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Employment Counselor

Blue Heron Programs
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Salary
$20 an hour

Location
Sacramento & Davis Area

Job Type
Full-time

Number of hires for this role
2 to 4


Full Job Description

Are you looking for a job where you can help others? Are you someone who loves coaching or mentoring? Then being an Employment Counselor might be just the thing for you!

Here is a video to get an insight of what it is like to be part of Blue Heron Programs: https://youtu.be/XdWtGgiagzA
Check it out!

About Us
We are a new company, with experienced leaders, passionate about helping people with developmental disabilities become employed! We launched Blue Heron about two years ago and are looking for people who are just as passionate as us to join our team.

Job Description
As an Employment Counselor you will help adults with developmental disabilities build the skills necessary to gain and maintain competitive integrated employment. Using our training, curriculum, and your own ingenuity and talent you will help participants develop:
  • Job readiness skills
  • On the job hard and soft skills
  • Coping strategies
  • Social Skills
  • Community Resources
  • And more!
*This job is a community based position with some virtual aspects.

Requirements
We don’t care if you have 20 years in the industry or none, what we want to know is:
Can you build trusting relationships
Can you teach new skills
Can you thrive in a team AND on your own
Are you driven to see results
Can you stay calm and focused around challenging behaviors
If you can honestly say yes to these then we can teach you the rest!

There are a few must haves:
Clean driving record (no major violations)
Clean background check
A reliable car (you will transport participants in your car)
Highschool diploma
CPR/FA certification 30 days after being hired (we reimburse this cost)
Some Important Details:
7 1/2 hour work day (6hrs with clients)
Monday-Friday
Major holidays off
Mileage Reimbursement 65.5¢/mi (you will use your car to transport clients throughout the day)


This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:
  • People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
  • Innovative -- prefers working in unconventional ways or on tasks that require creativity

This Company Describes Its Culture as:
  • People-oriented -- supportive and fairness-focused
  • Team-oriented -- cooperative and collaborative