Vocational Counselor Location: Mt. Vernon, NY, United StatesDate Posted: Apr 11, 2025 Share: share to e-mail Apply Now Save JobSaved Description Location: Mount Vernon, NY. (Will also have to travel to Peekskill and Mount Kisco) Hours: M-F / 9am - 5pm / Flexible Hours (35 hours) Rate of Pay: $27.47 per hour Position Summary: Help youth and adults diagnosed with mental illness and substance abuse prepare for, secure and maintain employment and internships. Responsibilities: + Support a high-performing culture aligned with TGCW core values and B.A.S.I.C Tenets: Balance, Accountability, Satisfaction, Inclusion, and Communication. + Prepare youth and adults for internships and work. + Facilitate job readiness groups. + Develop relationships with businesses to promote employment opportunities. + Place participants in jobs and internships. + Provide on-site and off-site job coaching. + Provide career counseling. + Complete documentation such as case notes, authorization requests and reports. + Attend/participate in staff meetings and trainings. + Other responsibilities as assigned. Qualifications: Masters Degree preferred or Bachelor’s degree required in any human services discipline.Two years' experience in vocational counseling with youth and adults. Job developing, computer and communication skills needed. Driver’s license required. Travel Requirements: Generally around 50% Physical Requirements: These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case. While performing the responsibilities of the role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision. Ability to sit at desk for prolonged periods. Ability to drive to employment sites and stand for periods of time while job developing and job coaching. Access: Network is an EEO employer-EEO IND2024 Share: mail Apply Now