Employment Consultant, Chelmsford (Appendix D)

Position Summary

Cambrian College’s Employment Options – Chelmsford has an immediate requirement for an Employment Consultant on a leave replacement basis until April 2027. This position’s main location is the Chelmsford location but may require travel between Employment Options sites.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide information and referral, case management, employment planning and preparation, and job placement to Employment Options clients daily.
• Conduct intake interviews to determine client eligibility and needs by identifying and documenting clients’ skills, interests, abilities, barriers, educational background, and work experience.
• Complete all appropriate file documentation which may include items such as: application form, service plan agreement, releases of information, and obtain necessary identification.
• Develop a service plan that clarifies vocational goals, barriers to employment and describes short-term and long-term steps required to overcome barriers and achieve goals. Provide on-going career direction to clients, making appropriate referrals to community services or additional Employment Ontario services as required. Monitor client progress and make appropriate adjustments to the service plan.
• Research, develop and deliver workshops on topics that address the ongoing needs of clients.
• Identify and negotiate career exploration opportunities such as job shadowing, voluntarism, job trials, and on-the-job training placements. Negotiate a subsidy reimbursement rate with employers and payment schedule within prescribed program guidelines. Appraise work sites for safety and quality of training.
• Develop skills training plan in collaboration with training employer and maintain required documentation.
• Monitor client performance during job search and placement; propose and implement appropriate problem solving, as required.
• Maintain client-tracking systems, record the activities of individual clients and ensure the timely completion and accuracy of required documentation including contracts, payroll information, and statistics.
• Maintain client contact and complete required follow-up activities at established intervals to monitor and support employment outcomes.

Qualifications

Required:

• Minimum of a two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent in a related field. (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application).
• Minimum of three years of work experience in career and employment guidance and counselling, along with experience in employment workshop delivery, and job placement.
• Must have worked in an environment where analysis and assessment of client needs, and barriers was required.
• Travel is required to employer job sites to monitor clients; therefore, a valid Ontario Driver’s License and reliable transportation are essential.
• Self-directed individual with the ability to balance multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
• Effective communication skills, good judgement, and the ability to problem solve.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft software such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Commitment to working within a team environment.

Additional Assets/Preferred:

• Experience working within the college system.

Required Information

To be considered, candidates must provide the following as an attachment:

• Educational documents
  • WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University

Benefits

Cambrian College offers the following benefits to full-time Support Staff employees:

Vacation Days:

• 15 Vacation Days (after one year of continuous service)

Mandatory Benefits

• Basic Life Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Extended Health Care
• Dental Care
• Vision Care
• Hearing Care
• Pension Plan

Optional Health Care Benefits
College employees can purchase the following benefit plans:

• Supplementary Life Insurance
• Employee Optional Life Insurance
• Dependent Life Insurance
• Spousal Optional Life Insurance
• Critical Illness

CAAT Pension Plan
Our employee benefit plan package includes a defined benefit pension to help you create a secure future. The CAAT Penion Plan provides you with a predictable lifetime retirement income, survivor benefits, early retirement options, and more without the stress of making investment decisions.

CAAT makes it easy for you to build stable, secure retirement income while you work.

Explore a career choice with a pension at http://www.caatpension.ca/dbprime-pensions-for-talent

Employee Perks

• Education and Technology Loan Plan
• Tuition Subsidy Program
• Higher Education Funding
• Technology Loan Plan
• Family Tuition Bursary Program
• Discounted Access to Fitness Facility/Fitness Classes

We also offer have a variety of employee discounts available at retailers