Career Advisor (Spanish speaking), Aspire

at  YWCA Metro Vancouver

Job Description
The Spanish Speaking Career Advisor’s role would be working directly with the program participants in one-on-one and group-based environments, providing guidance and skills-building support in person and virtual. One of the position’s key responsibilities is connecting with employers and organizations across industries to identify job opportunities for clients, create job placements for the program participants, engage them as mentors and guest speakers, and help program clients build their professional network.

• Four primary roles and responsibilities for this position would be providing career advising, recruiting program participants, creating job placements, and facilitating workshops
• Working with Racialized Self Identified Refugee Women to meet monthly job placement targets and connecting clients with employment opportunities, hiring fairs and other employment-related events
• Providing translation and interpretation support to Spanish-speaking program participants
• Researching, developing, and facilitating curriculum and workshop materials
• Conducting outreach activities throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, including information sessions, networking events, and guest speaker presentations, and collaborating with internal departments for program promotion.
• Assessing client needs, creating action plans, and tracking project outcomes; generating monthly reports on metrics and conducting client follow-up and surveys
• Marketing to employers to promote specific candidate skill sets, marketing the right skills to the right job leads
• Providing ongoing support to clients, including connecting clients to employment programming and community resources, championing the program within the community, and representing the organization at offsite workshops/presentations
• Strategizing with leadership to continually improve program effectiveness and employment statistics
• Adhere to onsite Health and Safety Procedures
• Other duties as required