Vocational Counsellor

Durée de l'emploi: Temporaire
- Langue de travail: Anglais ou Français
- Heures de travail: 35 hours per week
- Education:

- Expérience:

- **Education**:

- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Various locations
- Social service or charity agency
- ** Tasks**:

- Evaluate the effectiveness of counselling and the patient's outcomes
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
- Refer clients to the appropriate external services
- 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
- 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 dealing with job dissatisfaction, making mid-career changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization
- Prepare assessment, progress, follow-up and court reports
- Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals
- ** Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- ** Security and safety**:

- Bondable
- Enhanced reliability security clearance
- Criminal record check
- Adult Abuse Registry check
- Vulnerable sector check
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

- Own vehicle
- Valid driver's licence
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Large caseload
- Attention to detail
- ** Personal suitability**:

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

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- What is the highest level of study you have completed?
- ** Experience**:

- 2 years to less than 3 years
- ** Workplace information**:

- On the road job