Workforce Development Coach, Skilled Trades

At Achev, we believe that everyone deserves an equal opportunity to build a better life and a successful future. For more than 30 years, we have dedicated ourselves to helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential. Today, we are one of the largest providers of employment, newcomer, language, and youth services in the Greater Toronto Area. Our dedicated team of nearly 400 staff delivers a wide range of innovative, high-quality, and personalized programs and services that empower our clients to prosper and our communities to thrive.

We thrive in a OneAchev culture where collaboration and an integrated service delivery will positively impact Achev’s resiliency, agility, success, and growth.

Join us in helping diverse Canadians and newcomers achieve their full potential

**SUMMARY**:
The Skilled Trades Connection (STC) project takes a collaborative approach offering an integrated, efficient and seamless pathway to skills development and employment for BIPOC youth to in-demand careers in the construction trades. It also provides a solution to employers to support their labour market and talent needs. Each cohort will involve 15 weeks of customized training prior to employment, this will be broken down by 3 weeks dedicated specifically for training and workshops on employability, mental health and wellbeing, and entrepreneurial/self-employment skills building. This will be followed by 12 weeks of customized theoretical and hands-on training on Introduction to Home Renovation which will cover a wide variety of trades and give participants exposure to multiple career paths in the construction industry. This 12-week intensive training is designed to get individuals trained and working in the construction industry in a short period of time. Primary responsibilities will be to actively market participants’ skills to the employer community in order to create placement opportunities. In addition, you will fulfill the role of a by the Coach by providing job placement/ maintenance coaching and advice to participants who are successful in securing employment.

The Coach works one-on-one with program participants to identify and pursue job opportunities and provide individualized review and feedback on their use of the job search skills developed in the program empower our clients to prosper and our communities to thrive.
- ** Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Assist in setting up facilities, ordering resources, and preparing program materials
- Provide program outreach/marketing and will recruit and screen applicants for the program
- Facilitate workshops, co
- ordinate guest speakers, and further develop and implement the program curriculum based on participant needs
- Provide individual coaching/counselling regarding action planning, community resources, and job search
- Provide assistance/backup as needed to the STC Facilitator, including visiting and/or calling work placements and engaging in problem solving as needed
- Collect and analyze stats and program evaluation data, and draft monthly/quarterly reports for review by the STC Project Manager
- Conduct follow up activities to ensure the success of the program and participants program outcomes for the project Other project duties as assigned

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary degree or diploma in business, social services, or related area Minimum 2 years’ experience working with newcomers in an employment-related field
- Minimum of 2 years of demonstrated experience in some or all aspects of job search, job coaching, mentoring, and case management
- Ability to learn new technology and government database management system.
- Demonstrated knowledge of LMI, job search and recruitment and community resources
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups -particularly newcomer women
- Demonstrated understanding of community resources, programs and services and job search supports
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment
- Goal oriented highly organized and flexible and adaptable: with superior time management skills
- Demonstrated use of computer technology including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook), various web browsers, Internet networks, on-line employment tools and Web 2.0.
- Ability to work evenings, weekends or split shifts as necessary
- Access to vehicle for on-site employer visits and client monitoring