) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, nationalities, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, ages, English-speaking abilities, immigration status, and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.

11) Valid driver's license required. Must meet company insurance requirements.

Hourly rate: $18.00-$21/hr. – Position is full time, M-F 8:00-4:30pm with willingness to work evenings and weekends depending on participant needs. Employer offers benefits package (medical/dental coverage, vision, life insurance, 403(b), paid vacation/sick, holiday).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $18.00 - $21.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
CDC and SB County guidelines

Experience:

  • Career Counseling: 1 year (Required)
  • Job Placement: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: One location

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