Vocational Counselor

Overview

Base pay range : $25.00 / hr - $27.00 / hr. This range is provided by WestCare. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Responsibilities

• 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, workplace 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, and 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 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, analyze, and interpret psychological, educational, social and employment information to make a vocational diagnosis.
• Counsel and assist applicants with personal adjustment to work ethics and assignments.
• Provide and interpret standardized tests for vocational guidance.
• Promote and coordinate the assistance and services of other agencies and organizations to bring special classes and training into the facility.
• Develop relationships with employers, understand their products and human resource needs, and use a businesslike approach.
• Participate in community advisory groups that assist with return-to-work programs; work 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 cost effectiveness and profitability of employing chronically unemployed workers by identifying suitable job opportunities.
• 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.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Certifications / Licenses

Essential Qualifications

Education

Experience and Competencies

Working Conditions

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

The normal work routine may involve exposure to health risks; appropriate protective equipment will be available as needed.

Mental Demands

About WestCare

WestCare has provided health and human services since 1973, with a mission to empower people to transform their lives. We serve in sixteen states, three U.S. territories, the Dominican Republic and Palau, offering Mental Health & Wellness, Treatment & Rehabilitation, Criminal Justice, Veteran Services, Housing Opportunities, Education & Prevention, Domestic Violence, Emergency Support. We are a nonprofit family dedicated to the populations we serve, as well as our employees.

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