Vocational counsellor (except education)
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Overview
Languages
Bilingual
Education
- Master’s degree
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Hybrid
Work must be completed both in person and remotely.
Work setting
- Associations and non profit organizations
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Interview clients, prepare case histories and assess problems
- Refer clients to the appropriate external services
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
- Perform administrative tasks
- Develop and implement counselling and intervention programs to assist clients in determining goals and means of attaining them
- Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
- Follow up results of counselling programs and clients’ adjustment
- Deliver presentations at conferences, workshops or symposia
- Conduct vocational testing and psychometric assessment
Experience and specialization
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Windows
- MS Word
Area of work experience
- Community service organization
Additional information
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Values and ethics
- Accurate
- Initiative
- Organized
Benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- On-site recreation and activities
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities