About The Career Foundation:
The Career Foundation is a dynamic non-profit organization that offers a wide range of employment, training, and HR services to job seekers and employers. Since its inception in 1988, The Career Foundation has steadily expanded its services. Operating out of multiple locations, we now help thousands of people each year successfully accomplish their employment goals. Our team of dedicated professionals has described The Career Foundation as caring, compassionate, innovative, and team-oriented. For more information about us and our services, please visit our website at CareerFoundation.com.
Some of the benefits and features available to our employees include:
Program and Role Description:
Conveniently located in Etobicoke, North York, Downtown Toronto, York, and Scarborough, The Career Foundation’s five (5) full-suite Employment Centres provide job seekers with a full range of services, including exploring career options, improving their résumés, preparing for interviews, and much more. Employers that share our commitment to community hiring can also receive a range of services, including direct access to job seekers of diverse backgrounds and skills, support with coordinating and hosting community hiring events to meet our job seeker clients, advice on how to best coach and work with their new hires to help achieve job retention, and more.
As an Employment Services and Placement Specialist, you would be an essential member of our team responsible for providing solution-based employment counselling to an assigned caseload of clients in the areas of job search, job placement, career decision-making, job retention, and other areas to support clients with achieving successful outcomes. You would also be responsible for developing relationships with employers to find suitable employment opportunities for clients in your caseload, among other essential duties, including maintaining accurate records in online data reporting systems.
Position Type:
Full-time (37.5 hours per week) one-year contract with excellent potential to lead to permanent
Base Locations and Position Types Available:
Etobicoke (Islington Ave. & Hwy 401)
York (Weston Rd. & Lawrence Ave. W.)
Schedule Requirements:
The Employment Services and Placement Specialist position requires regular on-site work at a designated base office (available base locations are outlined above), as well as periodic travel to other offices of The Career Foundation, community partner locations, and other stakeholder sites as needed. Successful candidates must be willing to work on-site from a designated base location on a full-time basis.
The position also currently operates under a hybrid schedule, allowing for one work-from-home day per week. The hybrid schedule is based on performance and operational needs and requires a private work-from-home space with reliable, high-speed internet. A company laptop and other equipment are provided.
Vulnerable Sector Check:
An offer of employment for this opportunity will be contingent on a Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC).
Reporting to:
Area Manager, Employment and Placement Services
Important note:
Employment Counselling, Coaching, and Case Management
Job Development, Placement, and Retention Support
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