Employment Specialist

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada MOSAIC BC Full time

**Internal/External**

**Employment Specialist**

**BC Settlement and Integration Program (BCSIS)
**POSITION**: Employment Specialist

**DEPARTMENT**:Family and Settlement Services

**POSITION FUNCTION**:
Under the supervision of the Manager of BC Settlement and Integration Services, this position

is responsible for providing a wide range of services including case management, facilitation,

and job recruitment.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Degree, certificate or diploma in Social Services, Marketing, Education, or Business

Management or High school graduation with appropriate combination of courses in social

services, education, and business management. Career Development Practitioner Certificate is

an asset.
- Current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check required

**DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Have a working knowledge of newcomer experiences in Canada, especially refugees and

refugee claimants, International Students, and Temporary Foreign Workers
- Understand social justice issues in a community setting
- Knowledge of program activities and services, local labour market conditions, employer

relations, immigrant and refugee settlement issues and needs, standard office equipment
- Have a working knowledge of resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and job search
- Working knowledge of MS Office suite, publishing software, database(s)***
- Strong English communication skills, other languages an asset***
- Cultural sensitivity; able to work with diverse groups***
- Management and presentation skills***
- Flexible, organized, and able to set priorities and meet deadlines***

**KEY RESPONSIBILITES**:

- Identify trends and opportunities in the labour market and current business sector protocols

and procedures
- Assisting clients with resume and cover letter writing, interview skills and job search skills
- Facilitate engagement of employers for events (e.g., job fairs, employer hiring event,

industry presentations, etc.)

**Internal/External**

**Employment Specialist**

**BC Settlement and Integration Program (BCSIS)**:

- Maintain a working knowledge of local employment opportunities,
- Regularly inform coordinator or manager of participant progress and achievement of outcomes
- Engage in placement activities such as cold calling, follow-up on job leads, gathering job

postings, communication of opportunities to staff and clients, and securing paid and unpaid

work experiences
- Organize and deliver group sessions and workshops as necessary
- Marketing clients for employment, engagement employers, and arranging and monitoring work

experience, and working with employment programs
- Other duties, as assigned by the program coordinator or manager

**HOURS**: 35 hours per week

**STARTING PAY**: $26 - $29.30 per hour

A competitive benefits package is provided with contracts of at least 1 year in length which

offer a minimum of 17.5 hours of work per week.

type:
“Your Name - Employment Specialist, BCSIS Program”
Please submit a cover letter and resume in PDF/Word format.

**DEADLINE**: December 2

**NOTES**: Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Before applying, you must

legally be permitted to work in Canada through citizenship or permanent resident status. If you

have a work permit, please ensure that it allows you to work for the duration of this position.

**Posting Date**: November 15
- MOSAIC is committed to promoting equal employment opportunities for all members of the _
- community_



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