Application Due By: 8/2/2010

Title

Employment Counselor

Location

Division of Employment and Workforce Solutions
New York City Rapid Response Unit
New York City, NY 10014

Grade

 HRLY

Additional Salary

 $

Classification

 Civil Service

Work Hours

Work Days

 Mon - Fri

Employment Type

 Full Time

Appointment Type

 Temporary

Jurisdictional Class

 Competitive

Bargaining Unit/MC

 PS&T - PEF

Duties/ Responsibilities

As an Employment Counselor, you would provide complete employment counseling services to applicants in need of special assistance in determining and realizing their occupational potentials. Employment Counselors provide vocational counseling and career development information to individuals looking for employment. They use interview techniques and testing devices to assess the individual's vocational needs and capabilities as well as help them understand and resolve their problems to obtaining employment. Employment Counselors assist in developing an employment plan, maintain a record of interviews and provide follow-up assistance as necessary.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications

EITHER
1: A bachelor's degree and 15 graduate credit hours in a counseling, social work, or psychology major, with a total of six credit hours in TWO of the following areas:
1. Counseling Theory and Practice
2. Group Counseling/Group Dynamics
3. Lifestyle and Career Development
4. Statistics or Tests & Measurements
AND
Two years (full time equivalent) experience in counseling which MUST include all of the following: establishment of a one-to-one employment counseling relationship, including gathering customer information and relating it to the labor market; the selection and utilization of standardized testing instruments; and the development and implementation of customer employment plans.
OR
2: A master's degree in counseling, social work, or psychology; or 30 graduate credit hours in counseling, social work, or psychology.

Additional Comments

Although the official work station is in Brooklyn there is frequent travel required of the Employment Counselor position throughout the region.

"Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity."

Contact Name

Alejandra Stein

Address

State Office Campus Bldg 12
Albany, NY 12240

E-Mail

labor.sm.personnel.va@labor.state.ny.us