Career Counselor

Do you have a passion for helping underprivileged youth succeed in life? Do you want to use your education and life experience to help shape young lives? Then we have the career opportunity for you at Exeter Job Corps!

• Monday 8am-5pm
• Tuesday 12pm-9pm
• Wednesday and Thursday 10am-7pm
• Friday 9am-6pm
• Salary $55,000.00/annually plus monthly incentive opportunity

This role is primarily responsible for providing personal/career counseling for students to enhance student employability and to ensure continued enrollment and quantifiable success in the Job Corps program. Identifies and remediates student barriers to success and develops individualized student career educational plans.

• Highly competitive pay and exceptional health benefits
• Onsite cafeteria with affordable prepared food options designed and cooked by our talented culinary students and staff
• Fully equipped gymnasium with basketball hoops
• State-of-the-art workout room with free weights, treadmills, and nautilus equipment
• A beautiful 22-acre campus, ideal for lunchtime walks
• Located less than 10 minutes from the highway
• Courteous, diverse, team-oriented staff

• Ensures student case load meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals
• Responsible to provide students with comprehensive and individualized case management ensuring student progress, retention and completion of the Job Corps program
• Establishes supportive/mentoring relationships with students throughout their enrollment and provides personal, educational and career counseling
• Provides ongoing assessment of student progress in Academic, Career Technical and Independent Living
• Develops and updates student Personal Career Development Plans
• Coordinates services for students (on-Center and off-Center) to ensure student retention and success in the program
• Transports students as needed/required
• Routinely evaluates and documents student performance using case management system
• Contributes to the Center's culture by treating students with care and respect, assisting students achieve personal and career goals and ensuring students feel safe and welcomed during enrollment

• Must be 21 years of age or older to apply
• Bachelors degree (including at least 15 semester hours in Social Services-related instruction) from an accredited school required
• A minimum of one-year experience in counseling or related field
• Previous Job Corps or related program experience preferred
• Must possess a valid in-State Drivers License and meet Company insurability requirements (relatively clean driving record)