Position Overview:

The Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) is seeking a motivated candidate to serve as the Juvenile Justice School Counselor for the school located at the Illinois Youth Center located in Lincoln Illinois. The ideal candidate for this role will possess previous experience with career guidance and instruction, verifying students meet all requirements for admission to a college/university, trade school, or job readiness program, assisting students with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form, and guiding students through the college application process. In this position, the incumbent will collaborate with School Principals, School Counselors, and other support staff, enroll youth into career pathway courses, and plan, organize, and/or facilitates college and career experiential learning activities. If this sounds like an opportunity that would fit into your career path, then click the apply button to get started.  We encourage all interested and qualified individuals to apply!

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for key college and career readiness practices, career guidance and instruction, development, and administration of the vocational assessment.
• Collaborates with School Principals, School Counselors, and other support staff.
• Plans, organizes, and/or facilitates college and career experiential learning activities.
• Provides support to transitional services identified for youth at each facility.
• Completes weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual follow-up data collection activities/reports pertaining to several performance indicators.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Minimum Qualifications:

  • Requires a master’s degree in school counseling, school psychology, counseling psychology, education, social work, or psychology or closely related field.
  • Requires completion of an Illinois program for the preparation of school counselors or a comparable approved program in another state or a comparable certificate or license issued by another state.
  • Requires completion of a supervised counseling practicum of at least 100 clock hours that provides interaction with individuals of school age and includes at least 40 hours of direct service work.
  • Requires a Professional Educator’s License (PEL) issued by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) endorsed for teaching having completed as part of an approved program, coursework addressing the structure, organization, and operation of the educational system with the emphasis on P-12 schools.

  Preferred Qualifications (In Order of Significance):

  • Prefers at least three (3) years of experience providing counseling services to juveniles in a congregate care setting.
  • Prefers at least two (2) years of experience assessing students’ progress in specially assigned programs in a congregate care and/or equivalent settings.
  • Prefers at least two (2) years of experience assessing students’ educational abilities and needs.
  • Prefers at least two (2) years of experience evaluating student transcripts, and recommending educational needs, for youth to obtain a GED or High School Diploma.
  • Prefers at least two (2) years of experience providing support to youth for transitional services such as: career goals, applications for scholarships, colleges/universities, trades, other post-secondary vocational education programs, and/or employment opportunities.
  • Prefers at least two (2) years of experience facilitating conferences and/or meetings with teachers, students, and parents.
  • Prefers the ability to maintain effective working relationships with staff, students in a juvenile justice setting, and parents of students in a juvenile justice setting.
  • Prefers the ability to maintain a calm and collected demeaner while deescalating situations involving juveniles displaying challenging behaviors.

  Conditions of Employment:

  • Requires the ability to pass an IDOC/IDJJ background check.
  • Requires ability to pass a drug screen. The use of unauthorized drugs by an employee, regardless of position held, is prohibited.
  • Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate.
  • Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.

   

  The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

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