Career Counselor

Career Counselor

Location: 21051 Warner Center Ln, STE 105 Woodland Hills, CA 91367 (On-site)

Schedule: Full Time, onsite position

Pay: $30.00 Per Hour

Are you passionate about helping young adults overcome barriers, discover career paths, and build the skills needed for long-term success? Join us at OPI Houston as a Career Specialist in our Transitional Living Program, where you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of young adults aged 18-28.

As a Career Counselor / Education Specialist
, you’ll provide one‑on‑one coaching and engaging group instruction that supports young adults through every stage of the employment and volunteer journey—from exploration and applications to placement and retention. You’ll use a trauma‑informed, strengths‑based approach to help clients build confidence, practice workplace skills, and achieve goals aligned with their broader treatment plans. Working within a transitional living and behavioral health setting, you’ll partner with the treatment team to help clients achieve employment goals that support long-term independence and recovery.

• Provide individualized education, career, and employment support to adolescents and young adults, including career coaching, vocational assessments, goal setting, and development of personalized education and employment plans.
• Guide clients through educational pathways, including high school completion, college and graduate school applications, academic support services, disability resources, tutoring, and other educational opportunities.
• Coordinate employment, volunteer, internship, and job shadowing opportunities while supporting participants through job searches, applications, interviewing, onboarding, and job retention.
• Facilitate individual and group programming focused on educational success, career exploration, workplace readiness, resume development, professional communication, self‑advocacy, independent living skills, social skills, and community integration.
• Serve as a primary liaison for families, treatment teams, employers, and community partners by providing updates, education, support, and coordination related to client goals and progress.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to support treatment planning, transition and discharge goals, and successful client outcomes while building relationships with local employers, workforce partners, and community organizations.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of client engagement and outcomes, advocate for client needs and access to resources, and uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality, and program compliance requirements.

• Bachelor's degree required in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, Education, Human Services, or a related field;
  Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum six months of experience in education, career services, job development, counseling, workforce development, or a related field; experience in behavioral health, residential treatment, or inpatient settings preferred.
• Knowledge of DSM disorders and the challenges facing adolescents, young adults, and families preferred.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with clients, families, employers, community partners, and multidisciplinary treatment teams.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, critical‑thinking, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Proficiency in documentation and database management, along with the ability to maintain professionalism, adaptability, and a calm demeanor when supporting individuals and families in crisis.
• Valid driver's license…