The Program
WJS Canada\'s Youth Employment Services supports youth & young adults (aged 15-30 years) experiencing barriers to employment (developmental or mental health challenges, Indigenous, ESL, refugee, recent immigrant or living in a remote, rural location).
In Your Role You Will

• Assess potential clients\' employment needs, readiness and eligibility for program interventions and financial supports
• Support clients face-to-face or virtually with job searches, career planning and interview prep.
• Discover creative solutions to overcome employment barriers. (Ex. visual calendars/schedules, communication aides, etc.)
• Provide group and individual employment counselling, coaching, placement supervision and placement/job retention services to disadvantaged people
• Design workshops, tools, presentations to assist clients entering or re-entering the labour market
• Source and maintain partnerships with employers, community organizations, education and training institutions, private and public sector agencies
• Maintain client files and statistical reporting
• Provide computer assistance e.g. Windows environment
• Deal effectively with distressed, hard to serve clients

The Position
The Employment Specialist assists youth in exploring career, training and employment options by developing appropriate action plans designed to overcome past challenges in securing and maintaining employment.

You provide individual and group employment search/career planning, employability skills training and coordinate community employment placements, sometimes, travelling within assigned communities, to identify inclusive business/community partners and assist them in understanding the customized employment supports available to them should they hire through the program.

• This position in NOT a work from home (WFH), or Hybrid position; the full-time position works out of the program office in Kenora, Ontario.
• Schedule may include some evenings and weekends, depending on program needs.
• This position will be required to travel throughout assigned communities in your own vehicle, mileage reimbursed.

Criminal Record Check/Ministry Check Statement
*** Prior to confirmation of employment all applicants must provide a current (dated within 6 months of hiring date) Criminal Record Check and Ministry Check. These checks can take up to 6 weeks to obtain, please ensure you prepare accordingly.
As An Ideal Candidate You Possess

• Degree in Social Sciences, Social Work or Human Resources, combined with a minimum of 2 years of experience in career planning, employment counselling, and working with at risk youth
• Previous experience as a Career Coach or in an employment supports program and/or working with disadvantaged populations with various barriers to employment (youth, ESL, new immigrant, people with disabilities, etc.) is an asset
• Equivalent combinations of training and experience will be considered
• Valid Ontario Driver\xe2\x80\x99s License (not GDL), reliable vehicle with appropriate insurance, and clean driver\xe2\x80\x99s abstract - travel to communities within the service area; expenses will be reimbursed
• Experience writing/implementing program plans and/or business and community development is an asset
• Demonstrated competency with public relations, public speaking, facilitating group learning
• Career Development Practitioner Course (CDP) would be an advantage
• Strong conflict resolution, mediation and crisis prevention/intervention techniques.
• Knowledge of communications and public relations principles, practices and techniques.
• Be calm, confident, patient; Follow instructions, and function in a crisis
• Self motivate, motivate others and be a positive role model.

What WJS Canada does

• Make a positive difference in the lives of the people you serve.
• Provide standard-setting service.
• Enhance and strengthen your community.
• Enjoy a challenging, safe, healthy and rewarding workplace.

Our Employees Enjoy

• Financial reward for New Hire/Employee referrals
• A fair and equitable wage.
• An excellent Health and Dental benefit plan, with premiums paid by the employer!
• Programming that meets current best practices.
• Innovation that sets and defines new standards of care.
• An empowering balance of independence and supervision.
• World-class staff training and personal development.

Website reference
For more information on WJS Canada visit our website: www.wjscanada.com
Closing Statement
We recognize that equity diversity and inclusion (EDI) is an important element in our work and in our day to day lives.

No telephone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be notified.