Job Placement Counselor

State of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

The Oklahoma Military Department is seeking a Job Placement Counselor in Oklahoma City to oversee case management, career counseling, and tracking of Sooner Job Challenge participants and graduates. This full-time role supports residential and post-residential placement, coordinating education, military, and employment goals, and pairing students with mentors.

Ideal candidates will have a high school diploma or GED, experience with at-risk youth, strong administrative and communication skills,

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED is required.
• Strong background working with at risk youth, or a combination of education and experience.
• Prefer at least 2 years working with youth.

Responsibilities

• Track student associates and graduates during residential/post residential placement.
• Assist with identifying placement goals in education, military and employment.
• Help students partner with mentors within their chosen vocation.
• Work with community partners to obtain employment offers in their field.
• Facilitate opportunities for vocational skills in community service projects.
• Make monthly contact with graduates on caseload via phone, email, text or social media.
• Process records requests and maintain confidentiality.

Education

High School diploma or GED

Experience with at-risk youth

Job description

Job Posting Title

Job Placement Counselor

Agency

025 OKLAHOMA MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Supervisory Organization

Oklahoma Military Department

Job Posting End Date

Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Full/Part-Time

Full time

Job Type

Regular

Job Description

Salary: $3423.33 per month ($41,079.96 per year)

About Us:

The Sooner Job ChalleNGe (SJC) program is the fifth phase of the National Guard Youth Challenge Program. It is a highly complex operation, which has the responsibility of recruiting, housing, training, mentoring, and providing for the safety, security, and medical well-being of up to 60 sixteen- to twenty-one-year-old “At-Risk” youth. The Program combines classroom work, technical school training, community service, physical training, job skills and team-building activities to enhance the life-skills and employability potential of these youth. Additional major elements of the program are: career skills, healthy living, drug abuse awareness, leadership/followership, discipline, physical fitness, practical job skills training and character development. This program is a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week operation. For additional information about the program go to www.soonerjobchallenge.org.

Benefits

This is a full-time state position that provides a percentage of matching contributions to employees’ retirement plans, 11 holidays, and a minimum of 15 days of annual and sick leave per year. The state also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a benefit allowance to offset the cost of insurance premiums for employees and their eligible dependents.

Basic Purpose: Case management, career counseling and tracking of student associates and graduates of the Sooner Job Challenge Program.

Essential Functions

• Under supervision of the Placement Program Coordinator; this position will be responsible for tracking student associates and graduates during the residential/post residential placement phase.
• During the residential phase, assist student associates with identifying placement goals in the areas of education, military and employment
• Help student associates partner with a mentor within their chosen vocation.
• Work with student associates and community partners to help students obtain offers of employment within their field of certification.
• Facilitate opportunities for student associates to use their vocational skills in community service projects.
• May be asked to assist with transporting and supervising student associates as needed.
• The post residential phase requires tracking of graduates and mentors for 12 months after graduation in accordance with National Guard Bureau and Sooner Job Challenge guidelines.
• Make monthly contact with all graduates on their assigned caseload via phone, email, text, or social media.
• Process records requests and ensure confidentiality of records.
• Assist Admissions Dept with student associates in-processing duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Military background preferred, but not required. Requires good administrative, computer, communication and customer service skills with the ability to compile and produce required reports.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or GED. Strong background working with at risk youth, or a combination of education and experience. Prefer at least 2 years working with youth.

Licenses/Certificates required

None.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift/carry a minimum of 15 pounds.
• Sitting for long periods of time

Conditions of Employment

• Serves a 12 month trial period
• Contingent on a favorable NCIC/OSBI background check
• Contingent on passing pre-employment drug & alcohol screening
• Maintain a valid driver license
• FLSA Non-Exempt status
• Tobacco and Vape Free facility
• Able to work flexible hours including one late night per week
• T1/CNACI security clearance (eligibility for national security positions shall be granted only to U.S. citizens)

Notes

Located at Sooner Job Challenge in Oklahoma City, OK.

Employment eligibility verified through E-Verify (Homeland Security). Travel may be required at the expense of the employee to be reimbursed within 45 days of travel.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

Current active State of Oklahoma employees must apply for open positions internally through the Workday Jobs Hub.