Careers Job Description
General Description
Reporting to the Program Coordinator and Counselor, the Personal and Career Counselor will deliver and coordinate personal and career services for all KCC Job Corps participants. They will conduct assessments, help develop Individual Service Plans (ISPs), identify academic, financial and social needs, implement intervention strategies as needed, monitor progress, direct participants to services on campus at KCC and refer participants to outside services, as needed.
Coordinates and provides student academic counseling, group advisement workshops, job readiness workshops, and schedules on-going individual advisement sessions.
Assists in the development of ISPs for program participants, which include academic assessments, employment preparation, supportive services, and follow-up.
Assists with the development of advising protocols regarding participant attendance and progress toward academic and vocational goals.
Follows procedures to maintain accurate case notes and other records.
Provides data for participant activity tracking reports. Monitors participant incentive program to increase productivity and engagement in programs.
Advocates for students, and recommends appropriate program support services and referrals to faculty, campus resources, and/or additional external supports
Participates in regular team and campus meetings, and other training activities.
Participates in executing the program's daily operations and logistics.
Utilizes program data to assist with evaluating progress and the attainment of student goals, monitors student learning outcomes and creates and provides regular status reports.
Provides college enrollment assistance.
Provides positive, individualized services to graduates and former enrollees.
Provides documentation for all services provided.
Other Duties
Qualifications
Qualifications Bachelor's degree (including 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction), and one year of experience in counseling or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
Two (2) years' experience advising youth in an academic setting
Strong organizational, time-management, administrative skills.
Willingness and ability to take initiative, meet tight deadlines, and work with or without supervision.
Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to work in a diverse environment and exhibit socio-cultural competence and understanding.
Demonstrate leadership, problem-solving, decision-making and creative thinking skills.
Excellent attention to detail and record keeping.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Workforce Development
Full Time
$48,000.00 - $49,400.00
Nov 03, 2020 (Or Until Filled)