Employment Placement Specialist

Position Details

Position Information

Location See Work Arrangements Salary Range $30.30 to $32.80 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience. The Opportunity
You're passionate about supporting job-seekers achieve their career goals. A natural people-person, you have a knack for building strong relationships and engaging diverse groups. Your extensive knowledge of employment services, career development, and labour market trends make you a valuable member of our team. You play a key role in opening the doors to opportunities for work experience, training, and volunteering opportunities, so our clients have the resources and skills they need to achieve their long-term employment goals.

If this sounds like you, we need your talents! Apply to the Employment Placement Specialist position, and join our dedicated and supportive team.
WHO WE ARE
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 degree-granting colleges even better.


Be a part of an institution where everyone is committed to empowering successful students, creating responsive learning environments, fostering social and environmental responsibility, and supporting healthy learning and work environments.
WHAT WE OFFER
We offer the opportunity to do what you do best in an inclusive, collaborative and collegial environment. At Douglas, our goal is to ensure our people are valued and supported by promoting a healthy work-life balance, professional growth, and development, as well as a safe and respectful workplace.

•Transit-accessible campuses
•Hybrid work arrangements for eligible positions
•Competitive salaries
•Excellent Health and Dental Benefits for eligible positions
•Defined-Benefit Pension Plan for eligible positions
•Professional Development funding
•Access to our Fitness Centres and Classes

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WHAT IT TAKES
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.

•Assist clients with job search activities:

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



•Liaise with employer networks to initiate and build working relationships;
•Identify and negotiate work experience and wage subsidy opportunities for clients
•Keep detailed records of all participants and employers as required by the funder entering information into ICM ;
•Provide statistics and reports as required;
•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;

Additional Information
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.

Posting Number 02395SA Position Title Employment Placement Specialist Anticipated Start Date 11/04/2024 End Date 11/03/2025 Needs a Criminal Records Check Yes

Posting Detail Information

Open Date 10/16/2024 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Minimum Number of References 2 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.
Important Note
Qualified internal applicants must apply by October 25, 2024 to be given first consideration. Click the link at the top of this page to apply directly to this posting.