Employment Specialist

6 days ago

Halifax, Canada triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc. | Eastern College Full time

Eastern College Inc. is actively seeking an **Employment Specialist** to join our Career Services team at the **Halifax Campus**.

**Primary Purpose**:
The main purpose of the Employment Specialist is to successfully place Eastern College students into internships in the industry related to their training through business development activities; and to provide students with the knowledge and support to successfully complete their internships. The Employment Specialist must also successfully place Eastern College graduates into job in the industry related to their training through business development activities; and to provide students with the knowledge and skills to conduct an independent job search to secure employment.

The Employment Specialist will support the vision, mission, and values of Eastern College while contributing to a positive, supportive, and student-focused team environment of respect, integrity, dedication, and readiness, embracing diversity, and fostering inclusion.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Actively contact corporate employers to source out leads for job opportunities and possible on-campus visits to speak to students.
- Contact businesses to promote Eastern graduates, events and understanding market trends.
- Conduct corporate presentations to organizations on Eastern College and Eastern College graduates.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with recruiting firms to place graduates.
- Attend networking events, association meetings, trade shows, and career fairs.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships through frequent follow-up contact to source out leads of internships.
- Deliver new student orientations as per schedule.
- Meet job placement and internship targets as defined by Management.
- Other assigned duties.

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education in Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Business, or Career Development.
- Minimum three (3) years of demonstrated experience in recruitment (proven experience with placements), and or business development.
- Demonstrated three (3) years of experience training/teaching adults in career management and employment facilitation and one to one counselling.
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
- Knowledge of employment search techniques, career management competencies, training needs analysis, and one-to-one counselling techniques.
- Labour market trends and information.
- Superior organizational and problem-solving skills.

**Hours of Work**:
The hours for this position will be 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

**Start** **Date**:
The scheduled start date for this opportunity is immediate.

**About Eastern College**:
Eastern College Inc**.** is a leader in the Private Career College industry in Atlantic Canada. Established in 1983 we have delivered training in a modular approach to students to enable them to fast-track to job readiness.
- Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process._
- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

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