Evening Residential Counselor

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders. 

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

Position Location

This position will be located onsite in Palmer, Alaska.

Job Overview

Responsible for planning, coordinating, developing, and implementing a professional individual and group counseling program for assigned students.  Providing a safe and positive living environment that delivers guidance to students to ensure positive group living relations and achievement in the program in compliance with government, corporate, and management directives.

• Pay: $54,304.00 
• Hours: Sunday-Tuesday: 1pm-10pm, Wednesday: 12pm-9pm, Thursday: 1pm-10pm
• Vacation: Minimum of ten days per year. Actual days are based upon your Service Date
• Sick Time: Ten days per year
• Holidays: 12 paid holidays per year

Responsibilities

Essential Job Duties:

• Provides structured classes for students in employability skills and emotional development. Classes will include grief/loss, handling interpersonal conflict and how to deal with homesickness, among others.  Other classes will cover communication, self-care, and other skills focused on developing and improving student retention and success.
• Develop methods for obtaining feedback from staff and students on new topics and subjects needed for curriculum development.
• Maintain curriculum electronically and/or in hardcopy in an organized way. Develop lesson plans for each class. Groups/classes will be interactive to encourage strong student participation.
• Develop activities promoting interpersonal skills that can be easily incorporated into existing meetings or group sessions facilitated by non-counseling staff.
• Conducts periodic focus groups and provides feedback to appropriate entities; modifies programming based on student feedback.
• Provides daily communication to the Counseling Manager and other Counselors regarding any concerns for student issues revealed during evening hours.
• Maintain positive and effective relationships with students. Provide guidance for students to achieve a positive attitude, proper behavior and goal achievement.
• Coordinate and assist with any social development activities promoting self-skills and professional growth with dorm and/or recreation staff.
• Work with the Residential Living Manager to develop and execute a rotating schedule of presenting mini-sessions or activities at dormitory meetings.

Job Requirements

Mandatory:

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field, OR, Associate’s degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or closely related field, and two years related experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree. Experience may include successful Job Corps outreach and admissions experience or successful outreach and admissions experience with other youth development programs.
• Three (3) years’ experience in sales, marketing, or counseling.
• Successfully pass background check and drug test required on the contract.
• Current, valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions:

• Work is typically performed in an office setting and at various locations on Center.
• Employee must regularly walk, climb stairs and visually observe Center environment.
• Employee must be able to run and respond to physical altercations or other emergencies rapidly for the safety of students, Center staff and property.
• Employee must be able to safely operate a passenger vehicle and supervise students simultaneously.

Physical Requirements:

This position requires the employee to be able to frequently required to sit, stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. Work somewhat close to other people, such as when sharing office space. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Disclosures

Chugach Government Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, disability, genetic factors, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. 

Chugach will provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities. In compliance with the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Chugach Government Solutions or any of its subsidiaries, please email [email protected].

Chugach Government Solutions supports pay transparency and is committed to equitable and competitive compensation practices. Compensation for this role will be determined based on factors including job responsibilities, experience, skills, internal equity, geographic location, and applicable contract requirements. Where required by law, compensation ranges will be provided to candidates during the hiring process.

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