Employment Consultant

Durée de l'emploi: Temporaire
- Langue de travail: Anglais
- Heures de travail: 35 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:
**Education**:

- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
**Work setting**:

- Social service or charity agency
**Tasks**:

- Assess need for assistance, such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training
- Conduct research on related specialized therapies
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
- Publish research papers, educational texts and articles
- Refer clients to the appropriate external services
- 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
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
- Participate in fundraising activities
- Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
- 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
- Follow up results of counselling programs and clients' adjustment
- 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
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Identify additional/alternative services and provide referrals
- Conduct research and interviews for the purpose of publishing results
- Provide public education and consultation to other professionals or groups regarding counselling services, issues and methods
- Conduct research
**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- Salesforce
**Area of work experience**:

- Community service organization
**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
- Attention to detail
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Values and ethics
- Accurate
- Initiative
- Organized
**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- Do you have the necessary equipment for remote work (i.e. internet, home office, etc.)?
**Experience**:

- 1 year to less than 2 years
**Workplace information**:

- Hybrid
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
**Financial benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Pension plan
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
**Long term benefits**:

- Long-term care insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site amenities
- On-site daycare available
- On-site recreation and activities
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Wellness program