Community Partner Coordinator - Mississauga, Canada - vpi inc.

vpi inc.

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Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

VPI is a Service Provider for Employment Ontario, which is funded by the Ontario Government to support jobseekers and employers.

VPI has been delivering employment programs for more than 30 years. We are based in Mississauga and have 17 branches across Southern Ontario.

Our organizational values rest on 4-pillars which are Ethics, Passion, Innovation, and Courage which support the desire and passion to make a positive and sustainable impact for the individuals we serve.

VPI Employment Services embraces and encourages inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. We are committed to providing accessible employment practices and creating a work environment that encourages and supports our team members to be their authentic selves.

We are seeking out individuals who have the passion and drive to make a positive and sustainable impact for the individuals we serve.

Providing exceptional client experience; creating an environment where clients feel safe, heard, supported, and see progression with skill development, life stabilization support, leading to sustainable employment and career development.

We are looking for a Full-time
, Community Partner Coordinator for our Head Office
at Skymark
, Mississauga
.

Key Job Functions

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of our services, eligibility of programs that we administer through Employment Ontario, and how we can support the individual needs of job seekers and employers.
In collaboration with the Manager, Community Partners, this role plays an integral and strategic role to promote VPI programs by developing, strengthening, and maintaining strong relationships with community partners, which supports the needs of our clients and employers.
Assessing caseloads, as well as regional demographic information, to identify new partnership opportunities that directly align and support our clients, employers, and our community, with a focus on job seekers that have higher barriers and are furthest from the labor market, which includes individuals from specific inclusion groups: Youth at Risk, Indigenous, People with Disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Black and racialized people
Identify and build the necessary mutually beneficial, longterm partnerships to ensure that the key interventions and wraparound supports are in place to prepare clients for their journey into employment, ongoing retention, and career advancement.
Maintain uptodate records and information of community partners and contacts and related activities with updated plan items and realtime case notes
Coordinate and facilitate information sessions to community partners.
Other duties pertaining to the position, as required

Skills and Abilities

Building Rapport
Comfortable with technology, everimproving processes, and efficiencies.
Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
Self-Confidence/Resilience
Judgement/Decisionmaking
Selfmotivated, good work ethic and habits, and strong interpersonal skills
Excellent listening skills
Customer Service
Initiative
Communication Skills
Organization Skills

- ability to multi-task

Attention to detail.
Ability to work in a fastpaced environment and comfortable managing targets.
Outgoing and enjoy getting to know other businesses and how their needs and our services can align that bring mutual value

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_Any information obtained during the course of recruitment will be used for recruitment purposes only._
**_ While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by the Human Resources team._