Counsellor, Employment
2 weeks ago
Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 35 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: Experience an asset
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:
- Community-based agency
**Tasks**:
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
- Perform administrative tasks
- Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
- Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for dealing with job dissatisfaction, making mid-career changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization
- Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning support or resources
- Manage contracts
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Participate in fundraising activities
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
- Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
**Supervision**:
- 1 to 2 people
- 3-4 people
- 5-10 people
- 11-15 people
- 16-20 people
**Computer and technology knowledge**:
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- Database software
**Social work specialization**:
- Education and training
**Security and safety**:
- Criminal record check
- Vulnerable sector check
**Transportation/travel information**:
- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
- Large workload
- Large caseload
**Personal suitability**:
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
- Flexibility
**Screening questions**:
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Long term benefits**:
- Other benefits
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
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