Employer Liaison, Employment Services - Newmarket, Canada - ACCES Employment
Description
Employer Liaison
Program:
Employment Services:
Location:
Newmarket:
Contract Length: 1 Year with Opportunities for Extension:
ACCES Employment is a leader in connecting qualified jobseekers from diverse backgrounds with employers across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario, and Canada. ACCES helps more than 40,000 job seekers each year at seven locations in the GTA. As a charitable not-for-profit organization, ACCES provides job search services that connect newcomers, jobseekers, youth, women and refugees to jobs that reflect their skills and experience. We provide over 30 customized job search programs that meet the unique needs of our jobseekers. Our vision is to achieve a fully inclusive labour force that reflects the diversity, skills and experience of Canada's population.
We are looking for skilled talent who thrive in a flexible and innovative environment. ACCES offers an excellent benefits package, a RRSP matching program, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program.
This position is mainly responsible for the creation of employment opportunities for ACCES clients.
The Employer Liaison in this position works alongside the ACCES Employment Consulting team and will work closely with all community partner agencies and employers.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement marketing and outreach strategy to employers
- Liaise with community professionals and employers to create competitive jobs and employment opportunities
- Monitor all placements, oversee training plan development and conduct ongoing followup to ensure successful employment outcomes for program participants
- Integrate work with all ACCES staff, in particular with the Employment Consultant team
- Provide employment preparation and employability group sessions and individual resource centre support when required
- Provide culturally sensitive employment services including intake and assessment, onetoone and group employment counselling and referrals when required
- Arrange job fairs and networking events
- Other duties as assigned by Management
Qualifications and Experience:
- Business Degree or equivalent
- 3 or more years' experience in job development, employer outreach, employment counseling and/or recruitment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of labour market information and trends
- Experience in the notforprofit sector and/or employment sector is preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work and cooperate in a team
- Strong organizational, planning and time management skills
- Able to facilitate group activities
- Effective networking skills
- Experienced and highly proficient working in an MS Office environment and with online virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom, WebEx and Microsoft Teams
- Familiarity with online platforms and database management programs (ex. Salesforce)
Knowledge of/experience working with diverse job seekers, including newcomers, youth, persons with disabilities, Ontario Works recipients, etc
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Experience in business development, sales, B2B recruitment is considered an asset:
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Experience with Employment Ontario Programs is an asset:
- Flexible to work occasional evenings and weekend hours
Job status:
Unionized
Contract Duration: 1 Year with opportunities for extension
Salary:
$54,467.55 per annum (as per Union salary grid), prorated to contract duration
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