OA/CTS Counselor

OA/CTS Counselor

Outreach & Admissions / Career Transition Services Counselor

Woodland Job Corps Center • Laurel, MD | Adams and Associates, Inc. | Full-Time | Classification: Exempt

Open the Door. Launch the Future.

You'll be there at both ends of a student's Job Corps journey welcoming them in and launching them forward. As an OA/CTS Counselor, you'll recruit and enroll new applicants and guide exiting students toward quality full-time jobs, military service, higher education, or advanced training, building the partnerships that make both possible.

This is a role for a relationship-builder and connector: someone who thrives in the community, communicates with warmth and clarity, and takes real pride in helping young adults find their start and their next step.

Why Join Us? Make a Real Impact!

Job Corps is a transformative program that provides education, vocational training, and career readiness to young adults. In this role, you shape the student journey from first contact to final placement — recruiting applicants, ensuring a smooth enrollment, and helping students transition into careers and opportunities that change their lives.

What You'll Do

Recruit & Enroll New Students

Lead applicant recruitment and arrival coordination. Conduct comprehensive screening to determine applicants' eligibility and suitability for Job Corps enrollment according to all PRH requirements, secure and evaluate applicants' behavioral, medical, and educational records, and where appropriate deny enrollment and refer applicants to other resources. Conduct thorough assessments and career counseling throughout the admissions process.

Guide Student Transition & Placement

Provide exiting students with transitional support and placement services leading to quality full-time jobs, military enlistment, higher education, or advanced training. Work cooperatively with Career Technical Training and Career Transition Readiness staff to deliver comprehensive, individualized case management, establish supportive mentoring relationships during the Career Transition Phase, provide personalized career counseling, and develop, monitor, and update student transition plans to ensure successful outcomes.

Build Community Partnerships

Identify and develop Center-beneficial partnerships that lead to enrollment and student placement. Work closely with community agencies, employment services, high schools, and trade and technical schools to inform prospective applicants about Job Corps, and develop referral linkages with community agencies and local businesses for prospective enrollments and post-training placement. Conduct campus tours, pre-arrival visits, and parent meetings, and serve as a Center liaison to facilitate a seamless enrollment process and early retention.

Model Standards & Collaborate

Follow all integrity guidelines and ensure strict confidentiality of sensitive information and student data, helping the Center meet or exceed DOL/Company performance goals. Mentor, monitor, and model College and Career Readiness Skills; support a positive community culture; communicate clearly; resolve problems

with sound judgment; partner across all departments; and accept direction from the Center Director or designee, including other duties as assigned. You may supervise assigned students performing intern duties.

Benefits & Perks

Several of the benefits below are fully sponsored by Adams and Associates, while others include company contributions to help offset costs. Details regarding coverage and contribution amounts will be provided during onboarding.

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Matching 401(k)
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health and Dependent Care)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

About Us

Adams and Associates is a 100% employee-owned company that has helped young adults build brighter futures since 1990. As one of the nation’s largest Job Corps operators, our 2,000+ employee-owners turn potential into opportunity recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families.

The Woodland Job Corps Center sits on 33 wooded acres in Laurel, Maryland, just minutes from the city of Laurel. Home to roughly 300 students primarily from across Maryland the Center offers GED and high school diploma pathways plus hands-on training in in-demand trades such as Culinary Arts, HVAC, Electrical, Building & Construction, Hospitality, Landscaping, and Security & Protective Services. It’s a supportive community where staff make a real difference in students’ lives every day.

Ready to make a difference? Apply today and become part of a mission that matters.

What You'll Bring

Required (one of the following)

• Bachelor's degree in human services, psychology, counseling, education, social science, communications, or a closely related field from an accredited school; OR
• Associate's degree in one of those fields from an accredited school, plus two (2) years of related experience in youth programs

Also Required

• A valid in-state driver's license, meeting Company insurability requirements

“Adams and Associates, Inc. abides by the requirements of 41 CFR §§ 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a) and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status or disability.” This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.