Vocational Counselor
Company: Westcare Foundation, Inc.
Location: Stockton
Posted on: January 21, 2025
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Job Description:
Job DetailsJob Location Stockton - 1609 N Wilson - Stockton,
CAEducation Level High SchoolSalary Range $25.00 - $27.00
HourlyDescription Position Summary:
Person in this position will be responsible for the delivery of
vocational and educational guidance to clients participating in the
program. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.
Essential Job Functions:
Work directly with counselors and clients in the development of
Vocational Plans;
Cooperate with the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation in the implementation of the Computer Refurbishing
Program;
Provide educational and vocational guidance to clients
participating in the program;
Provide in-service training and workshops for all staff and clients
including development of community resources, job seeking skills
classes, labor market research, communications, work place
etiquette, career planning, and resume preparation/writing and
interview techniques (dress-for success);
Create a work like environment where women can gain fundamental
understanding of punctuality, reliability, steps to completing work
assignments;
Develop facility chore and special skill assignments and job
descriptions. Assign facility chores, develop work crews with
inmate supervisors and conduct chore assignments as an employment
experience, including appropriate attitude and department
evaluations and opportunities for advancement;
Plan and arrange for courses of study and training;
Interview inmates to determine their employment skill level,
strengths and weaknesses and develop a vocational plan;
Collect and analyze and interpret psychological, educational,
social and employment information regarding each applicant and make
a vocational diagnosis;
Counsel and assist applicants with the personal adjustment to work
ethics and assignments;
Provide and interpret standardized test for use in vocational
guidance;
Promote and coordinate the assistance and services of other
agencies and organizations to bring special classes and training
sessions into the facility;
Develop relationships with large and small employers, become
familiar with and their products and human resource needs using a
businesslike approach;
Participate in community advisory groups that assist with return to
work programs; working with employers to develop employment
opportunities for transition to parole;
Demonstrate knowledge of financial benefits for employers if they
hire an ex-felon;
Assist employers in revising standards that exclude applicants from
jobs;
Demonstrate to employers the cost effectiveness and profitability
of employing chronically unemployed by identifying jobs those
workers could perform;
Obtain job orders, arrange interviews, and provide follow up and
feedback to the parties;
Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles,
clinical vision and goals of WestCare Foundation; and
Perform any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications Essential Qualifications:
Certifications/Licenses:
Certification as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor is
preferred;
Education:
Associate in Arts Degree with one year experience in employment
services for the general public or a specific population; or
High School Diploma with two years experience in providing
employment services
Experience and Competencies:
Knowledge of labor market research, vocational assessment, career
planning and human resource management;
Knowledge of offender populations, criminal subcultures, and
cultural differences, substance abuse assessment tools, therapeutic
community concepts is preferred;
Basic computer skills;
Good documentation skills;
Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to
standards governing confidentiality;
Professional appearance and demeanor;
Must be culturally/linguistically sensitive to populations
served;
Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from California Department
of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR);
Ability to obtain and maintain clearance from LEIE;
Valid drivers license and ability to obtain and maintain WestCares
vehicle insurance is required; and
CPR Certification, First Aid Certification and an annual
Tuberculosis test.
Working Conditions:
Work is primarily performed in a residential treatment facility;
and
Some outdoor activities may be required.
Essential Physical and Mental Demands of the Job
The employee must be able to perform the following essential duties
and activities with or without accommodation:
Physical Demands:
Requires mobility and physical activity: Having an adequate range
of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or
outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven
surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting,
reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 10
pounds. Use of computer and telephone systems is required which
includes coordination of eye and hand, and fine manipulation by the
hands (typing, writing, and working with files). Requires the
ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive
situations through the use of approved physical de-escalation
techniques.
Requires talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the
spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to
employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those
activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or
important spoken instructions to others accurately, loudly, or
quickly.
Requires hearing: Hearing is required to receive and communicate
detailed information through oral communication.
Requires seeing: Clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and at
distance. This factor is required to complete paperwork for many of
the employees essential job functions and to observe client
behavior and activities in and out of the facility.
The normal work routine involves no exposure to human blood, body
fluids or tissues. However, exposure or potential exposure may be
required as a condition of employment. Appropriate personal
protective equipment will be readily available to every
employee.
Mental Demands:
Requires the ability to collect and analyze complex numerical and
written data and verbal information to reach logical
conclusions.
Requires the ability to work and cooperate with clients,
co-workers, managers, the public and employees at all levels in
order to exchange ideas, information, instructions and
opinions.
Requires the ability to work under stress and in emotionally
charged settings.
The ability to defend oneself and clients in mentally/verbally
abusive situations through the use of approved mental/verbal
de-escalation techniques.
Keywords: Westcare Foundation, Inc., San Jose , Vocational Counselor, Other , Stockton, California
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