Employment Counselor
Full Time
International Falls, MN 56649
Posted
Job description
Provides orientation, assessment, and job search/planning services to program participants towards goal of employment.
Job Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in vocational counseling, social work, or psychology is preferred, or a combination of education and experience. Experience with public assistance, employment programs and job search planning.
Needed Attributes: Positive self-starter with strong organizational and superior communication skills. Issues identification, crisis management, problem solving and motivational techniques. Comfortable with confrontation.
Needed Attributes: Positive self-starter with strong organizational and superior communication skills. Issues identification, crisis management, problem solving and motivational techniques. Comfortable with confrontation.
Essential Functions:
- Maintain participant files and submit reporting forms and data as required
- Complete participant assessments
- Evaluate data to determine participant eligibility/priority
- Develop strategies to meet the educational and employment goals of participants
- Provide opportunities for group learning and support activities/projects
- Assist participants in development of an employability and/or personal education plan
- Assist participants with job search activities, job attitudes, interviewing skills, and resume writing
- Determine support service needs of participants
- Complete documentation and paperwork accurately and in a timely manner
- Record, organize and manage participant and agency data consistent with program guidelines
- Develop and maintains a network of employment contacts and resources
- Attend meetings, trainings, and conferences related to employment programs
- Work across multiple programs, maintaining a caseload of 50-60 participants
- Adhere to specific program policies and guidelines
- Make referrals to other community agencies
Additional Information
FT Employment Counselor needed in International Falls, MN. 40 hrs/wk. Starting wage: $23.60/hr. Please apply by December 18, 2022. AA/EOE
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