Employment Consultant (5 Month Fixed Term)

WCG International Consultants Ltd.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment consultancy firm in Burnaby is seeking an Employment Consultant. You will assist clients facing barriers to employment by developing individualized plans and providing continuous support. Ideal candidates possess a background in social services or human resources, and demonstrate a strong desire to help others. This full-time role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary of $53,820 per year

Comprehensive health and dental benefits

RRSP Matching of 1.5% of base earnings

Ongoing learning and development opportunities

Generous time-off policies promoting work/life balance

Qualifications

• Experience working with individuals with complex barriers and diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work outside regular hours, including shifts and evenings.

Responsibilities

• Assist clients in finding and maintaining employment through a solution-focused approach.
• Conduct assessments to understand clients' employment-related strengths and needs.
• Support clients with awareness and navigation, including accessing community resources.

Skills

Strong desire to help those facing unemployment

Excellent documentation and report-writing skills

Strong digital literacy, including MS Office

Understanding of confidentiality and professional conduct

Education

Post-secondary certificate, degree, or diploma in relevant field

Job description

About the role

Status : 5 Month Fixed Term

Location : In Office / Burnaby BC

Like WCG, you believe in the power of work to transform lives. As an Employment Consultant, you'll be responsible for providing a solution-focused approach to assisting clients in finding and maintaining employment. You will work with an assigned caseload of clients facing multiple barriers to employment and provide a range of supports to clients and their employers to ensure clients maintain their employment. You will develop positive relationships with clients, encouraging, motivating, and supporting them to achieve sustainable employment and increase independence and self-sufficiency.

If you have a background in social services, community services, sales, customer service (particularly recruitment), education, or human resources, you may find you have the skills needed to be a successful Employment Consultant!

What you'll do

• Contribute to monthly individual and team KPIs while managing a challenging workload through prioritization and effective time management.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community stakeholders to generate and manage client referrals.
• Conduct assessments to understand and document clients' employment-related strengths, needs, abilities, skills, and other relevant factors.
• Support the development of an individualized Employment Action Plan for each client.
• Maintain regular face-to-face contact, providing pre-employment assistance, vocational advice, job search training, skill development, work preparation, and other activities outlined in the Employment Action Plan.
• Support clients with awareness and navigation, including accessing community resources to improve job readiness.
• Conduct initial employer on-site visits to ensure optimal working conditions for clients.
• Assist clients and/or employers in resolving issues impacting employment retention.
• Identify and arrange accommodations and supports necessary for clients to continue employment.
• Coordinate and facilitate training to support job retention, including on-the-job training.
• Provide services in a welcoming, safe, and professional manner, ensuring client privacy.

Qualifications : What you bring

Education Requirement :

Post-secondary certificate, degree, or diploma in a relevant field such as career or employment development, vocational rehabilitation, social work, psychology, sociology, human services, counselling, education, or human resources management.

Experience Requirements :

Strong desire to help those facing unemployment.

Experience working with individuals with complex barriers and diverse cultural backgrounds.

Excellent documentation and report-writing skills.

Strong digital literacy, including MS Office.

Understanding of confidentiality and professional conduct.

Employment conditional on criminal record check.

Ability to work outside regular hours, including shifts and evenings.

Preferred :

Experience in client assessments, coaching, and mentoring.

Knowledge of local labour market, community resources, government programs, job search techniques, and career development.

Experience with interviews, assessments, resume writing, vocational counselling, and goal setting.

Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) certification.

Bilingual/multilingual skills (especially Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, or Arabic).

For full job requirements, see the complete Job Description.

Additional Information :

What we offer

• Competitive salary of $53,820 per year.
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits.
• RRSP Matching of 1.5% of base earnings.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Generous time-off policies promoting work/life balance.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace with high employee engagement.
• The opportunity to make a difference!

ICWCGEOSD

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Matter

WCG values diversity and is committed to an equitable and representative workplace. We support individuals from diverse backgrounds and strive for an inclusive environment built on respect.

We are committed to accessible, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. Please inform us in advance if you require accommodations.

Passion and Lived Experience Matter!

If you are passionate about this role and believe you can succeed, APPLY ANYWAY! Share why you would be a great fit. We support talent development and growth.

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

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Experience : years

Vacancy : 1