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Description

Duties and responsibilities:
As a member of the New Opportunities for Work team this role is responsible for community focused activities including the development, coordination and monitoring of participant work experience placements.  Duties include:
-    Initiate, build and maintain positive relationships with business owners, human resource professionals, hiring, managers, community based organizations, referring agents, families and others
-    Initiate and maintain positive communications with support teams, referring agents, families and others
-    Based on individual needs, develop and coordinate workplace tours and work experience placements
-    Provide onsite support/ including job coaching to individuals engaged in work experience placements and their employers.  
-    Promote the NOW program to other agencies/groups for the purpose of generating referrals.

Qualifications:
-    Relevant post-secondary education in Human Services or Marketing and 2 years related experience.
-    Job Finding Club, Reality Therapy, Job Coaching
-    Coaching skill, empowering people to become independent
-    Excellent interpersonal skills
-    Ability to express and formulate written and verbal ideas and information in a clear and concise manner
-    Drivers License and access to a personal vehicle

The final candidates are required to provide satisfactory police record checks