Employment Consultant (Bilingual - English​/French

About the role

Location:

#th Avenue, Prince George, BC V2L 3X3

Travel Expectations:
Ability to work in different locations in the catchment

As an Employment Consultant (EC), you’ll be responsible for assisting clients with finding and maintaining employment. This role ensures successful outcomes for the client while ensuring all contract deliverables are achieved. The process of Case Management involves developing a positive relationship with the client, encouraging, motivating, and supporting the client to achieve sustainable employment, and increase independence and self-sufficiency as appropriate for each client.

• Assisting clients with job placement opportunities
• Contacting employers
• Building confidence
• Self-motivation
• Building their skills, strengths, and abilities to achieve and maintain sustainable employment

• Conduct Client Needs Assessments with eligible clients as the first step in their individualized action plan
• Collaborate with clients to develop, update and revise action plans, in line with policy
• Overall responsibility for the management of assigned client case files in the primary information system (ICM), including, documentation in client eligibility determination, and recording client progress and results
• Support and monitor the progress of each client by reviewing the client’s progress and comparing it against the client’s Action Plan, verify client engagement, ensure documentation requirements are being completed, and perform general oversight activities
• Collaborate with other organizations as necessary to coordinate a client’s Action Plan services and financial supports
• Refer clients to internal and external community resources specified in their Action Plans and follow up on referrals as appropriate
• Provide individualized job search support, including: interviews, employer contacts, job matching, and negotiating the terms of the client’s employment
• Provide individualized Job Sustainment support to clients and employers when the client requires on-the-job support
• Provide services in a manner that is welcoming, safe and professional and ensures that client privacy is protected
• Stay up to date on any other employment programs or funding sources that clients may be eligible for
• May participate in community and employer events
• Research and identify employers and sector opportunities on behalf of clients