Employment Consultant, Manitoulin (Internal/External)

Cambrian College; Little Falls (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education and Technology Loan Plan

Tuition Subsidy Program

Higher Education Funding

Technology Loan Plan

Family Tuition Bursary Program

Discounted Access to Fitness Facility

Job summary

Cambrian College’s Employment Options – Manitoulin has an immediate full-time Employment Consultant opening. Primary location is Little Current with travel between Employment Options sites.

Internal candidates receive first consideration. The role involves counseling, job placement, and developing service plans with clients in a community-based setting.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent in a related field.
• 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; a valid Ontario Driver’s License and reliable transportation are essential.

Responsibilities

• 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, documenting skills, interests, barriers, education and work experience.
• Complete all appropriate file documentation, including application forms and releases of information.
• Develop service plans clarifying vocational goals and steps to overcome barriers; provide ongoing career direction and referrals as required.

Skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Customer service

Education

Two-year postsecondary diploma

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Position Summary

Cambrian College’s Employment Options – Manitoulin, has an immediate requirement for a full-time Employment Consultant.

This position’s main location is the Little Current 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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 contact and complete required follow-up activities at established intervals to monitor and support employment outcomes.

Qualifications

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.

Required Information

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

Cambrian College offers the following benefits to full-time Support Staff employees:

Vacation Days

• 15 Vacation Days (after one year of continuous service)

Mandatory Benefits

• Basic Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Extended Health Care
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Hearing Care
• Pension Plan

College Employees Can Purchase The Following Benefit Plans

• Supplementary Life Insurance
• Employee Optional Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Spousal Optional Life Insurance
• Critical Illness

CAAT Pension Plan

Our employee benefit plan package includes a defined benefit pension to help you create a secure future. The CAAT Penion Plan provides you with a predictable lifetime retirement income, survivor benefits, early retirement options, and more without the stress of making investment decisions.

CAAT makes it easy for you to build stable, secure retirement income while you work.

Explore a career choice with a pension at http://www.caatpension.ca/dbprime-pensions-for-talent

Employee Perks

• Education and Technology Loan Plan
• Tuition Subsidy Program
• Higher Education Funding
• Technology Loan Plan
• Family Tuition Bursary Program
• Discounted Access to Fitness Facility/Fitness Classes

We also offer have a variety of employee discounts available at retailers

01

Do you have a minimum of a two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent?

• Yes
• No

02

In what discipline is your diploma or equivalency?

03

Do you have three years of work experience in career and employment guidance and counselling?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have three years of experience in employment workshop delivery?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have three years of experience in job placement?

• Yes
• No

06

Do you have experience working in an environment where analysis and assessment of client needs and barriers was required?

• Yes
• No

07

Do you have a valid Ontario's Drivers License and reliable transportation?

• Yes
• No

08

Please rate your proficiency using Microsoft software such as Excel, Word, and Outlook

• No Experience or Exposure
• Fundamental Awareness
• Novice
• Intermediate
• Advanced
• Expert

09

Do you have experience working within the College System?

• Yes
• No

Required Question