Career Advisor, Aspire Program

1 week ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada YWCA Metro Vancouver Full time

Job DescriptionThe Career Advisor role works directly with clients in one-on-one and group-based environments, providing guidance and skills-building support in person and virtual.

The role also connects with employers and organizations across industries to engage them in the program as mentors, guest speakers and connection-building with program clients and identify job opportunities for clients as required.


What you'll be doing:

  • Working with Racialized Self Identified Refugee Women to explore ways to help increase clients' likelihood of finding work by connecting clients with business and employer community, WorkBC Employment Services, hiring fairs and employmentrelated events
  • Researching, developing and delivering curriculum and workshop materials
  • Conducting information sessions at WorkBC Employment Service Centres and other community programs throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley to market the program and recruit clients
  • Collaborating with internal YWCA departments: Marketing, Fund Development, and Employment to coordinate initiatives for program promotion and outreach
  • Planning and coordinating networking events and guest speaker presentations that relate to clients' career development, job search, personal and professional leadership
  • Assessing client needs and developing individualized action plans to meet goals
  • Monitoring project outcomes and trends; creating monthly reporting on metrics; conducting participant followup and surveys
  • Acting as a champion of the program, promoting Refugee Women's Employment throughout the community and offsite workshops/presentations
  • Representing the YWCA Metro Vancouver and/or WorkBC to community partners and other organizations as requested
  • Strategizing with leadership to continually improve processes and increase employment statistic
  • Adhere to onsite Health and Safety Procedures
  • Other duties as required

What you'll need:

  • Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills and working knowledge of a second language
  • Strong knowledge of employment programs and services, online delivery and adult learning methodologies, and local labour market conditions
  • Knowledge of issues and barriers that this client group can face and the ability to provide solutions to meet these barriers
  • Knowledge of working with people of diverse backgrounds and awareness of specific ethnocultural minority communities and resources available for clients
  • Passion for working with racialized selfidentified refugee women while providing holistic supports
  • Experience in crosscultural communication and service methods appropriate to clients with low literacy and low English skills
  • Tactful, discreet, diplomatic, patient, selfmotivated, flexibly and culturally sensitive.
  • Highly effective relationship builder with a track record of establishing strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • A motivated, flexible and positive individual who is excited and driven to ensure others are successful, both individually and as part of a team
  • Excellent computer skills (all Microsoft Applications), video conferencing and office equipment
  • Access to reliable transportation and ability to travel throughout Metro-Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, the ability to work in person during office hours at the YWCA program location; willingness to work at and commute to other YWCA locations in Metro Vancouver on occasions
  • Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends, and work remotely if required
  • Related postsecondary degree or diploma, or equivalent combination of education and experience in Social Services, Psychology, Humanities, or Counselling or equivalent knowledge, skills and life experience
  • Two years of experience providing assessment, employment counselling, facilitation, job development and providing referral services to professional and nonprofessional clients
  • CCDP Certification is considered an asset
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
  • A valid clear criminal record check (including working with vulnerable populations) is required
  • The YWCA Metro Vancouver's COVID19 vaccination policy is currently suspended and as a result, vaccination from COVID19 is not required at this time. However, should circumstances change and the YWCA deem it necessary to reintroduce such policy, you may be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID19 in order to be eligible to continue performing your duties. (Always include both on all job postings under required skills for YWCA positions)

What we offer:
We offer our eligible employees the following benefits as part of their total compensation package:

  • extended medical and dental benefits
- a defined benefit pension plan
- flexible working arrangements for applicable positions

  • Employee Family Assistance Program, a confidential and voluntary support service for employees and their eligible family members
- free

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