Career and Employment Consultant

Job Information

Job Requisition ID: 69285
Ministry: Seniors, Community and Social Services
Location: Central Alberta. Rocky Mountain House and Stettler
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Regular and Temporary opportunities available
Scope: Open competition
Closing Date: April 25, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment

**Salary**: $2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561 - $90,011/year)

The Department of Seniors, Community and Social Services leads income, employment, disabilities and community-based supports, family violence prevention, and family & community support services.

The Delivery Services Division is working to help better connect Albertans to programs and services and to ensure Albertans have access to the right services at the right time through a common front-end experience whether through our contact centers or in-person offices.
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**Role Responsibilities**:
The Alberta Supports Offices are looking for professionals to be a part of a team that works together to reach a common goal of helping to build Alberta's workforce. If you are a positive and energetic team player and believe in outcome-based decision-making, this may be a good fit for you.

As a Career and Employment Consultant (CEC), you will be responsible for the assessment and eligibility determination of funding, including Income Support benefits. You will be proactive in strengthening the Alberta labour market by guiding and assisting individual Albertans with career and educational planning, as well as supporting individuals with job search activities. You will monitor and support the Albertans’ action plan by ensuring the Albertan is committed and accountable for progress towards their self-sufficiency. This position provides case management and supports individual progress in meeting the goals defined in their individual plan.

As a CEC, you will have a working knowledge of the labor market, labor trends and employment readiness supports and programs to assist Albertans attachment to employment. You may also assist employers to address labour needs by connecting job seekers to employers through recruitment events. Responsibilities involve assessment, action plan development, case management supports and ensuring Albertans have timely access to services and resources, assisting individuals in making informed career choices to enhance their employability, as well as their economic, cultural and social well-being.

As a CEC, you play a vital role in assisting Albertans at Resource Centers throughout the province. The Alberta Supports Centers offer in-person services to residents, and it is within these centers that CECs interact with Albertans to address their identified needs. The ability to meet in person and engage with Albertans directly in the center is a crucial aspect of the CEC role; CEC’s are required to be in office.
- Possess Key Skills including: assessment, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, change management, career transitioning and managing multiple technologies and priorities
- Demonstrate Initiative: be a self-starter, show flexibility, be eager to learn, constantly look for ways to improve; be reliable and hard working; show ownership for areas of responsibility
- Build Relationships: Cultivate and sustain successful relationships and partnerships; build effective working relationships; network contacts and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Communicate: clearly convey and receive messages to meet needs of all; demonstrate ability to choose a communication style that is appropriate and effective for given situations
- Make Decisions: make informed decisions using critical thinking skills; show an ability to assess options and implications in order to identify solutions
- Resolve Conflict: experience and ability to deal with difficult situations in a calm and effective manner
- Demonstrate Teamwork: work cooperatively and productively with others, across the provincial zones, to achieve results
- Agility: able to work in a changing work and political environment

**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:
Position specific competencies:

- Agility
- Creative Problem Solving
- Drive for results
- Develop networks
- Develop self and others
- Systems thinking
- Build Collaborative Environments

**Qualifications**:
A University graduation in Social Sciences or a related field, plus 2 years of progressively responsible related experience, OR a two-year diploma in Social Sciences or a related field, plus 4 years of progressively responsible related experience.

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