Horizons Youth Services

Counselor

• Provides a minimum of a 1-hour interactive presentation on substance use prevention for all new students during the Career Preparation Period.
• Schedules and conducts at least three annual center-wide substance use prevention and education activities.
• Participates in clinical consultation with Center Director, management staff, Center Mental Health Consultant, and Health and Wellness Manager regarding substance use related prevention and education efforts for students and staff.
• Reviews Social Intake Form (SIF) or intake assessment of all students performed by counseling staff within 1 week of arrival.
• Collaborates with the Center Mental Health Consultant to determine when a MSWR or medical separation is appropriate and should be recommended for a student with substance use conditions.
• Provides individual and group intervention services with a focus on behaviors that represent employability barriers.
• Assists in developing Center operating procedures for program components related to alcohol and other drug testing and intervention.
• Develops and monitors student intervention plans and documents progress in student’s health record.
• Conducts ongoing counseling and support groups to include an introduction to the self-help process for intervention students.
• Works with the Center Mental Health Consultant (CMHC), Center physician, wellness staff, counselors and other non-health staff to ensure that intervention program components are fully understood and integrated on Center and that staff support student intervention plans.
• Solicits input from counselors and Student Personnel Officer to update student intervention plans and behavioral contracts. Ensures that intervention planning guides a student’s expected behavior in all areas of Center life and the student is monitored, as needed, by designated Center staff.
• Collaborates with recreation department to assist in developing leisure time activities and specific incentives to reinforce an alcohol-free and drug-free lifestyle.
• Maintains liaison with community intervention resources.
• Evaluates self-help groups and establishes appropriate referrals.
• Assists in compiling quarterly report for submission to the National Health Service.
• Conducts training on alcohol and other drugs of abuse to all newly-employed staff and to existing staff on an annual basis.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulations, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Models, mentors, monitors appropriate Career Success Standards.
• Helps students become more employable through continuous reinforcement.
• Participates in PRH mandated staff training. Failure to participate may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities.

Drug and Alcohol Counselor – TEAP

Administrative Assistant

• Delivers instruction to assigned students following approved curriculum
• Ensures activities account for student attendance and performance
• Collaborates with center staff to promote student retention and attendance
• Ensures student progress is recorded and goals established
• Collaborates with Community Engagement Committee staff and community employers
• Provides training and remedial support as needed to students

Medical Administrative Assistant Instructor – Trade School

Program Manager

• Directly supervises academic and career technical training managers, student support manager, and social development manager
• Supervises the hiring, training, assignment, and evaluation of assigned staff
• Ensures assigned staff assists students in developing and updating short- and long-term goals using the Personal Career Development Plan
• Ensures staff and student schedules are aligned to meet students’ academic and career technical training needs to promote combination graduates
• Ensures the residential and recreation areas are properly staffed, monitored, safe and clean, and all requirements are being followed, and students are engaged to ensure student retention
• Models, mentors and monitors appropriate career success skills and ensures the effective and efficient administration of the evaluation of student conduct systems
• Ensures the safety, health, and security of students, staff, and property
• Develops and implements systems, programs, and strategies to assist students achieve their career goals as determined by progress recorded on the OMS reports
• Develops and implements budgets, in collaboration with the F&A Director, for assigned areas and operates within established budgets
• Conducts and documents classroom observations and provides feedback to promote continuous improvement
• Appropriate counseling activities are conducted to ensure student issues are followed up on
• Ensures all training and testing programs are continually evaluated to ensure rigor and relevance of content areas of instruction is aligned with the PRH and meet individual needs of students
• Performs other duties as assigned within the individual’s scope and capabilities

Program Director

• Produces information by transcribing, formatting, inputting, editing, retrieving, copying, and transmitting text, data, and graphics.
• Organizes work by reading and routing correspondence; collecting information; initiating telecommunications.
• Maintains department schedule by updating calendars for department personnel, arranging meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and assisting with travel plans.
• Completes requests by greeting students, staff, and guests, in person or on the telephone, answers or refers inquiries while prioritizing confidentiality.
• Prepares required reports and edits work done by others, ensuring company format policies are followed and necessary corrections are made.
• Completes training on all office equipment, maintains office supply inventory, anticipates needed supplies; places supply orders, and verifies receipt of orders.

Outreach Admissions Administrative Assistant

• Ensures that the Job Corps program maintains a positive public image, strong community and employer partnerships, a pool of eligible and committed applicants, and full utilization of Job Corps training opportunities at assigned centers.
• Assists and provides guidance to prospective Job Corps enrollees by determining basic eligibility, conducting screening, and providing career-based counseling.
• Assesses, verifies, and documents applicant eligibility for the Job Corps program.
• Ensures all applicants meet DOL essential admission requirements prior to assignment.

Drug and Alcohol Counselor – TEAP

Medical Administrative Assistant Instructor – Trade School

Program Director

Outreach Admissions Administrative Assistant

Admissions Counselor