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Employment Counsellor
Employer
BGS Career VenturesDate Posted
May 12, 2022Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $24.00 to $27.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 37.5 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 2  Vacancies
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Closing Date May 26, 2022
Employer
BGS Career Ventures
Languages
English
Education
- Bachelor's degree
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Business Equipment and Computer Applications
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- MS Outlook
Additional Skills
- Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
- Provide clients with information
- Perform administrative tasks
Work Setting
Community-based agency
Specific Skills
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Consult and advise clients
- Advise job applicants on employment requirements and terms and conditions of employment
- Counsel students regarding educational, career or vocational issues
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
- Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization
- Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning support or resources
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Ability to Supervise
Working groups
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized
Health benefits
- Health care plan
- Dental plan
- Vision care benefits
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
Screening questions
Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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Interest Codes
- SOCIAL
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Interest in consulting to advise employers on human resources and other employment-related issues; in referring clients to appropriate services; in assisting clients with such matters as job readiness skills and job search strategies; and in providing established workers with information on maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction or making a career change
- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information to collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information; and in administering tests designed to determine interests, aptitudes and abilities
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in interpreting test results and identifying barriers to employment; and in providing consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses and industry, and to other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning resources
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
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