Counselor

Global Force USA; Moses Lake (WA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization in Moses Lake, Washington is seeking a Guidance Counselor. The role involves assisting students in developing social skills and career goals, providing counseling sessions, and coordinating with the mental health program. Candidates must have a relevant degree in Counseling or Education, possess strong communication skills, and demonstrate the ability to manage behavior effectively. The position requires participation in staff training and adherence to safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Ability to conduct initial counseling sessions.
• Skill in interpreting test results for students.
• Experience with mental health coordination.

Responsibilities

• Assist students in developing social skills and employability.
• Monitor quality of educational and training components.
• Participate in staff training for counseling methods.

Skills

Counseling

Communication

Behavior Management

Career Counseling

Education

Relevant degree in Counseling or Education

Job description

Background Check Required: Yes - pass a national FBI criminal history check using fingerprints, and not be listed on the National Crime Information Center's National Sex Offender Registry.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• The Guidance Counselor assists students, peers, and subordinates in understanding the relevance of, and promotes the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior, positive intervention, and positively intervening and teaching appropriate employability skills for workplace success.
• Participate in the Center Behavioral Management System (BMS) and/or the Student Code of Conduct (SCC) program as necessary to insure proper workplace conduct, appearance and behavior.
• Set a positive example as a role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette, timeliness, and dress.
• The Guidance Counselor takes an active role in suggesting discussion topics, identifying thematic problems or need, providing information, giving advice, directing the groups' attention to possible alternatives to behaviors that have proven ineffective in the past, and encouraging the group to explore effective and realistic alternatives for problem‑solving.
• Participates in staff training to include: new counseling techniques and methods, group counseling; and identification and assessment tools.
• Monitors the quality and effectiveness of the educational, vocational, and residential training components based on established and defined measures and advises managers and staff members of findings.
• Responsible for complying with safety instructions and regulations, ensuring individual's safety, and promptly reporting unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and accidents to supervisor and/or Center Safety Officer.

Guidelines

• Participate in the Center Behavioral Management System (BMS) and/or the Student Code of Conduct (SCC) program as necessary to insure proper workplace conduct, appearance and behavior.
• Set a positive example as a role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette, timeliness, and dress.

Worker Skills and Qualifications

• The Guidance Counselor is responsible for conducting initial counseling sessions.
• Counsels students with establishing career goals, available educational and training opportunities, and making appropriate plans.
• Interprets test results to determine interest areas and strengths and weaknesses of student aptitudes.
• Participates in the coordination of the Mental Health program and meets regularly with the mental health consultant to discuss diagnosis, intervention, and provide behavior modification counseling as it pertains to those students identified as "at risk."
• Responsible for complying with the Policy and Requirement Handbook (ePRH), Center safety instructions and policies, ensuring individual safety and promptly reporting unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and accidents to the Health and Wellness Manager (HWM), Center Director (CD), or Center Safety Officer.