Counselor, Child Development​/Support, Education ​/ Teaching

Overview

Description NOW HIRING:
Counselor
-Lead, Inspire, and Make a Difference! Are you passionate about education and making a difference in the lives of youth and young adults? Glenmont Job Corps is looking for a dedicated Counselor to join our team! This role is essential in helping students develop and follow individualized career plans while ensuring strong early retention and long‑term success in the program.

• Valid in‑state driver’s license is required.
• Hours:
  
  Monday and Friday 8am–5pm;
  Tuesday–Thursday 11am–8pm.
• Provide personal/career counseling for students to enhance employability and ensure continued enrollment and quantifiable success in the Job Corps program.
• Identify and remediate student barriers to success and develop individualized career educational plans.
• Ensure strict confidentiality of sensitive information and integrity of student data.
• Serve as acting Counseling/CPP Manager in the manager’s absence.
• Follow all integrity guidelines and procedures, ensuring no manipulation of student data.
• Ensure student caseload meets or exceeds DOL/Company performance goals.
• Provide comprehensive, individualized case management, ensuring student progress, retention, and completion of the program.
• Establish supportive/mentoring relationships with students throughout enrollment; provide personal, educational, and career counseling.
• Provide ongoing assessment of student progress in academics, career technical, and independent living.
• Develop and update student Personal Career Development Plans.
• Coordinate services for students (on‑center and off‑center) to ensure retention and success.
• Transport students as needed.
• Routinely evaluate and document student performance using the case‑management system.
• Contribute to the Center’s culture by treating students with care and respect, assisting them in achieving personal and career goals, and ensuring they feel safe and welcomed during enrollment.
• Produce quality work/assignments in a thorough, timely, and accurate manner.
• Maintain appropriate personal attendance, accountability, and work‑productivity standards.
• Plan, prioritize, and organize assignments to meet established goals and deadlines.
• Understand and apply job knowledge to effectively complete all required responsibilities.
• Proactively maintain the skills required to perform job duties.
• Mentor, monitor, and model the Career Success Standards as required by the PRH.
• Provide high‑quality supervision and management for the student population.
• Takes swift and appropriate action to positively influence student behavior.
• Show respect and courtesy to students and hold them accountable for their actions and behavior.
• Provide quality programs and services for students, ensuring quality is maintained and student needs are met.
• Pursue improvement and enhancement of programs and services.
• Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing, in a clear and concise manner, and contribute meaningfully to group efforts by offering relevant ideas and knowledge.
• Provide quality and timely information to DOL/Company when requested.
• Effectively articulate thoughts and ideas.
• Identify problems, analyze causes, and evaluate appropriate solutions prior to taking or recommending actions.
• Follow up to ensure prompt/appropriate action is taken and that problems are in fact corrected.
• Work in partnership with staff from all departments to ensure effective supervision and services are provided to students.
• Accept direction and supervision from the Center Director/Center Duty Officer/Shift Manager, including assignments to temporarily perform job responsibilities of other departments and positions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree (including at least 15 semester hours in Social Services‑related instruction) from an accredited school.
• Valid in‑state driver’s license (required).