Career Readiness Counselor - East TN

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; Knoxville (IA); Remote; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Career Readiness Counselor to empower individuals involved in the criminal justice system. This full-time role focuses on delivering essential training and support to students, helping them develop vital job skills and navigate their career paths. The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree in a relevant field and an active mental health counseling license. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, you will collaborate with a passionate team to make a meaningful impact in the lives of those striving for successful reentry into the workforce. Join this mission-driven organization and help change lives!

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Matching 401k

Generous paid time off

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; active mental health counseling license preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist with administrative elements of training and student progress.
• Provide direct support and facilitate workshops for students.
• Maintain accurate records and monitor student progress.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time-management skills

Ability to work independently

Experience with diverse students

Patience and empathy

Education

Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, or Social Work

Job description

Persevere is a national 501(c)3 non-profit organization committed to decreasing recidivism and increasing successful reentry and transition for men and women involved in the criminal justice system. To accomplish this, Persevere offers a customizable, comprehensive program for criminal-justice involved individuals to develop meaningful job skills and gain successful access to the labor market. These services include software coding classes; job readiness and employability instruction, including life skills and financial education; work experience; job search and job placement; entrepreneurship training; and for some a residential transition program.

National data shows recidivism rates are highest among those who are unemployed. Criminal justice involved men and women have long struggled to find employment upon release. They have an immediate disadvantage because of their criminal justice involvement, and must compete with non-offenders for unskilled, low-paying jobs. Even when they are successful at finding a job, keeping it is another challenge. As a result, many are unable to comply with the conditions of parole and end up back in prison.

Job Overview

The Career Readiness Counselor works with the Career Readiness team to deliver asynchronous training to Persevere students while collaborating closely with Instructors and Teaching Assistants. The primary responsibility of this role is to assist with the administrative elements of equipping students with the essential skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their chosen career path. This is a full-time salaried position with excellent benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage, disability and life insurance, a matching 401k and generous paid time off.

Job Responsibilities

Collaboration: Work closely with the Career Readiness team, Instructors, Case Managers, and Technology Employment Specialists to track and maintain updated student progress in the program.

Asynchronized Learning Management: Enroll students into career readiness programming. Maintain accurate student attendance records in life skills classes, career readiness class, and workshops while managing class schedules.

Progress Monitoring: Assist with evaluating students' completion of career readiness tasks, assignments, and activities.

Performance Evaluations: Support grading of asynchronized learning activities.

Student Support: Provide direct student support to a caseload of students assigned to the Career Readiness Counselor.

Substitution: Ability to facilitate life skills and career readiness workshops in the event the Career Readiness Counselor is unable to teach the courses.

Course Supplemental Materials: Aid in contributing to course supplemental materials to support student needs.

Complete corporate training on a timely basis.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work, or a related field from an accredited institution.

Active license or certification in mental health counseling (e.g., LPC, LMHC, LCSW). Candidates should be licensed to practice in the state of TN or eligible to obtain licensure upon hire.

Certification in areas specific to career counseling is a plus.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, especially in a virtual environment.

Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Ability to work independently in a remote setting.

Experience providing instruction to a diverse group of students.

Patience, empathy and a genuine desire to help students succeed.

We highly value

Passion for and responsibility to the customer/partner

Must be self-starting, hardworking and inquisitive

Leadership through innovation in everything you do

Passion for what you do and being self-reflective to improve