Career Coach - Career Paths

Douglas College; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 43,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas College is seeking a Career Coach to support the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants initiative across BC. You will assist internationally educated health professionals with licensure navigation and job placement, leveraging pre-arrival skills to improve outcomes.

Based at the Surrey Training Centre with travel to New Westminster, Coquitlam and Burnaby, you will conduct workshops, provide individualized planning, mentor clients, and track progress while ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• CDP certification preferred.
• 3–5 years’ experience facilitating workplace orientation for newcomers.
• Experience coaching professionals through licensed processes.
• Experience liaising with regulators, professional associations, employers.
• Proven webinar/workshop leadership in person and online.
• Knowledge of Canadian workplace practices and labor market.
• Advanced computer and social media proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Market the program and recruit participants.
• Assess needs and plan licensure pathways.
• Help clients research occupations and local labor market.
• Identify and address barriers to employment and licensure.
• Coach newcomers on strategies toward occupational goals.
• Prepare and facilitate occupation-specific workshops.
• Provide ongoing case management and placement monitoring.
• Report outcomes accurately.
• Prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Adapt to changing requirements and work under pressure.
• Maintain relationships with colleagues, providers, regulators, and employers.
• Keep up to date with regulatory requirements for targeted healthcare occupations.

Skills

Coaching

Webinar hosting

Regulatory licensing

Regulator liaison

Team player

Flexible schedule

Travel readiness

Digital literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Salary Range

$30.91 to $33.46 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience.

Location

See Additional Information

Salary Range

$30.91 to $33.46 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience.

The Opportunity

The Career Coach contributes to the success of Douglas College and its community of learners. The Career Coach will be responsible, as part of the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants’ team, to assist program participants navigate licensure and find work in their field of expertise. This project supports internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) living anywhere in the province of British Columbia.

The intent of the Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants initiative is to improve employment outcomes for Skilled Immigrants in BC by leveraging their pre-arrival skills and qualifications which thereby contributes to higher earnings and facilitates progress towards re-credentialing. This, in turn, benefits the BC Labour Market.

Participants will have pre-landing experience as a Physician, Specialist Physician, Nurse (RN/ LPN / RPN ), Healthcare Assistant or Sonographer and are seeking commensurate or aligned work in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Program marketing, participant recruitment and eligibility screening;
• Individualized needs assessment and action planning which includes up-to-date and detailed steps on pathways to licensure for regulated professionals;
• Assisting professional newcomer clients to research their occupational field and the local labour market;
• Identifying and addressing clients’ employment and licensure barriers;
• Coaching skilled immigrants in effective strategies specific to their occupational goal;
• Preparing and facilitating online and face-to-face occupation specific workshops for skilled immigrants;
• Ongoing case management, follow up, job development and placement monitoring;
• Reporting and tracking participant outcomes and activities with accuracy;
• Establishing priorities, setting and meeting deadlines;
• Adapting to constantly changing requirements and working well under pressure;
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, program participants, community service providers, regulatory bodies, and employers;
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of regulatory requirements for targeted healthcare occupations.

Who We Are

Do what you love. Be good at it. That’s how Douglas College defines a great career. It’s a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC’s Top Employers. We love what we do. And we’re looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada’s best degree-granting colleges even better.

Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.

What It Takes

To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s degree;
• Career Development Practitioner ( CDP ) certification preferred;
• 3 to 5 years’ experience facilitating workplace orientation for newcomers and delivering career development services; experience support skilled immigrants in regulated occupations is preferred;
• Extensive experience and proven outcomes in coaching professionals through regulated licensing processes and to secure work;
• Solid experience liaising with regulatory bodies, professional associations, community service providers/agencies, and employers to develop program services, job leads, and to meet contract performance targets;
• Proven experience with leading, moderating webinars/workshops both in person and online;
• Knowledge of Canadian workplace practices and current labour market knowledge across a range of industry sectors;
• Advanced computer and social media proficiency;
• Excellent team player; ability to calmly handle changing circumstances;
• Ability to adjust to a flexible schedule (weekends, evenings);
• Travel within BC is required: access to a vehicle and valid BC Driver’s license or reliable alternative transportation.

Additional Information

This is a full-time contract position (40 hours per week) based at the Surrey Training Centre, however travel is required between delivery sites in New Westminster, Coquitlam and Burnaby, in addition to travel across the Lower Mainland and within BC.

Shifts are typically Mondays-Fridays from 8:30am-5:00pm. However, must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends.