Employment Counsellor

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: French
- Hours: 120 hours per month
- Education: Bachelor's degree
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- Psychology, general
- Social work, general
- ** Tasks**:

- Assess need for assistance, such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training
- 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
- Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
- 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
- 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
- Database software
- ** Area of work experience**:

- Community service organization
- ** Transportation/travel information**:

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

- Attention to detail
- ** Personal suitability**:

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

- Do you have the above-indicated required certifications?
- What is your current level of study?
- ** Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- ** Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
- **Support for Indigenous people**:

- Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations
- **Support for mature workers**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides workspace accommodations, such as age-appropriate ergonomic considerations, to meet the physical needs of mature workers (for example: adjustable desks and chairs, accessible parking, etc.)
- **Supports for visible minorities**:

- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)