Employment Counsellor - Toronto, Canada - JVS Toronto
Description
Employment Counsellor, Job ID #8097:
- Employment Source_
- Fulltime 35 hours per week / 1year contract with possibility of renewal / Starting ASAP / Markham_
Who is JVS
Our employees benefit from a group benefit plan, a friendly work environment, monthly wellness initiatives, access to an employee assistance program (EAP), opportunities for continuous learning and a variety of corporate discounts.
JVS Toronto also offers permanent employees a generous vacation package, a pension plan in addition to paid sick time, family care and wellness days.
Program Overview
Employment Source provides a range of employment services to unemployed individuals of all ages, financial backgrounds, and skills to help them gain employment within their field or a related field. The successful incumbent will support clients from a wide range of employment backgrounds in person, online and in the community.
We're looking for someone who will:
- Provide individual employment counselling and program referrals, including the ability to complete common assessments
- Assess client needs and develop service plans that support each clients employment and retention goals
- Maintain complete client case files in compliance with the new Employment Ontario model requirements; monitor clients' progress with ongoing followup
- Interview and assess clients for a variety of employment backgrounds, including ensuring clients have an appropriate resume, interview adeptness, job search skills, etc.
- Collaborate with community partners and cultural specific organizations to provide high volume service in Farsi and/or Hindi in the community
- Assist trainees/clients in securing and maintaining employment, including advocating for client's successful placement and job retention
- Flexible hours / evenings / weekends may be required for this position.
Minimum Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree (International degrees must be evaluated for Canadian equivalency)
- Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling or Social Services with placement experience, or a related degree with 35 years of counselling experience.
- 12 years of employment counselling experience
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problemsolving skills
- Effective organization and time management skills
- Strong interpersonal skills; the ability to work with a wide range of personality types; sensitivity to diversity
- Computer literate; the ability to learn systems used by the agency (i.e. MS Teams, Outlook & CaseFlo)
- Must have a vehicle in order to travel to itinerant locations in York Region
- Employment Ontario knowledge and exposure
- Familiarity with common assessment
- Certification from a Career & Work Counsellor program
- Fluent in Farsi and/or Hindi
- Police background check
- Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resume & covering letter here._
- We thank all applicants for their interest in our agency, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted._
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