Employer Liaison/Job Coach
About The Position
Step into the role of Employer Liaison/Job Coach at Options Community Services and ignite transformative career journeys for WorkBC clients. As an integral part of our organization, you will support job seekers in their job search journey. Your primary responsibilities will include creatively generating job leads for paid and unpaid work, facilitating employment placement, managing financial contracts for wage subsidy, and providing pre and post job coaching. In addition, you will be responsible to organize hiring fairs and participate in community connection activities. Our selected candidate will be responsible for placing clients with multi-barriers and diverse-abilities in long-term employment by achieving outcome targets through Outreach, Virtual, and In-person service delivery channels. You will provide comprehensive on-the-job coaching and follow-up support to ensure sustained employment for up to 52 weeks. The position requires networking with employers, attending events, and maintaining an employer database while staying updated on local labour market trends. Additionally, the Job Coach creates opportunities for clients to access job-related experiences and addresses social and emotional barriers to successful employment, prioritizing health and safety concerns throughout the process.
Requirements
- Business Administration or Marketing Degree/Diploma or equivalent experience
- Minimum of two years of experience assessing complex client needs in areas such as mental health, addictions, and employment placement
- Strong connections to the local business community
- Knowledge of the labor market
- Valid BC driver’s license
- Access to a reliable vehicle
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends
- Proficiency in writing industry-standard resumes
- Strong numeracy skills
- Comfort in a performance-based environment
- Independence
- Self-motivation
- Mature approach
- Commitment to achieving sustainable outcomes within a team
- Competence in meeting deadlines
- Maintaining accurate records
- Relating effectively to diverse clientele
- Strong English communication skills
- Undergo a Police Information Check (PIC)
- Undergo a Vulnerable Sector Check by the Ministry of Justice
Nice To Haves
- Additional language skills in Arabic, Swahili, or Amharic
Responsibilities
- Creatively generating job leads for paid and unpaid work
- Facilitating employment placement
- Managing financial contracts for wage subsidy
- Providing pre and post job coaching
- Organize hiring fairs
- Participate in community connection activities
- Placing clients with multi-barriers and diverse-abilities in long-term employment by achieving outcome targets through Outreach, Virtual, and In-person service delivery channels
- Provide comprehensive on-the-job coaching and follow-up support to ensure sustained employment for up to 52 weeks
- Networking with employers
- Attending events
- Maintaining an employer database
- Staying updated on local labour market trends
- Creating opportunities for clients to access job-related experiences
- Addressing social and emotional barriers to successful employment
- Prioritizing health and safety concerns throughout the process
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
