Employment Counselor-MCF - Muskegon, United States - State of Michigan
Description
The Employment Counselor provides Workforce Development, guidance, and counseling functions to prisoners inside prisons and follows up with FOA and other agencies once the prisoner is on parole to collect data.
This position helps to prepare and place trained offenders into employment and post-secondary opportunities. The Employment Counselor takes direction from the School Principal and the Education Manager. The position is located within the secure perimeter of the Muskegon Correctional Facility but will also service Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility and Oaks Correctional Facility.Position Description
Education
Possession of a bachelor's degree in a field of education or with a major in guidance and counseling, sociology, psychology, or social work.
Employment Counselor 9
No specific type or amount is required.
Employment Counselor 10
One year of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or seeking to complete a postsecondary education degree or skills certificate equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor 9.
Two years of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or seeking to complete a postsecondary education degree or skills certificate equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor, including one year equivalent to an Employment and Education Counselor 10.
Employment And Education Counselor 9 Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major and one year of professional experience counseling and placing individuals seeking employment or one year of professional experience providing guidance, resources, and advice to individuals regarding college costs, financial aid, or course planning may be substituted for the education requirement.
The Michigan Department of Corrections is proud to be a Michigan Veteran's Affairs Agency (MVAA) Gold Level Veteran Friendly Employer.
The Department of Corrections may screen out job applicants who have been convicted of a felony in accordance with Public Act 191 of 2017.
Applicants who have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony are ineligible for employment with the Department of Corrections until satisfactory completion of any sentence imposed, including parole or probation.
New hires to the MDOC along with previous MDOC employees that are returning after being away from the department for more than two years will complete Non-Custody New Employee Training (NCNET) either 40 hours or 80 hours of initial in-person training based on their level of offender contact and job classification.