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Description

Provide employment counselling in career decision making, achieving job readiness, work and job search, and retaining/maintaining employment, obtaining funding for training or education.  

1.    Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, stakeholders, and co-workers.
2.    Interview clients to obtain educ'l background and career goals.  Identify barriers to employment, assist clients with job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing resumes and preparing for job interviews
3.    Assess need for program support, financial aid, further training, refer clients to the appropriate services.
4.    Provide counselling and assessment to identify client potential for training, personal development and/or employment.  Provide additional vocational services such as career testing and job search preparation skills.
5.    With the client, develops strength based action plans and support implementing and executing the plans.
6.    Conduct Group Counselling sessions.
7.    Document to determine eligibility for client supports.
8.    Recruit prospective employers and maintain involvement to ensure positive work placements and on-the-job training.
9.    Negotiate, implement and supervise work assessment contracts.
10.    Provide case management services, Maintain statistical reporting
11.    Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
12.    Track participant progress.
13.    May provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations.

***Note: Flexibility in negotiating reduced work week