Employment Consultant (2025-516-CP)
at WoodGreen Community Services
Toronto, ON M4J 1L2, Canada -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 03 Feb, 2025 | Not Specified | 25 Jan, 2025 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
Required Visa Status:
| Citizen | GC |
| US Citizen | Student Visa |
| H1B | CPT |
| OPT | H4 Spouse of H1B |
| GC Green Card |
Employment Type:
| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
| Contract – W2 | C2H Independent |
| C2H W2 | Contract – Corp 2 Corp |
| Contract to Hire – Corp 2 Corp |
Description:
Responsibilities:
- Build rapport and an emotionally supportive context for each client to feel trusting, engage readily in the job search process, and believe in their own success to obtain employment. Help clients build their motivation and confidence.
- Ensure clients understand the Integrated Employment Services approach and the value of services provided, particularly retention support.
- Create equity in all aspects of service delivery, striving for inclusion and equitable outcomes for all jobseekers who come to WoodGreen.
- Manage a caseload of jobseekers, in various stages of job readiness. Using excellent time management and efficiency, effective appointment planning, client assignments, and group activities, move clients toward employment with pace and urgency.
- Maintain accountability for monthly individual intake and employed targets.
- Readily participate in training and coaching to support achievement of targets. Use supervisor monitors and feedback as a constructive learning experience.
- Compassionately and effectively administer the Province of Ontario’s Common Assessment Tool and intake clients into the Integrated Employment Services program.
- Through a series of primarily in-person individualized client appointments and group activities, help move the client to employment by following the Integrated Employment Services Guidelines as prepared by WCG as well as WoodGreen’s standard operating procedures.
- Demonstrate excellent customer service and skills in the delivery of client activities, particularly: developing an employment action plan, needs assessment, goal setting, resume and cover letter development, applying for positions, interview prep, online job search, working on personal presentation including positive body language.
- Directly engage with employers on behalf of clients to confirm open positions, understand job needs, advocate for clients, set interviews, etc. Help remove temporary barriers to employment by referring to needed services and arranging financial supports.
- As needed, sit with and support clients as they use onsite computers for labour market research, resume development, job searching, interview practice, etc. including providing basic digital literacy training, helping to set up email accounts, accessing online training resources, submitting online job applications, accessing life stabilization resources (e.g. banking, Ontario Works, housing help etc.).
- In an efficient and prompt manner, complete all documentation and data entry per WoodGreen standard operating procedures (e.g. client notes, data entry, referrals, updating forms).
- Work collaboratively as a team with Job Developers and Retention Specialists to ensure effective case management and achieve positive outcomes for each jobseeker.
- Develop and/or learn to facilitate existing materials and deliver in group activities or workshops, both in person and online, as part of a regular rotation of duties within the team.
- As needed to support site operations, provide customer service support at the front desk, engage in outreach activities and perform other duties
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Human Resources/HR
HR / Administration / IR
HR
Diploma
Proficient
1
Toronto, ON M4J 1L2, Canada
