Careers Job Description
General Description
Employment Counselor II will report to the Program Coordinator and Counselor. The Employment Counselor II will develop employer contacts and industry relations; cultivate work-based learning opportunities; develop employment placements; and support a structured career development and job readiness program for eligible students.
Manage industry partnerships that result in project-based learning opportunities.
Establish relationships with employers, colleges, and community-based services to ensure successful placements with good career pathway and other opportunities.
In collaboration with the KCC Job Corps team, will provide career readiness services to participants.
Support program outreach and recruitment efforts.
Monitor employment satisfaction by regularly speaking with employers and participants to ensure satisfaction (all efforts must be documented).
Collect employment verifications from employers.
Research local, regional, and national industry trends and employment opportunities.
Prepare written reports on a weekly basis of job development and placement activities.
Assist and provide guidance to separated or separating students during the prescribed service period; provide placement (employment, apprenticeship and post-secondary education enrollment); and transition services.
Provide positive, individualized services to graduates and former enrollees.
Other Duties
Qualifications
Qualifications
Associate degree in human services, psychology, psychology, counseling, education, social science, business, communications, or closely related field and two years related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Two (2) years' experience providing employment-related advisement to youth.
Strong organizational, time-management, and administrative skills.
Able to take initiative, meet tight deadlines, and work with or without supervision.
Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Able to work in a diverse environment, exhibiting socio-cultural competence and empathy.
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
$47,000.00 - $49,000.00
Sep 13, 2020 (Or Until Filled)