TEAP Counselor (63670)

Description NOW HIRING: TEAP Counselor CASAC-T or CASAC Required | Glenmont Job Corps Center Help Young Adults Make Healthier Choices & Keep Moving Toward Their Future Are you passionate about helping young adults overcome challenges, make healthier decisions, and recognize their potential? Glenmont Job Corps Center is looking for a compassionate and motivated TEAP Counselor to join our student support team. TEAP stands for Trainee Employee Assistance Program. As our TEAP Counselor, you'll provide substance-use education, prevention, early intervention, counseling, and support to young adults working toward their education and career goals. This isn't simply about telling students what they shouldn't do. It's about helping them understand their choices, recognize patterns, develop healthier coping skills, connect with appropriate resources, and make decisions that support the future they're working toward. Think of this role as part counselor, part educator, part mentor, and part student advocate. What Does a TEAP Counselor Do? Students come to Job Corps with different backgrounds, experiences, challenges, and goals. Sometimes substance use or other personal challenges can become barriers to their success. That's where you come in. As the TEAP Counselor, you'll work with students to identify concerns early, provide appropriate support and education, and help them develop strategies that allow them to stay focused on their goals. Your work can play an important role in helping a student move from: "I'm struggling." to "I have a plan, support, and tools to move forward." What You'll Do Screen & Assess Student Needs You'll meet with students to better understand their individual circumstances and determine what level of support may be appropriate. This may include: Conducting substance-use screenings Completing assessments and intakes Identifying potential risk factors or concerns Determining appropriate interventions Referring students for additional services when needed Provide Individual & Group Support You'll provide counseling and guidance focused on substance-use prevention, education, early intervention, healthy decision-making, and student success. Depending on student needs, you may work individually with a student or facilitate group sessions. You'll help students explore topics such as: Healthy coping strategies Understanding triggers and behaviors Communication and decision-making Goal setting Personal wellness Substance-use prevention Building healthier habits Staying focused on education and career goals Make Education Engaging Not every conversation has to feel like a lecture. You'll have opportunities to lead workshops, groups, educational sessions, and classroom-style presentations that help students better understand substance use, wellness, prevention, and healthy choices. We're looking for someone who can take important information and make it relatable, understandable, and meaningful to young adults. Create Individualized Support Plans Every student's situation is different. You'll help develop individualized plans based on each student's needs, challenges, and goals. You'll: Establish appropriate goals with students Monitor their progress Document interventions and services Follow up regularly Adjust support when needed Connect students with additional resources Collaborate with other professionals involved in the student's success The goal is not simply to identify a problem. It's to help the student develop a realistic path forward. You'll Be Part of a Student Support Team You won't be doing this work alone. You'll collaborate with Health & Wellness staff, Counseling, Residential Living, Center leadership, and other departments to make sure students receive coordinated support. When additional services are needed, you'll help connect students with appropriate on-Center or community resources. Strong communication and teamwork are important because student success often requires multiple de artments working