Employment Consultant

Location: In office, Brampton, Ontario, Canada. Full-time permanent position with no travel expectations; ability to work shifts and evenings when required.

Salary: $53,820 per year.

Company

Since 1994, WCG has partnered with governments and local agencies across Canada to create sustainable employment opportunities for people, businesses, and communities.

What you will do

• Manage an assigned caseload of clients facing multiple barriers to employment and support sustainable employment outcomes.
• Conduct assessments and document clients’ employment-related strengths, needs, abilities, skills, and other relevant factors.
• Develop individualized Employment Action Plans and provide vocational advice, job-search training, skill development, work preparation, and job-readiness support.
• Build relationships with community stakeholders, manage referrals, and connect clients with community resources.
• Develop employer relationships, conduct initial employer on-site visits, and help resolve issues affecting employment retention.
• Arrange accommodations and supports, coordinate required training including on-the-job training, and protect client privacy.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience conducting and interpreting client assessments, coaching and mentoring clients, and working with individuals facing complex barriers and from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Knowledge of the local labour market, community resources, government programs, job-search techniques, career development, and issues related to unemployment.
• Excellent documentation and report-writing skills, interview and assessment skills, professional resume-writing skills, vocational counselling skills, and individualized goal-setting and planning skills.
• Solid understanding of confidentiality and other professional codes of conduct.
• Ability to work outside business hours, including shifts and evenings, when required.
• Strong digital literacy, including the Microsoft Office suite.
• Employment is conditional on obtaining a criminal record check.

Nice to have

• Post-secondary certificate, degree, or diploma in a relevant field such as career or employment development, vocational rehabilitation, social work, psychology, sociology, human services, counselling, education, or human resources management.
• Experience creatively and effectively connecting clients with employers based on mutual needs and benefits.
• Certified Career Development Practitioner certification.
• Bilingual English and French language skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Generous time-off policies supporting work-life balance.
• Diverse and inclusive workplace focused on teamwork and employee engagement.
• Opportunity to support clients and communities through meaningful employment services.
• Accessible, barrier-free recruitment and selection process with accommodations available on request.