Employment Consultant, Chelmsford (Internal/External)

Cambrian College; Chelmsford; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambrian College’s Employment Options – Chelmsford has an immediate requirement for a full-time Employment Consultant. This position’s main location is the Chelmsford location but may require travel between Employment Options sites.

You will provide information and referral, case management, employment planning and preparation, and job placement to Employment Options clients daily. Maintain client documentation and monitor progress to help clients achieve their goals.

Qualifications

• Two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent in a related field.
• Minimum of three years of work experience in career and employment guidance and counselling.
• Travel to employer job sites required; valid Ontario Driver’s License and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Provide information and referral, case management, employment planning and preparation, and job placement.
• Conduct intake interviews to determine client eligibility and needs.
• Develop service plans and monitor progress; provide ongoing career direction and referrals.

Skills

Career guidance

Counselling

Communication

Time management

Driver's license

Team collaboration

Education

Two-year postsecondary diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Cambrian College’s Employment Options – Chelmsford has an immediate requirement for a full-time Employment Consultant. This position’s main location is the Chelmsford location but may require travel between Employment Options sites. Note: Internal candidates, as defined by the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

• Provide information and referral, case management, employment planning and preparation, and job placement to Employment Options clients daily.
• Conduct intake interviews to determine client eligibility and needs by identifying and documenting clients’ skills, interests, abilities, barriers, educational background, and work experience.
• Complete all appropriate file documentation which may include items such as: application form, service plan agreement, releases of information, and obtain necessary identification.
• Develop a service plan that clarifies vocational goals, barriers to employment and describes short-term and long-term steps required to overcome barriers and achieve goals. Provide on-going career direction to clients, making appropriate referrals to community services or additional Employment Ontario services as required. Monitor client progress and make appropriate adjustments to the service plan.
• Research, develop and deliver workshops on topics that address the ongoing needs of clients.
• Identify and negotiate career exploration opportunities such as job shadowing, voluntarism, job trials, and on-the-job training placements. Negotiate a subsidy reimbursement rate with employers and payment schedule within prescribed program guidelines. Appraise work sites for safety and quality of training.
• Develop skills training plan in collaboration with training employer and maintain required documentation.
• Monitor client performance during job search and placement; propose and implement appropriate problem solving, as required.
• Maintain client-tracking systems, record the activities of individual clients and ensure the timely completion and accuracy of required documentation including contracts, payroll information, and statistics. Conduct 3, 6, and 12-month client follow-up.
• Liaise with employers, government agencies, a variety of community, social and educational agencies; participate on committees where community planning needs and issues regarding training and employment are being addressed; make presentations to community groups and agencies as required.

Required:

• Minimum of a two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent in a related field. (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application).
• Minimum of three years of work experience in career and employment guidance and counselling, along with experience in employment workshop delivery, and job placement.
• Must have worked in an environment where analysis and assessment of client needs, and barriers was required.
• Travel is required to employer job sites to monitor clients; therefore, a valid Ontario Driver’s License and reliable transportation are essential.
• Self-directed individual with the ability to balance multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Effective communication skills, good judgement, and the ability to problem solve.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft software such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Commitment to working within a team environment.

Additional Assets/Preferred:

• Experience working within the college system.

To be considered, candidates must provide the following as an attachment:

• Educational documents
  • WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University