Youth Career Counselor – Impactful Guidance & Development

Arbor Education and Training; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Equus Workforce Solutions in Dayton, Ohio seeks a Counselor to maintain a caseload of program participants, providing career technical/academic, social, and personal development counseling, and to actively collaborate with all departments to meet student needs.

You will assess and evaluate students, help them continue education or training, and document sessions while adhering to PRH guidelines. This role involves coordinating with Mental Health resources and supporting transitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with social services coursework required.
• One year experience in counseling or related field required.
• Experience working with a diverse population of youth.
• A valid driver’s license in the state of employment with an acceptable driving record.

Responsibilities

• Maintains a caseload of program participants providing career technical/academic, social, and personal/career development counseling.
• Actively collaborates with all other departments to best meet the needs of each student.
• Assess and evaluates continuously those students assigned to them on formal and informal levels.
• Aids students in continuing their education or participating in additional training.
• Aids students in connecting with community services necessary for successful transition from the Job Corps program to their chosen pathway.
• Documents minimum of two monthly student contact counseling sessions for minors and one counseling session for adult students; frequency is adjusted for students on probationary status or with demonstrated need for more support.
• Conduct ESP and MYPACE reviews as required by the PRH.
• Enter appropriate information in CIS and submits written student reports to outside agencies as needed.
• Co-facilitates small group social skills sessions including employability skills and career success standards.
• Tracks and manages projection data, updating weekly to ensure that students are moving as needed.

Skills

Counseling

Caseload management

Interdepartmental collab

Documentation

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor’s degree with social services coursework

Job description

Equus Workforce Solutions in Dayton, Ohio seeks a Counselor to maintain a caseload of program participants, providing career technical/academic, social, and personal development counseling, and to actively collaborate with all departments to meet student needs.

You will assess and evaluate students, help them continue education or training, and document sessions while adhering to PRH guidelines. This role involves coordinating with Mental Health resources and supporting transitions.