Career Counselor

OIC of Washington I Job Description Position

Career Counselor 1

Education and Career Services

Career Counseling

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities which are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice. OIC of Washington is an “at will” employer, and employment can be terminated at any time for any reason.

Program Manager

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Non-Exempt

• Bachelor's degree in related field such as training and development, personnel administration, education, psychology, counseling, human resources, or any social science field.
• Or associate degree (any discipline) and two years’ experience providing case management, counseling, or other direct services to at-risk individuals or sixteen to twenty-one-year-old youth may be substituted for bachelor's degree.
• Or four years of related experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree.

Sunnyside, Pasco, Yakima, Wenatchee, Mt. Vernon.

$20.57 to $26.84 DOE.

The Career Counselor will assist the Manager in achieving programmatic success statewide and target services to migrant seasonal farm worker individuals and/or families. Under the supervision of the Program Manager, this position will work to improve the economic and educational status of eligible students. This position will provide assessments, counseling, education, employment preparation, job development, and related services to individuals in a positive and compassionate manner.

This position will work with the support services department to provide services to reduce barriers. It is expected that this position will establish strong professional relationships with OIC students, businesses, and community partners, and employers to meet program goals and objectives. This position will assist the manager with day-to-day supervision, timekeeping, and updating the program manager on any performance issues.

Provides training to staff on the areas of their expertise.

• Keep the Program Manager apprised of the progress in meeting monthly and annual goals for the program.
• Will provide training to staff on the areas of expertise.
• Complete the career counseling cohort objectives assigned by the Associate Director and report in a timely manner to the Program Manager.
• Ensure assessment, counseling, education, employment preparation, job development services are provided to eligible individuals.
• Manage and guide a cohort of students in a positive and compassionate manner.
• Complete intake interviews for potential participants in person and virtually determine eligibility for program services.
• Enroll individuals who meet eligibility requirements and can provide required documentation into appropriate program services, completing intake forms and getting required documentation.
• Refer ineligible people to other appropriate service providers, maintaining documentation of the referral.
• Assess skills, aptitudes, interests, short- and long-term education, training, and career goals, conduct testing and develop an agreed upon Individual Employment Plan (IEP) and Individual Success Plan (ISP) for enrolled students.
• Assess barriers and support the service needs of all members of the family unit and make referrals to appropriate providers.
• Provide emergency services and support services to students.
• Provide follow up on effectiveness and appropriateness of services provided through referral of students’ family members who are not enrolled in OIC programs.
• Monitor, review, and document the progress of each participant in…