Student Counselor

About Distinction LLC Distinction, LLC is a small, Mississippi-based business that operates the St. Louis Job Corps Center. We are looking for qualified applicants who are enthusiastic, energetic, and purpose-driven.

Working with at-promise youth on a Job Corps Center is both rewarding and fulfilling. We offer competitive pay and a positive work environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth and development.

About the role Plans, coordinates, develops, and implements an individual and group counseling program for assigned students, in compliance with government and management directives. What you'll do

• Provide educational, career technical, personal, and social adjustment counseling in individual and group settings.
• Review student background files, conduct personal interviews, and assess students to determine appropriate placement into Center programs.
• Conduct new student intakes, Morning Report follow-up, attendance accountability, AWOL retrieval, leave, and separation services.
• Lead ongoing evaluation of student progress (ESP) process and recommend programmatic and behavioral changes student based on progress/barriers.
• Participate in other Center programs including new student orientation, leadership, various groups, and TEAP.
• As appropriate, refer cases to Mental Health Consultant for psychological evaluation of student mental and emotional problems.
• Maintain accurate and timely records of all counseling activity.
• Maintain student accountability and participate in student retrieval as required.
• Assist in training Center staff related to counseling services and related systems, processes, and requirements.
• Coordinate with Career Transition Services to provide guidance and career counseling to students, referring them to college placement, military placement, and off-Center programs.
• Assist students in arranging emergency leave.
• Coordinate specialty counseling programs, as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (including 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction).
• One year experience in counseling or related field.
• Valid driver’s license.