Employment Outreach Counsellor - Mississauga, Canada - Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre

Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre supports a positive, healthy and caring community by providing programs and services for Families (Children, Youth, Adults, and Seniors), Job Seekers, and Newcomers.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provides information and orientation to newcomer clients on Employment Services and other agency programs
Researches Internet for community and government resources to make appropriate referrals related to the settlement of newcomers
Responds to client calls and schedule appointments for intake and assessment
Assists clients on the computer with resume and cover letter development
Assists with mock interviews, including videotaping
Conducts monthly followup calls with clients
Photocopies workshop materials

SUPERVISION AND MENTORING PLANS:

Participant will be supervised by the Employment Programs Manager and mentored by the designated Employment Counsellor.
Participant will be introduced to the staff and provided with an overview of the agency and the Employment Centre.
Training will include Health and Safety, Conflict of Interest/Confidentiality, HR Policies, including inclusion and diversity.
Participant will be oriented to the program features and equipment, intake and referral process, available resources and how to access resources, and reporting requirements.
Participant will work alongside a staff member that will act as a mentor and coach.
Participant feedback will be given to ensure that sufficient support is provided.

HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES:

Participants will be provided with the mandatory WHMIS training and oriented to HR Policies and Procedures.
Full supervision will be provided, and a designated goto senior staff will be assigned to provide additional support.

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible, youth must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment*- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment**- have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

*The youth must be 15 years of age at the beginning of the employment period.

The youth may be more than 30 years of age at the end of the employment period as long as the youth was 30 at the beginning of the employment period.

**International students are not eligible participants.

Please submit your resume and cover letter for
job reference # to:

Human Resources Department

Dixie Bloor Neighborhood Centre,

3650 Dixie Rd., Unit 103, Mississauga, ON L4Y 3V9

We thank all those who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay:
$17.00 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Schedule: