Senior Residential Counselor

Insights Training Group; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Insights Training Group LLC at Cincinnati Job Corps Center seeks an energetic counselor to deliver residential counseling services focused on personal and social development, career development, and behavior. You will provide individual and group counseling, training and crisis intervention to students.

This full-time role emphasizes evening/weekend sessions, assisting students in pursuing advanced training, maintaining case notes, and collaborating with staff and guardians to support student

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of counseling or related field experience.
• 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related coursework.
• Valid State Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and conducts counseling sessions for individuals and groups in the residential setting.
• Assists students in pursuing advanced training opportunities (technical training or college).
• Maintains communications with students’ counselors, instructors, and other staff members.
• Supervises cafeteria, laundry, activities, and other program areas as scheduled.
• Maintains CIS case notes and required reports; follows safety practices.
• Works with admissions counselors and parents/guardians on student progress.

Skills

Counseling

Youth work

Crisis intervention

Residential care

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Description

We have an exciting new job opportunity for you at the Cincinnati Job Corps Center!

We are currently seeking energetic, talented applicants! At Insights Training Group LLC, we see every day as a chance to create a positive impact. We lead through our values centered on inclusiveness, service, integrity, community and family.

Come join our amazing team!

We offer a competitive salary and a full comprehensive benefit package to full-time employees:

• Medical – 3 Tier Options - Health Savings Account – Live Health Online
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D – 1 x annual Earnings
• Employer Paid Short-term Disability
• Employer Paid Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K - Safe Harbor match of 100% up to 3% of pay and then 50% on the next 2% of pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• 12 Paid Holidays

"Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities."

Job Summary:

Responsible for delivering counseling services, in a residential setting to residential students in personal and social development, career development, and behavior. Provides individual and group counseling, training and crisis intervention to all students.

Duties:

• Organizes and conducts career technical/academic, social and personal career development counseling sessions to individuals and groups during evening and weekend hours.
• Assists students in seeking advanced training opportunities, i.e., technical training or college admittance.
• Ensures orderly, clean‑living conditions by scheduling and supervising clean up and submitting repair requests.
• Provides supervision for the cafeteria, laundry, special activities (on and off Center) and other areas of the program as scheduled or assigned.
• Conducts social development training.
• Maintains communication with students’ counselors, instructors, and with other staff members.
• Maintains and documents communications with parents, guardians and Admissions Counselors in regard to the resolution of students’ problems.
• Establishes meaningful working relationships with other staff members and acts as a resource person to help these individuals deal positively with student behavior.
• Establish meaningful working relationships with counselors, instructors, SPO and residential advisors and acts as a liaison between students and these departments.
• Provides information to the Student Personnel Officer (SPO) and, upon request, represents the students at review panels as requested.
• Meets with SPO for consultation on individual and group problems.
• Develops referrals and receives copies of all individual progress reports and disciplinary hearings from instructors, disciplinary officers, Residential Supervisors and other staff and provides follow‑up information.
• Serves as a member of committees to review policies and procedures relating to the counseling program and the Center’s operation as directed.
• Administers leaves and passes in CIS to adhere to DOL policies.
• Assist staff in completing Evaluations of Student Progress (ESP’s).
• Transports students to and from bus stations and other scheduled appointments when necessary.
• Act as residential Supervisor in their absence.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals.
• Follows the CDSS/CSS/BMS plans and procedures daily.
• Conduct and document UA follow up by PRH requirements.
• Maintains updated monthly CIS case notes in required format on assigned students.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Models, mentors, and monitors appropriate career success standards.
• Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience:

Minimum of one year experience in counseling or related field plus one year experience working with youth and young adults.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree, including 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

Valid State Driver’s License.