Employment Specialist

triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc. is actively seeking an **Employment Specialist** to join our Career Services team at the Kitchener campus.

**Primary Purpose**:
The main purpose of the Employment Specialist is to successfully place triOS students into internships in the industry related to their training through business development activities; and to provide students with the knowledge and support to successfully complete their internships. The Employment Specialist must also successfully place triOS graduates into job in the industry related to their training through business development activities; and to provide students with the knowledge and skills to conduct an independent job search to secure employment.

The Employment Specialist will support the vision, mission, and values of triOS College while contributing to a positive, supportive and student-focused team environment of respect, integrity, dedication and readiness; embracing diversity and fostering inclusion.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Actively contact corporate employers to source out leads for job opportunities and possible on-campus visits to speak to students.
- Contact businesses to promote triOS graduates, events and understanding market trends.
- Conduct corporate presentations to organizations on triOS and triOS graduates.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships with recruiting firms to place graduates.
- Attend networking events, association meetings, trade shows, and career fairs.
- Develop and maintain ongoing relationships through frequent follow-up contact to source out leads of internships.
- Develop relationships with employers to review and support programs for approval submission to Ministry of Training College and Universities.
- Deliver new student orientations as per schedule.
- Meet job placement and internship targets as defined by Management.
- Other assigned duties.

**Qualifications**:

- Post-secondary education in Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Business, or Career Development.
- Minimum three (3) years of demonstrated experience in recruitment (proven experience with placements), and or business development.
- Demonstrated three (3) years of experience training/teaching adults in career management and employment facilitation and one to one counselling.
- Excellent presentation and facilitation skills.
- Knowledge of employment search techniques, career management competencies, training needs analysis, and one-to-one counselling techniques.
- Labour market trends and information.
- Superior organizational and problem-solving skills.
- A desktop of laptop with a webcam, microphone and speakers with a strong internet connection are required.

**Hours of Work**:
The hours for this position will be 8:30am-5:30pm, Monday to Friday.

**Start** **Date**:
The scheduled start date for this opportunity is immediate.

**About triOS College**:
triOS College Business Technology Healthcare Inc. is a Canadian owned Registered Private Career College in Ontario. At triOS, we strive to be the very best at what we do, both in the eyes of our students and coworkers. It is the dedication of our employees that has resulted in triOS as being recognized as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for 9 consecutive years. Our college was founded on familial values and these have been retained for the last 27 years. We are truly a team in every sense and work collaboratively towards our common goal or preparing job-ready graduates. Our teams are highly motivated and passionate about the work they do and the impact they have on changing the lives of each student that studies at the college. A career at triOS provides you with an opportunity to truly make a difference in the community. We look forward to connecting with you