Outreach & Admissions Counselor

Job Description

Plans and implements a local outreach program to ensure a sufficient number of referrals for Job Corps participation. Assists and provides guidance to prospective Job Corps enrollees by determining basis eligibility, conducting screening, and providing career-based counseling.

• Meets or exceeds all established center, contract, and individual goals and expected outcomes by implementing a local outreach program to ensure sufficient referrals to the program
• Helps create and implement a local and geographic outreach program to recruit and maintain a pool of interested, eligible, and suitable applicants
• Responsible for awareness and familiarity with the National and Regional Job Corps Office goals, business plans, projects and initiatives ensuring principles and objectives are incorporated into the Center’s Outreach & Admission Plan.
• Plans, coordinates and directs the community outreach activities of the center by collaborating with local organizations, career centers, and community resources to recruit and help address applicant needs.
• Develops special materials to address targeted groups especially females.
• Conducts in-depth interviews with applicants.
• Ensures and maintains the highest level of Data Integrity in collection of all required documents for applicant folders ensuring accurate data and signatures on all applicable forms, Reviews and assesses all application materials and personal observations to make an informed judgment about applicant’s suitability for the program.
• Presents all suitable application folders to the Center Director for quality control audit.
• Participates in local career fairs to promote Job Corps programming.
• Establishes rapport with applicants and provides ongoing support through the application process, pre‑arrival and during center stay. Provides applicants with all relevant information regarding Job Corps programs, standards of conduct, expectations, goals, disability and reasonable accommodations, equal employment opportunity, and enrollment requirements.
• Introduces applicants to labor market information in applicant’s preferred vocation in his/her own hometown area.
• Update student information, such as addresses, etc.
• Establishes and maintains positive partnerships with center staff to ensure the center receives committed and informed applicants and that student’s receive quality services.
• Maintains marketing materials on center to be used during all outreach activities.
• Maintains and updates records according to federal requirements.
• Establishes a collaborative professional working relationship with Career Centers, Center staff, High School Administrators, Social Service Agencies & Youth Organizations.
• Promotes and provide good customer service with local business, Career Centers, Social Service Agencies, Youth Organizations and High School Administrators.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

7:45 AM to 4:45 PM, occasionally a night or Saturday event(s)

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications or closely related field; or, Associate’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communication or closely related field, and 2 years’ related experience. Experience may include successful Job Corps enrollment or successful enrollment in other youth development programs.

Preferred: Minimum requirements plus experience working with disadvantaged youth highly desirable.

Competitive salary, full benefits package, paid time off, and opportunities for professional growth.