Employment Placement Specialist

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Employment Placement Specialist Posting Number 02395SA Location See Work Arrangements Grade or Pay Level See Salary Range Salary Range $30.30 to $32.80 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience. Position Type Training Group Contract Employment Posting Type Internal/External Regular/Temporary Contract Employment Type Full-Time Posting Category Training Group Start Date 11/04/2024 End Date 11/03/2025 Day of the Week Mondays to Fridays Shift N/A Work Arrangements
This posting is for a full-time (40 hrs/week) Employment Placement Specialist who will work with persons with multiple barriers to employment including those with disabilities. This position works out of the Maple Ridge WorkBC office.

What Douglas Offers
DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.
The Role
The Employment Placement Specialist ( EPS ) performs a job development role by supporting clients to secure informational interviews with employers, job shadowing opportunities and work experiences and job placement. This position assists clients to prepare for interviews and provide ongoing support to individuals in wage subsidy and work experience placements. The EPS is also responsible to initiate, build and maintain relationships with employers and source work placements for clients.

Responsibilities

FACILITATION / ONE to ONE CLIENT SUPPORTS :

•Assist clients with job search activities:

•company research
•resumes & cover letters
•interview skills
•mentorship preparation
•informational interviews



•Provide ongoing support during job placement and work experience

EMPLOYER RELATIONS

•Liaise with employer networks to initiate and build working relationships;
•Identify and negotiate work experience and wage subsidy opportunities for clients
•Assist employers with onboarding and development of training plans and development of customized employment positions when required
•Provide ongoing employer supports to optimize job sustainment

ADMINISTRATION :

•Keep detailed records of all participants and employers as required by the funder entering information into ICM ;
•Provide statistics and reports as required;
•Review client outcomes against performance targets.
•Contribute to a collaborate team environment providing coverage for others as needed;
•Participate in Training Group Job Developer team meetings;
•Assist with Training Group Job Fairs and other Career events;
•Assist with obtaining employer support for Training Group Proposals.

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

•Post-secondary degree or equivalent level of expertise and experience in the employment services field;
•Knowledge and experience working with persons with multiple barriers to employment including disabilities;
•Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills;
•Ability to develop Employer network;
•Certified Career Development Practitioner ( CCDP ) an asset;
•Certificate or diploma in Job Development an asset.

Link to Full Position Profile Equity Statement
Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.
Needs a Criminal Records Check Yes

Posting Detail Information

Open Date 10/16/2024 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant
Interested applicants must submit their application and all required documents online on the Douglas College Career Site www.douglascollegecareers.ca . Please ensure your resume clearly explains how you meet the required knowledge, skills and abilities of the position for which you are applying. All candidates selected for interview will need to bring original certificates and diplomas of educational credentials noted on their resume.
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