Outreach Counsellor, Employment - Winnipeg, Canada - Connect Employment Services Inc.

Description

• Work Language: English
• Hours: 40 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other nonuniversity certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: Experience an asset

• Communitybased agency
• Employment agency services
• Public sector
• Community service organization
• Associations and non profit organizations
• Urban area
• Business and/or industry
• Social service or charity agency

• Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
• Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
• Perform administrative tasks
• Advise employers on human resource and other employmentrelated issues
• Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
• Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
• Provide established workers with information and strategies for dealing with job dissatisfaction, making midcareer changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
• Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization
• Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations involved in providing communitybased career planning support or resources
• Contact potential applicants to arrange interviews
• Identify current and prospective staffing requirements
• Advise job applicants on employment requirements and terms and conditions of employment
• Notify applicants of results of selection process and prepare job offers
• Collect and screen applicants
• Counsel clients, provide therapy and mediation services, and facilitate group sessions
• Liaise with community agencies or partners, and identify additional or alternative services and provide referrals

• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• Internet
• Database software

• Criminal record check
• Adult Abuse Registry check

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence

• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Attention to detail

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Flexibility

• Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
• Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage
• Vision care benefits

• Mileage paid

• Life insurance
• Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

• Free parking available
• Learning/training paid by employer
• Travel insurance