Employment Counsellor

1 week ago

Edmonton, Canada BGS Career Ventures Full time

or equivalent experience

**Work setting**:

- Community-based agency
- Employment agency services

**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
- Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- 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 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
- Provide clients with information
- Consult and advise clients
- Advise job applicants on employment requirements and terms and conditions of employment
- Counsel students regarding educational, career or vocational issues

**Supervision**:

- Working groups

**Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word

**Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Criminal record check

**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail

**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics

**Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?

**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits

**Long term benefits**:

- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance

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