Admissions Counselor

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a full comprehensive benefit package to full‑time employees:

• Medical – 3 Tier Options
• Health Savings Account
• Live Health Online
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D
• 1 x annual Earnings
• Employer Paid Short‑term Disability
• Employer Paid Long‑term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K – Safe Harbor match of 100% up to 3% of pay and then 50% on the next 2% of pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• 12 Paid Holidays

Provides outreach and admissions services sufficient to ensure an outgoing flow of complete applications for suitable youth wishing to enter the Job Corps Program that meets or exceeds assigned monthly arrival goals. Ensures applicants being screened for enrollment are suitable and committed to the program to ensure achievement of the Department of Labor 90‑day commitment goal.

• Develops monthly strategic outreach plan for assigned geographical territory that will ensure enough suitable and committed applicants are recruited to meet assigned monthly arrival goals.
• Participation in evening and weekend outreach/recruitment activities as necessary or assigned by the Project Director and or OA/CTS Coordinator.
• Regular visitation to GAP centers. May require overnight travel.
• Maintains a shared calendar on Outlook with contract management that is updated daily.
• Maintains ongoing outreach to agencies, schools, military recruiters, and other sources of eligible and suitable applicants.
• Joins and participates in activities of local Youth Council and other community organizations as required.
• Provides Job Corps information (brochures, flyers, etc.) to all One‑Stops in area served.
• Schedules regular appointments with agencies serving youth.
• Establishes contact with agencies in all One‑Stops in area served and presents the Job Corps program on a regular basis.
• Provides information and conducts information sessions on Job Corps to interested youth and agencies.
• Screens youth for entry into Job Corps according to procedures and criteria contained in the Policy and Requirements Handbook (PRH), company policies and procedures, and as trained by OA/CTS Project Director, OA/CTS Coordinator, and Corporate Staff. Travel required within assigned territory for outreach/recruitment activities, to take applications and to conduct home visits as necessary.
• Follows guidelines of enhanced admissions process to determine suitability of applicants.
• Assists with facilitation of center tours.
• Assists applicants in developing a career and employability plan utilizing the Personal Career Development Plan (PCDP).
• Collects and verifies all required applicant documentation of applicants to determine eligibility and suitability for Job Corps and inputs all enrollment information in the required database.
• Obtains any additional information necessary to evaluate eligibility, complete applications accurately, and submits to Quality Assurance.
• Notifies youth of acceptance and assignment.
• Maintains weekly contact with all applicants pending arrival and documents all contact in required database.
• Assists youth with departure to Job Corps Centers.
• Conducts Absent Without Leave (AWOL) retrieval within assigned territory. Travel required and home visits.
• Files weekly and monthly outreach and achievement reports with OA/CTS Coordinator and OA/CTS Project Director.
• Counsel’s inappropriate or ineligible youth regarding alternative programs and agencies and makes referrals. Provides all applicants determined not suitable or ineligible with a denial letter from OASIS.
• Maintains a database for recruitment/outreach activities for referral purposes for assigned geographical area.
• Provides monthly follow‑up to all outreach/recruitment resources.
• Provides regular feedback to students regarding appropriate employability skills.
• Duties may require the transportation of male and female applicants in the government vehicles.
• Maintains accountability of property, adheres to safety practices, and performs safety inspections in area of responsibility.
• Adheres to required property control policies and procedures.
• Works to ensure…