Employment Consultant

SOAR Community Services; Caledonia; On-site; CAD 69,596,000 - 90,922,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Travel insurance

EAP for staff

Job summary

SOAR Community Services in Caledonia, ON is seeking a Full Time Employment Consultant to support job seekers and employers within our Employment Services Team. The role includes assessing needs, developing service plans, and facilitating workshops.

The successful candidate will have a college diploma in a related field, 1+ year experience, strong MS Office skills, and be prepared to travel locally while supporting client retention over a 365-day period.

Qualifications

• College Diploma in Human/Social Services or Business required, Career Practitioner/Job Development certificate asset.
• Minimum 1 year experience in a related field.
• Proficient in MS Office and familiar with databases.
• Access to reliable transportation; some travel may be required.
• Ability to manage exposure to vicarious traumatic stress.

Responsibilities

• Develop employment opportunities for clients.
• Provide employment and training needs assessment and case management.
• Develop Service Plans.
• Provide instruction, individual support and advocacy.
• Facilitate workshops.
• Complete reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with local training providers.
• Work with local employers to provide placements.
• Monitor client's employment retention for 365 days.

Skills

MS Office

Travel readiness

Education

College Diploma in Human/Social Services or Business

Career Practitioner/Job Development certificate (asset)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

We are Hiring! Employment Consultant -Caledonia

Location: Caledonia, ON

Hours: Full Time - Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm with 1 evening shift of 12pm-8pm every other week.

Start Date: As soon as possible(Vacant Position)

About SOAR Community Services

At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a Full Time Employment Consultant. Funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, this role is a vital part of our Employment Services Team supporting job seekers and employers.

What You’ll Do

• Develop employment opportunities for clients
• Provide employment and training needs assessment and case management
• Develop Service Plans
• Provide instruction, individual support and advocacy
• Facilitate workshops
• Complete reporting requirements
• Collaborate with local training providers
• Work with local employers to provide placements
• Monitor client's employment retention for 365 days

What You’ll Bring

• Have a College Diploma in a Human/Social Services or Business field, with a Career Practitioner/Job Development certificate an asset
• Have a minimum 1-year experience in a related field
• Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases
• Access to reliable transportation, as some travel may be required
• Ability to manage exposure to vicarious traumatic stress

Why Join SOAR?

Salary: Starting at $24.25 per hour.

Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.

Time off: 3 weeks' vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.

RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.

A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Ready to Make an Impact?

We're looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that's you, we want to hear from you.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation.The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant.We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory.We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land.We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.