Employment Counselor

The Kintock Group; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Kintock Group seeks a vocational counselor to provide employment counseling and job placement for clients in the assigned program. This full-time role supports residents’ readiness and coordinates with employers, agencies, and staff to ensure successful outcomes.

Responsibilities include developing employer partnerships, maintaining documentation, and traveling as needed to meet program goals. Valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws and opportunities for the served population.
• Understanding of employment principles and acceptable work ethics.
• Familiarity with modern principles of criminal justice and community corrections.
• Awareness of employer-employee relation issues relevant to offenders.
• Experience with job development and networking processes.
• Knowledge of available support services and assessment tools for skill development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a directory of bona-fide employers.
• Interpret and implement contract rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Analyze needs and provide development for residents’ job readiness.
• Participate in team treatment initiatives.
• Clearly express ideas orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, residents and employers.
• Manage a flexible work schedule including some travel.
• Meet reporting requirements accurately and timely.
• Maintain contracting agency clearance requirements.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license in good standing.

Skills

Employment laws

Job opportunities

Work ethic

Criminal justice

Employer relations

Job development

Support services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Criminal Justice, or a Social Science

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This full-time non-exempt position, under the supervision of the Program Director, is responsible for vocational and employment counseling as well as job placement and follow-up services for the clients of the assigned program.

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state, and local employment laws
• Employment opportunities convenient to the population served.
• Employment principles and acceptable work ethics
• Modern principles of criminal justice and community corrections
• Employer-employee relation issues relevant to offenders
• Job development and networking processes
• Available support services, including tools and opportunities for assessment and skill development.

The demonstrated ability to:

• Develop and maintain a directory of bona-fide employers.
• Interpret and implement contract rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Analyze needs and provide development for residents’ job readiness.
• Participate in team treatment initiatives.
• Clearly express ideas orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, residents and employers.
• Manage a flexible work schedule including some travel.
• Meet reporting requirements accurately and timely.
• Maintain contracting agency clearance requirements.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license in good standing.

Academic and work experiences:

A bachelor’s degree in business, Criminal Justice, or a Social Science and one year of relevant work experience in an adult human service environment (job development and or career development experience preferred). Valid driver’s license.