Vocational Counsellor

**Salary Range**: $31.99 per hour
**Hours of Work**: 37.5 per week
**Competition Closing Date**: Open until Filled
**Internal Posting Location**: click here
**Commencement Date**:ASAP
**Status**: Permanent, Full-Time

**Work Area**:Richmond, Granville Avenue**

**Number of Positions**: 1

Do you want to join an incredible not-for-profit team that allows you to make a difference within your community?

At Open Door Group we aim to support lifelong learning and career success for the people we serve, as well as our employees. We pride ourselves on modeling a culture of authenticity and transparency. We offer a comprehensive, 100% employer-paid benefits package, a municipal pension plan, and supplemental benefits including ongoing professional development.

Open Door Group is looking for a Vocational Counselor to join our team Are you an empathetic and client-focused Vocational Counselor, looking to grow with a team that’s core values are based on the genuine belief that all individuals have the ability to succeed and are the drivers of their own success?

Under the general supervision of the Vocational Counsellor Supervisor, you will be responsible for supporting people with disabilities and/or addictions to choose and maintain volunteer, education, or employment placements in a mainstream community setting.

**Responsibilities Include**:

- Engaging in employment goal setting, case management, and ongoing support activities by providing general, traditional career decision making processes or specialized career decision making processes for people with disabilities.
- Coaching using a variety of instructional methodologies to enable the development of disability management, employment readiness, and employment skills.
- You will makes recommendations for workplace modifications/accommodations

**Required Qualifications & Experience**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences or a relevant allied health discipline.
- Two years experience including vocational counselling for people with people with disabilities.
- Valid B.C. driver's license and use of personal vehicle during working hours.
- Must pass a criminal background check.
- Addiction counselling experience is considered an asset.
- As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Officer Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Open Door Group must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.

**Skills and Abilities**:

- Knowledge of current career counselling approaches.
- Knowledge of disability and addiction issues and resources.
- Demonstrated ability to demonstrate creative methods in discovering unique contributions of the person served and how that information could be translated into a customized employment setting.
- Demonstrated ability to instruct and to analyze and resolve problems.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in cooperation with others.
- Demonstrated ability to accurately maintain client files and ability to proficiently use Microsoft Office programs.
- Demonstrated ability to relate to a diverse range of people.Thank you for your interest in joining the Open Door Group team