Career Counselor

StratHR Solutions Inc. is seeking an experienced and qualified individual for a Bilingual Career/Resume Counselor position in our Employment Services. The Bilingual Career/Resume Counselor will work in a team environment to help women exiting Domestic Violence/ Family violence (immigrant and refugee newcomer women) develop employability skills through individualized coaching and group workshops, develop career plans, and obtain internship and job opportunities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Completing assessments and providing feedback for clients.
- Assisting clients in identifying and dealing with barriers.
- Assisting clients to define employment goals which effectively address their employment needs.
- Developing short and long-term employment plans with clients.
- Providing one-on-one job readiness sessions including organizing additional training opportunities.
- Delivering job readiness workshops to develop employability skills in newcomer women.
- Providing clients with occupational and other labour market information such as nature of occupations, occupational requirements, vocational guidance material and employment related legislation and regulations.
- Accurately building and maintaining client files in an effective and confidential manner.
- Submitting reports and documents in a timely manner. Documentation may include but is not limited to registration documents, attendance, participant notes.
- Ensuring tasks and progress are properly tracked and reported.
- Completing other duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education in related fields or equivalent/combination of education and experience.
- Excellent communication in French (oral and written).
- Experience in career planning and job coaching to immigrant and refugee newcomer women.
- Experience instructing culturally appropriate and EAL friendly classes/group workshops.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office

Assets:

- Current First aid, CPR training and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI).

**Salary**: $17.95-$25.00 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday