Guidance Counselor - 20% Supplement!

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About Us…

Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohio's future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.

DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders, ages 10-21, who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohio's 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS, youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.

Our Guiding Principles…

• Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
• Treat everyone with respect
• Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
• Provide the best support and services for youth and families
• Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
• Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
• Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve

To learn more about DYS, please visit our website by clicking here

We are seeking a Guidance Counselor to join our team at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility. Duties for a include, but are not limited to:

• Assess educational and/or vocational status of youth for placement in educational programs and/or for identification of realistic career options and to provide individual and/or group counseling
• Select, administer, score, and interpret educational and vocational assessment tests as needed to determine appropriate placement in educational program
• Enroll all new students into the proper school courses; review, interpret, and record all past records on the working transcript
• Regularly review current student progress and reschedule students into appropriate classes
• Counsel students on educational and personal problems; advise students on graduation pathways and possible post-high school programs (i.e., college and vocational training schools)
• Meet with school Principal regarding school options and programs
• Maintain accurate records (e.g., daily count of students in each class, student course completion)
• Prepare transcripts to be submitted to Principal at the time of release or transfer and as submission for graduation as appropriate

Must have valid Pupil Personnel Services certificate as a school counselor issued by Ohio Department of Education AND

• Guidance Counselor 1 must have master's degree; starting pay $71,260
• Guidance Counselor 2 must have master's degree and 30 hours of post-graduate study

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership, commitment to excellence, professionalism, strong interpersonal communication skills, good judgment of people and situations, change agent, excellent customer service, trauma-responsive, and solution driven
• Able to use current technology, including computers
• Interest in professional growth and development

Job Skills: Education

BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and pre-employment drug screening. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant's prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

PRE-SERVICE TRAINING:

All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services must complete a paid, mandatory 6 weeks of training. Week 1 is held at the facility,  weeks 2 through 4 are held at DYS Training Academy in Orient, Ohio, Monday through Thursday, 7:00 am - 5:00  pm. (travel, lodging, and meals are provided). Weeks 5 - 6 are on the job training held at the facility.

DYS is a “qualifying employer” for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness [PSLF] program.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.

The State of Ohio is a drug-free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non-medical cannabis). Please note, this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug-Free Workplace Policy (HR-39), and as outlined in the posting.