Guidance Counselor at R&S Lowndes Management LLC

Rapid City, South Dakota, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

26 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

28 May, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Counseling, Career Goal Setting, Behavior Modification, Crisis Intervention, Group Counseling, Test Interpretation, Case Management, Social Skills Development, Employability Skills Training, Mental Health Coordination, Risk Assessment, Safety Compliance

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

The Guidance Counselor is responsible for assisting students, peers, and subordinates in understanding the relevance of, and promotes the development of positive social skills among students through modeling appropriate behavior, positive intervention, and positively intervening and teaching appropriate employability skills for workplace success. The guidelines include participating in the Center Behavioral Management System (BMS) and/or the Student Code of Conduct (SCC) program as necessary to insure proper workplace conduct, appearance and behavior. Set a positive example as a role model to students by displaying appropriate etiquette, timeliness, and dress. Skills and Qualifications: Guidance Counselor skills include being responsible for conducting initial counseling sessions, counseling students with establishing career goals, available educational and training opportunities, and making appropriate plans and interprets test results to determine interest areas and strengths and weaknesses of student aptitudes. The Guidance Counselor takes an active role in suggesting discussion topics, identifying thematic problems or need, providing information, giving advice, directing the groups' attention to possible alternatives to behaviors that have proven ineffective in the past, and encouraging the group to explore effective and realistic alternatives for problem-solving. The Guidance Counselor participates in the coordination of the Mental Health program and meets regularly with the mental health consultant to discuss diagnosis, intervention, and provide behavior modification counseling as it pertains to those students identified as "at risk", participates in staff training to include: new counseling techniques and methods, group counseling; and identification and assessment tools. Monitors the quality and effectiveness of the educational, vocational, and residential training components based on established and defined measures and advises managers and staff members of findings. Responsible for complying with safety instructions and regulations, ensuring individual's safety, and promptly reporting unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and accidents to supervisor and/or Center Safety Officer. Responsible for complying with the Policy and Requirement Handbook (ePRH), Center safety instructions and policies, ensuring individual safety and promptly reporting unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and accidents to the Health and Wellness Manager (HWM), Center Director (CD), or Center Safety Officer (SO). Bachelor’s degree (including 15 semester hours of instruction in social services-related instruction), and one year experience in counseling or related field. Paid time off Sick time Vacation 401K Health Dental

Responsibilities

The Guidance Counselor provides social skills development and career counseling to students while promoting positive workplace conduct. They coordinate with mental health consultants to support at-risk students and monitor the effectiveness of educational and vocational training.