Youth Career Pathways Counselor

Justworks, Inc.; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 46.000 - 47.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI) in Houston seeks a Career Development Counselor to guide scholars in translating interests and experiences into clear career directions and actionable plans. You will provide individualized counseling, group programming, and job-readiness coaching under the Higher Pathways framework.

Reporting to the Higher Pathways Regional Manager, you’ll lead assessments, Career Action Plans, and experiential-learning prep, while coordinating with the Workforce

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Career Development, Education, Higher Education, Psychology, Social Work, Workforce Development, Business, Youth Development, Sociology, or a related field.
• Minimum two years of relevant experience in career services, career counseling, youth or young-adult development, workforce development, higher education, alumni services, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience providing individualized advising, coaching, counseling, or case-based support to young adults and facilitating career-readiness or professional-development programming.
• Working knowledge of career exploration, career assessments, resume and interview preparation, networking, job-search strategies, professional communication, experiential learning, and career decision-making.
• Ability to support scholars across a range of postsecondary and career pathways, including college, graduate education, trade and technical education, credentials, apprenticeships, employment, entrepreneurship, and educational re-entry.
• Strong communication, facilitation, relationship-building, organization, documentation, follow-through, and workload-management skills.
• Experience working collaboratively across roles and maintaining clear boundaries between primary case management, specialized career development, and workforce placement functions.
• Comfort using case-management or CRM systems, tracking service and outcome data, and using information to improve practice and prioritize scholar support.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally responsive, trauma-informed, equity-centered, and community-based approaches that respect the identities and lived experiences of young adults of color.
• Valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel throughout the assigned market and to other SJLI sites or program activities as required.
• Strong commitment to the goals, guidelines, principles and values of the Social Justice Learning Institute.

Mansioni

• Provide individualized and group-based coaching in resume and cover-letter development, interviewing, professional communication, networking, workplace expectations, online presence, job-search strategy, self-advocacy, and other employability skills.
• Help scholars build professional narratives that communicate their strengths, experiences, education, leadership, and transferable skills authentically and effectively.
• Prepare scholars to assess opportunities for alignment, compensation, benefits, workplace culture, growth potential, skill development, and long-term career value.
• Support scholars in developing confidence, professional judgment, workplace navigation skills, and the ability to advocate for themselves across internships, employment, graduate education, and other professional environments.
• Use scholar feedback, employer insight, and outcome data to continuously strengthen career-readiness curriculum, tools, and coaching practices.

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Career Development, Education, Higher Education, Psychology, Social Work, Workforce Development, Business, Youth Development, Sociology, or a related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Social Justice Learning Institute (SJLI) in Houston seeks a Career Development Counselor to guide scholars in translating interests and experiences into clear career directions and actionable plans. You will provide individualized counseling, group programming, and job-readiness coaching under the Higher Pathways framework.

Reporting to the Higher Pathways Regional Manager, you’ll lead assessments, Career Action Plans, and experiential-learning prep, while coordinating with the Workforce