MDPHS Sr. Advocate Counselor College Career Specialist – New York City Mission Society

Basic Function:
Provide academic, college and career counseling. Perform counseling duties consistent with the needs of program participants. Assists with the delivery of educational services through Advisory sessions.

Duties & Responsibilities:
· Establish a rapport with program participants. Assist them in identifying their educational, college and career goals; help them to formulate written plans through post secondary planning.
· Maintain a caseload of participants. Complete the individual services strategy with participants.
· Provide crisis intervention services
· Prepare and execute workshops on college and career planning
· Assist students in filing financial aid forms (FAFSA)
· Arrange and execute college visits and inform students about college / career opportunities
· Advocate for in-school remediation for participants as appropriate. Prepare paperwork i.e. intake forms, evaluations, reports etc. as needed.
· Provide individual and group counseling
· Monitor the academic progress of participants on assigned caseload
· Advocate for participants needing social services and care
· Provide interpersonal and life management skills counseling
· Participate on interdisciplinary participant progress teams within the school
· Other duties as assigned
· CURRENT NYCDOE FINGERPRINT CLEARANCE REQUIRED

Qualifications:
· Minimum BA degree
· At least 5 years experience working and providing counseling services to children and adolescents
· Knowledge of adolescent development and youth development principles
· Experience working with inner-city youth, English language learners and the issues of inner-city youth
· Knowledge of performance based contracting
· Demonstrate enthusiasm for work, sense of humor, patience and self-control. Values providing outstanding customer service and working in a team environment with school personnel

Benefits
Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, life, long term disability insurance, voluntary 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, TransitChek, Employee Wellness Program, Municipal Credit Union membership, voluntary supplemental insurance options

How to Apply
HR@missionsociety.org
https://nycmissionsociety.org
Interested and qualified individuals should forward their resumes with cover letter to HR@nycmissionsociety.org. Include in subject line-Re: LTW Metropolitan Diploma Plus…

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