Career Counselor: Empowerment & Workforce Advocate

Jericho Project; New York (NY); On-site; USD 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Jericho Project in the Bronx is seeking a Career Counselor to provide workforce development services, helping program participants achieve employment, educational attainment, and skills development goals. You will collaborate with case management and the Business Services team to ensure tenants’ employment objectives are met.

Responsibilities include managing a ~100-person caseload across multiple buildings, engaging participants in job training, preparing for employment, and supporting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Knowledge and experience in workforce development and service delivery to low‑income individuals with significant barriers to employment.
• Must be able to work and produce desired performance outcomes in a team environment, requiring high levels of collaboration, cooperation, and teamwork.
• Ability to help 105 job seekers secure employment and reach job retention milestones.
• Ability to travel throughout the five boroughs a must.
• High level of computer literacy and written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with individuals in mental health/substance abuse recovery as well as those experiencing homelessness highly preferred.
• Experience providing supported employment services to individuals with disabilities is preferred
• Knowledge and experience in helping low‑income job seekers find and keep jobs.
• Knowledge and experience in AWARDS is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and experience in the application of Motivational Interviewing and Person‑centered planning preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of about 100 participants in multiple buildings to help them access education/ training opportunities, prepare for employment, find and keep employment, and maintain economic self‑sufficiency.
• Maintain active engagement in all phases of tenant enrollment in Workforce Opportunities (WfO) services, from outreach to completion of assessments and service plans.
• Develop and implement effective client engagement strategies; maintain high level of participation in WfO services; conduct, at minimum, bi weekly outreach to all participants and maintain related progress notes.
• Complete employment and educational assessments on all participants; ensure that assessments and service plans are updated twice a year, and more often where needed.
• Identify and refer participants to job training programs; HSE, ESOL and other adult literacy and life skills programs; college and other higher education programs, as identified in participant’s service plan.
• Assist participants in developing a job readiness portfolio, consisting of a resume and cover letter, and assessment of interviewing skills.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWARDS system

Microsoft Office

Job description

Jericho Project in the Bronx is seeking a Career Counselor to provide workforce development services, helping program participants achieve employment, educational attainment, and skills development goals. You will collaborate with case management and the Business Services team to ensure tenants’ employment objectives are met.

Responsibilities include managing a ~100-person caseload across multiple buildings, engaging participants in job training, preparing for employment, and supporting