8/1/2022 - Employment Counselor – 4 Openings
Employment Counselor – 4 Openings
Department of Workforce Development
Starting Salary: $44,000.00
Duties: Under direction, provides employment counseling to applicants who present problems related to occupational choice, change, or adjustment, and places counselees and other applicants in employment; does related work as required.
Requirements: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by fifteen (15) semester hour credits in vocational guidance or other courses directly related to vocational counseling preparation. Ability to follow oral and written directions in a timely and accurate manner. Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with the public. Knowledge of modern office methods to include experience with email and Microsoft Office products. Good organizational and analytical skills. Must possess a valid New Jersey driver’s license.
Note: Applicants who have successfully completed the required fifteen (15) semester hour credits specified above may substitute experience as indicated above on a year-for-year basis for the remaining education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits is considered one (1) year of college.
Note: A Master's degree in Psychology, Education, Social Work, Personnel Administration, Counseling, Student Personnel Services, or related fields which shall have included a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hour credits of graduate study in vocational guidance or other courses directly related to counseling preparation may be substituted for the one (1) year of experience.
Offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of physical fitness screenings and criminal background checks.
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday through Friday.
Applicants should submit a cover letter and work history to:
Wheeler Fazenbaker
Department of Personnel
wheelerfa@co.cumberland.nj.us or fax to 856-453-0361.
Posting open until filled.
The County of Cumberland is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to recruit and hire qualified individuals without discrimination and regardless of race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, breastfeeding, gender identity or expression, disability, liability for military service, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait and genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing).
Cumberland County employment is governed by the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Civil Service Commission.
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