Organization Profile: The Career Foundation offers a wide range of career and job related programs. Since its inception in 1988, The Career Foundation has steadily expanded its services. Operating out of various locations, it now serves a flow of over 50 thousand unemployed people each year. The Career Foundation receives funding from Employment Ontario, Service Canada, Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) and private sector companies.
For more information, please visit or website www.careerfoundation.com
The Career Foundation currently has a vacancy at its Employment Assessment Centres.
Location: Central Toronto Employment Assessment Centre
Reporting to: Program Manager
Duties/ Responsibilities:
- Utilizing the Common Assessment Methodology to assess clients’ needs and assist them in developing a Return To Work Action Plan
- Managing a caseload of hundreds of clients annually ensuring that written documentation for each file is consistently up to date
- Assisting clients with various components of the application process for training
- Developing and maintaining knowledge of current labour market trends/ consistently keeping oneself up to date on the latest information
- Keeping up to date on referral sources by liaising with Community Partners
- Some marketing to clients may be required
- Other duties as required
Requirements/ Qualifications:
- University Degree in Social Services or related field
- Demonstrated interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to deal with the most challenging (and often undeliverable) requests from clients with tact and diplomacy
- Customer service oriented
- Advanced problem solving skills
- Superior organizational skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Good time management skills with the ability to multi-task
- Excellent stress management skills
- Flexible with a strong work ethic – willingness to go above and beyond to ensure the continued success of the program
- Experience utilizing The Common Assessment method an asset
- Experience with The Contact IV Computer Program an asset
To apply please submit your resume via email to central@careerfoundation.org by 4:30pm on Friday November 27.
Thank you for your interest in the Employment Consultant position; please note that only candidates being considered for interviews will be contacted. No phone calls please.
