Employment Facilitator

Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 80,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

**What Are We About?**:
**_We are currently recruiting for four (4) positions._**

The incumbent will be responsible for preparing various client groups to enter the labour market by providing workshops and individual digital support around a variety of employment, essential and people skills to increase job search skills, competitiveness and employability.

Workshops assistance will be delivered both in person and virtually to client groups. One-to-one assistance will be delivered virtually through a digital platform.

The incumbent works with a diversity of clients including specialized groups such as youth, Persons with Disabilities(PWD), employers and internal/external stakeholders, and will use their expertise in the field to encourage successful job search.

The incumbent provides on demand support to job seekers via live chat and video conferencing. Responds to enquires, provides resources, makes referrals to service providers and support organizations. Advises and assists clients in preparing effective resume/cover letters, self-marketing and interview techniques, job search strategies and overcoming employment barriers. Collects research and local labour market trends analysis and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of socio-economic and employment trends, programs and services delivered by the Muskoka-Kawartha’s SSM, and community resources.

Please Note: This position has been designated as hybrid/partially remote and is expected on-site 50% of the time.

**For More Information**:
For a complete job description, please refer to the document found here: Job Description

¿**What We Are Looking For**:
The incumbent will have a 2-year diploma or grad certificate in Employment/Career Counselling, Social Work, Human Resources along with 5 years experience demonstrating:

- Progressive experience in employment counselling, or human resources
- Customer service orientation
- Making public presentations for educational/employment purposes
- Group facilitation skills/experience
- Working with a diverse range of clients: PWD, highly barriered youth, newcomers, indigenous, those living in poverty, etc
- Problem-solving skills
- Research skills - conducts ongoing research with respect to Canadian labour market demographics, personality assessments, human relations issues relevant to recruitment/interviewing/resumes and employment issues
- Working independently in a team environment prioritizing and organizing own work.
- Event planning, and working with statistical employment data, job market trends, workplace legislation and educational training programs.
- Ability to work independently

**Please Note - Support**

**How To Apply**

**Equity, Diversity & Inclusion**
Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.