Employment Outreach Counsellor

3 weeks ago


Mississauga, Canada Dixiebloor Neioghbourhood Center Full time

**PROGRAM: Canada Summer Jobs**
**POSITION: Employment Outreach Counsellor, Contract Position**
**REPORTS TO: Manager, Employment Services**
**WORK HOURS: 35 hrs/week, 8 weeks (total 280 hrs), earliest start June 26, 2023**
**RATE OF PAY: $15.50 per hour**

**Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre** supports a positive, healthy and caring community by providing programs and services for Families (Children, Youth, Adults, and Seniors), Job Seekers, and Newcomers.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Provides information and orientation to newcomer clients on Employment Services and other agency programs
- Researches Internet for community and government resources to make appropriate referrals related to the settlement of newcomers
- Responds to client calls and schedule appointments for intake and assessment
- Assists clients on the computer with resume and cover letter development
- Assists with mock interviews, including videotaping
- Conducts monthly follow-up calls with clients
- Photocopies workshop materials

**SUPERVISION AND MENTORING PLANS**:

- Participant will be supervised by the Employment Programs Manager and mentored by the designated Employment Counsellor.
- Participant will be introduced to the staff and provided with an overview of the agency and the Employment Centre.
- Training will include Health and Safety, Conflict of Interest/Confidentiality, HR Policies, including inclusion and diversity.
- Participant will be oriented to the program features and equipment, intake and referral process, available resources and how to access resources, and reporting requirements.
- Participant will work alongside a staff member that will act as a mentor and coach.
- Participant feedback will be given to ensure that sufficient support is provided.

**HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES**:

- Participants will be provided with the mandatory WHMIS training and oriented to HR Policies and Procedures.
- Full supervision will be provided, and a designated go-to senior staff will be assigned to provide additional support.

**PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY**

To be eligible, youth must:

- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment*
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment**:

- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
- *The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.
- The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.
- **International students are not eligible participants.

Please submit your resume and cover letter with **reference no. 023-057 **by **May 26th, 2023 **to:
**Barbara Janik, Manager of Employment Programs**
**Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre,**
**3650 Dixie Rd, Unit 103, Mississauga, ON L4Y 3V9**
- **DBNC thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised that successful incumbent(s) will be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening as a part of the final step in the hiring process.**_
- **Personal information provided through the DBNC recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is necessary for the proper administration of this recruitment process for employment and volunteer positions with DBNC. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act).**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks

**Salary**: $15.50 per hour

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Secondary School (preferred)

**Experience**:

- employment outreach: 1 year (preferred)
- providing information and orientation to newcomers: 1 year (preferred)
- assisting clients with resume and cover letter development: 1 year (preferred)
- assisting with mock interviews, including videotaping: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2023-05-26
Expected start date: 2023-06-26



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