Youth Counselor - Night Watch

Proteus is the premier provider of training, education, and community services within the agriculturally rich Central San Joaquin Valley. Our “Mission” is to provide education, workplace training, job placement, and other support services to farm-working families and diverse program participants to empower them to achieve self-sufficiency.
13 paid holidays

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Employer Funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
• Employer-paid basic life insurance and AD&D coverage
• A 403(b) and Roth retirement plan
• Flexible spending account options
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• In partnership with Woodlake High School, Dinuba HS, Orosi HS, Tulare Union HS. Provides services in the areas of outreach, assessment, vocational exploration, case management, counseling, development of customers’ individual plans, job search assistance and follow-up services; assists in preparation of administrative assignment.

Initiates and maintains contact with youth, High School staff, employers, job services and community agencies who express interest in the In-School Youth program opportunities.
Provides supportive services to at-risk youth and interprets and/or makes appropriate referrals.
Conducts initial assessment interviews and interprets testing results as part of initial assessment.
Places youth in subsidized and unsubsidized employment.
Provides job search assistance to participants.
Assesses skill levels and service needs of participants, including administering and interpreting objective assessment, test results, completing formal objective assessment, to include training and employment needs of the youth, and determining supportive services needs of customers.
Provides counseling to at-risk youth, such as job counseling and career counseling.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Bachelor’s Degree in related field, OR four (4) years of directly related experience and/or training; COMPUTER SKILLS: Moderate computer skills required for data entry, Word, Excel, and other software programs, as required for the position.
LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers, employees, or organizations. Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. TRAVEL REQUIREMENT: Will require weekly travel to local Proteus offices or events at 50% of the weekly schedule and other assigned divisional areas. Travel is primarily local during the business day, although some out-of-area and overnight travel may be expected.
Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Travel to other locations and outside training.
• Travel to other locations and outside training

This policy of at-will employment may be changed only by a written employment agreement signed by the Chief Executive Officer that expressly changes the policy of at-will employment. Unless the employee’s employment is covered by a written employment agreement that specifically provides otherwise, this policy of at-will employment is the sole and entire agreement between the employee and the Company as to the duration of employment and the circumstances under which employment may be terminated.
No implied contract concerning any employment-related decision term or condition of employment can be established by any other statement, conduct, policy, or practice. reduction, cessation, or expansion of operations; sale, relocation, merger, or consolidation of operations; determinations concerning the use of equipment, methods, or facilities; or any other terms and conditions that the Company may determine to be necessary for the safe, efficient, and economic operation of its business.
When appropriate, reasonable accommodations that do not create an undue hardship to the Company may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Visit our website to review a full list of open positions across our organization