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Radius Community Centre for Education and Employment Training is a community based organization that supports creative actions to improve quality of life for all members of the community. We are seeking a qualified individual for a full time position of Facilitator/Career Counselor in our adult employability skills program.
Base Qualifications:
- Post-secondary degree in human services or education
- Experience with adult education and/or employment programs
- Strong facilitation and mentorship skills
- Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing practice and Employability Dimensions
- Demonstrated writing and MS Word skills
Job Description
- Facilitate group workshops from prepared program materials for adult jobseekers
- Assist jobseekers to develop the skills necessary to find and retain employment including:
Career exploration, Job Readiness and Maintenance skills, and Job Search strategies, including writing resumes and preparing for job interviews
- Provide one to one coaching to jobseekers based on Motivational Interviewing techniques
- Support the development of a career action plan for each jobseeker
- Evaluate jobseekers progress through observation, using program tools and measures
- Connect with community resources; liaise with support agencies
- Actively engage in integrated case planning within a team
- Duties as required to enable the success of jobseekers and the program
The hours of work for this position are Monday to Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
The successful candidate will be required to provide an acceptable criminal record check and vulnerable sector search.
No phone calls or walk-ins please.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Type of Establishment Experience
- Community-based agency
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
Specific Skills
- Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
- Teach clients how to write resumes and prepare for job interviews
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Counsel workers on work, and career-related issues
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings and entry and skill requirements
- Assist clients to develop job readiness skills and job search strategies
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- Word processing