Employment Counselor

Location: State Farm, VA - Work Release Program located at the State Farm Work Center

Pay rate: $23.56-$25.97/hour

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 11:00 am - 7:30 pm. Weekend and on call hours may be required

Benefits:

The Employment Counselor is responsible for:

Facilitating educational group sessions related to development of skills to obtain and maintain employment as defined by curriculum
Providing individual assistance and guidance to clients in securing employment, job interview skills, resume writing and other aspects of obtaining and maintaining employment
Contacting areas employers to seek employment for clients that they will continue after their release from incarceration and develops relationships with those employers
Conducting regular unannounced visits to job sites to observe clients working and to ensure compliance with work release program rules
Coordinating with Community Employers to establish a system of client payroll retrievals
Coordinating with DOC accounting department and the local clothing store to purchase clients’ work uniform items
Maintaining documentation of groups, individual work with clients and collateral contacts and completes this documentation within required timeframes
Addressing program participant issues, concerns and inappropriate behaviors promptly
Serving as role-model/mentor for offenders while maintaining professional boundaries
Reporting infractions of work release program rules, issues at work and other behavioral issues to the Program Director immediately as identified
Participating in multi-disciplinary treatment planning, case reviews and conferences
Completion of assigned driver safety training within 30 days of employment