Evening Residential Counselor

Job Overview

Responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, and implementing a professional individual and group counseling program for assigned students. Providing a safe and positive living environment that delivers guidance to students to ensure positive group living relations and achievement in the program in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.

• Pay: $54,304.00
• Hours:
  
  Sunday–Tuesday: 1 pm–10 pm, Wednesday: 12 pm–9 pm, Thursday: 1 pm–10 pm
• Vacation:
  Minimum of ten days per year. Actual days are based on your service date
• Sick Time:
  Ten days per year
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year

• Provides structured classes for students in employability skills and emotional development. Classes will include grief/loss, handling interpersonal conflict and how to deal with homesickness, among others. Other classes will cover communication, self-care, and other skills focused on developing and improving student retention and success.
• Develop methods for obtaining feedback from staff and students on new topics and subjects needed for curriculum development.
• Maintain curriculum electronically and/or in hardcopy in an organized way. Develop lesson plans for each class. Groups/classes will be interactive to encourage strong student participation.
• Develop activities promoting interpersonal skills that can be easily incorporated into existing meetings or group sessions facilitated by non‑counseling staff.
• Conducts periodic focus groups and provides feedback to appropriate entities; modifies programming based on student feedback.
• Provides daily communication to the Counseling Manager and other Counselors regarding any concerns for student issues revealed during evening hours.
• Maintain positive and effective relationships with students. Provide guidance for students to achieve a positive attitude, proper behavior and goal achievement.
• Coordinate and assist with any social development activities promoting self‑skills and professional growth with dorm and/or recreation staff.
• Work with the Residential Living Manager to develop and execute a rotating schedule of presenting mini‑sessions or activities at dormitory meetings.

• 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, communications, or closely related field, and two years related experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree. Experience may include successful Job Corps outreach and admissions experience or successful outreach and admissions experience with other youth development programs.
• Three (3) years’ experience in sales, marketing, or counseling.
• Successfully pass background check and drug test required on the contract.
• Current, valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

• Work is typically performed in an office setting and at various locations on Center.
• Employee must regularly walk, climb stairs and visually observe Center environment.
• Employee must be able to run and respond to physical altercations or other emergencies rapidly for the safety of students, Center staff and property.
• Employee must be able to safely operate a passenger vehicle and supervise students simultaneously.

This position requires the employee to be able to frequently required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Work somewhat close to other people, such as when sharing office space. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics…