Counselor, Mental Health, Social Work

Employment Counselor I

We are hiring an Employment Counselor I for one of our clients in Morris Plains, NJ.

• Conduct weekly Training Orientations via Webex or in-person to job seekers interested in training.
• Review client background to determine eligibility as per funding source requirements.
• Provide clients with assistance in formulating an Employability Development Plan/Individual Service Strategy to improve the client's chance of gaining paid employment.
• Counsel clients on employability skills, job search skills, and occupational and career choices to promote self-insight.
• Refer clients to supportive services as necessary.
• Collect and submit eligibility documentation to ETS Management Information Systems Unit.
• Coordinate with other staff members, community agencies, training institutions, and OJT employers in implementing the client's Employability Development Plan/ Individual Service Strategy.
• Review and collect client timesheets for appropriate signatures and approve hours.
• Maintain frequent contact with an active caseload to ensure successful client progress through training and job search to unsubsidized employment.
• Provide follow-up assistance as required.
• Data enter all information as required for performance into NJDOL and ETS database systems.
• Complete and submit weekly, monthly, and other reports as needed.
• Maintain electronic and paper files on all clients, ensuring confidential, thorough, and accurate documentation of all information.
• Conduct recruitment activities such as participating in career and job fairs, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), Response Team Sessions (lay-off meetings), and other outreach activities as may arise from time to time.
• Represent the Agency at meetings and functions as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• High level of proficiency using all Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Knowledge of video conferencing and electronic signature platforms. Comfortable with learning new technology.
• Ability to relate to people of various ethnicities, social and economic backgrounds.
• Coaching, counseling, and training skills, including presentations to a variety of audiences.
• Knowledge of appropriate work behavior and ability to model behaviors to participants.
• A high degree of flexibility and ability to problem-solve.
• Are an organized self-starter who is comfortable managing time, priorities and is eager to learn.
• Knowledge of Federal and State employment, education, training laws, wages, labor laws, disability, and Unemployment Insurance laws is a plus.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred.

• Minimum 1-2 years' experience social/human services experience. Government/non-profit work experience is a plus.
• Valid Driver's License. Position may require the use of one's vehicle.

• A Bachelor's Degree and/or Master's Degree in social work, counseling, psychology, education.

• Monday Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm;
• Lunch Duration: 1 hour (unpaid)

We are specialized in recruiting and deliver the best professional talent of industry and we are committed to deliver best experience for our clients and job seekers. With over two decades of experience in the recruitment industry, we proudly help you to find the next job that matches your professional skills. Our team understands your needs or requirement before starting the recruitment, that enables to find the high quality of talent with high success rate of talent delivery, keeps us continue to be the best in the industry.

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