Youth Career Counselor — Empower Student Career Paths

ENDLESS HORIZONS; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps Center seeks a Youth Career Counselor to support students with counseling for personal, social development, and career planning. The role provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and documentation of progress.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and a state driver’s license, with on-call availability, evenings, weekends, and local travel as needed.

Qualifications

• One year of counseling experience or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with minimum 15 semester hours in social services-related instruction.
• Valid State Drivers’ License.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling and crisis intervention to all students.
• Deliver ongoing structured, scheduled, and documented counseling focused on personal and social development, career employment, and behavior.
• Identify students who need more intensive services and refer to such services with documentation of strategies to address personal issues.
• Engage students through pre-arrival and departure activities to develop initial center and post-center plans and goals.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social services or related field

Job description

Horizons Youth Services at Milwaukee Job Corps Center seeks a Youth Career Counselor to support students with counseling for personal, social development, and career planning. The role provides individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, and documentation of progress.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree and a state driver’s license, with on-call availability, evenings, weekends, and local travel as needed.