To facilitate Soft Skills Pre-Employment Services to youth aged 16 – 29 designed to help participants get ready for work. Focus will be on career decision–making, employability skills development/enhancement, resume writing and job search and job maintenance.
Job Description:
- Responsible to facilitate Youth Job Connection (YJC) –Soft Skills program and mentor/coach as needed to youth.
- Responsible for ES outcomes outlined in the ES agreement
- Responsible to understand the Youth Job Connection guidelines
- Responsible to ensure the services provided reflect participants’ needs, abilities and employment goals
- Responsible to provide coaching, support, and mentorship for clients in the initial stages of employment and maintain relations with employers
- Responsible to keep up with changes in the field, have current knowledge of the Windsor/Essex County job market and develop and maintain innovative programming that achieves the highest standards in employment practice
- Responsible to understand the needs of economically and socially disadvantaged, marginalized at-risk youth in the Windsor and Essex County area
Duties and Responsibilities of this position include:
- Facilitate ongoing Soft Skills Pre-Employment workshops in the following areas:
- Fundamental job readiness skills/workshops
- Career development/career exploration
- Personal management (life) skills
- Job attainment skills
- Employment-related skills
- Job maintenance and career advancement skills
- Coordinate and conduct marketing and outreach activities to community agencies, organizations and employers
- Support clear communications between participants, employment counsellors, job developers and coach/mentors
- Document and monitor participant progress in database and update CaMS service plans
- Maintain accurate attendance of all participants for finance department
- Conduct General Information Sessions (GIS) as needed
- Work collaboratively with other community agencies and employers
- Ability to work with diverse groups of participants and establish rapport quickly
- All other assigned duties
Job Specifications:
- A./B.S.W. or two years related experience in group facilitation/counselling
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Experience working with youth an asset
- Must be able to effectively communicate with participants to decide what information about him or her would be most valuable on the resume
- Must possess effective writing skills and be able to produce error-free resumes
- Must possess excellent proofreading/editing skills
- Ability to work well with minimal supervision
- Must possess skills in current job search techniques and theories of employment counselling
- Must possess conflict resolution and problem solving skills, ability to motivate and empower others through facilitation, coaching and positive feedback
- Must have extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
- Knowledge of E.I., General Welfare Act, and other related community based training programs
- Knowledge of labour force requirements and labour market information
- Must acquire a certified criminal record and vulnerable sector check from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
- Valid driver’s licence and reliable vehicle
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.