Student Counselor: Growth & Career Guidance

Distinction LLC; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Distinction LLC in Saint Louis, Missouri, seeks a Student Counselor to plan, coordinate, develop, and implement individualized and group counseling for at-promise youth on the St. Louis Job Corps Center.

The role requires delivering educational, career technical, personal, and social adjustment counseling and coordinating with the Career Transition Services to guide students toward college or military placement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 15 semester hours in social services-related instruction.
• One year of counseling or related field experience.
• Valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Provide educational, career technical, personal, and social adjustment counseling in individual and group settings.
• Review student background files, conduct personal interviews, and assess students for placement into Center programs.
• Conduct new student intakes, Morning Report follow-up, attendance accountability, AWOL retrieval, leave, and separation services.
• Lead ongoing evaluation of student progress (ESP) and recommend programmatic and behavioral changes based on progress/barriers.
• Participate in other Center programs including new student orientation, leadership, various groups, and TEAP.
• Refer cases to Mental Health Consultant for psychological evaluation of student mental and emotional problems as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of all counseling activity and student accountability; participate in retrieval as required.
• Assist in training Center staff related to counseling services and related systems, processes, and requirements.
• Coordinate with Career Transition Services to provide guidance and career counseling to students, referring them to college placement, military placement, and off-Center programs.
• Assist students in arranging emergency leave.
• Coordinate specialty counseling programs, as required.

Skills

Counseling

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 15 semester hours in social services-related instruction

Job description

Distinction LLC in Saint Louis, Missouri, seeks a Student Counselor to plan, coordinate, develop, and implement individualized and group counseling for at-promise youth on the St. Louis Job Corps Center.

The role requires delivering educational, career technical, personal, and social adjustment counseling and coordinating with the Career Transition Services to guide students toward college or military placement.