Starting salary up to $48.08/hour ($100,348/year) plus a competitive total compensation package
The Human Services Department (HSD) seeks skilled candidates to fill multiple positions at either the Employment and Training Counselor I or II levels. If you are interested in being considered at either level, you must apply to the separate, concurrent recruitment being conducted at that level.
Employment and Training Counselor Is will be assigned to either the SonomaWORKS or Job Link programs in the Human Services Department and are responsible for providing intensive coaching and case management to clients who need assistance providing a safe and stable home for their families. Counselors work with clients to understand their goals and determine what skills or services they need to obtain to improve their family's income and housing needs. Additional responsibilities include:
Providing outreach, assessment, case management, and wrap-around supportive services that assist with goal planning, career development, training, job searching, and barrier reduction
Working collaboratively with Eligibility Specialists, Social Workers, employers, and other community partner organizations to assist mutual clients
Interviewing clients struggling with social, emotional, financial, medical, and/or family problems in order to develop background and create an assessment of needs
Counseling clients to identify personal strengths and potential barriers, and assist in setting priorities and defining employment related goals
Providing clients experiencing crises such as homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, and/or domestic abuse with intensive services and resources
Explaining program rules and regulations and highlighting available services
Inputting data into CalSAWS/CalJOBS and other caseload management systems
Staffing the America's Job Center of California (AJCC) Resource Center on a weekly basis for Job Link Employment and Training Counselors
Salary is negotiable within the established range and benefits described herein do not represent a contract and may be changed without notice. For more information, including minimum qualifications, & to apply, visit, www.yourpath2sonomacounty.org or call 707-565-2331. The County of Sonoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to having a workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Apply by 10/29/24