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Status of this competition: The competition is now closed, and we have completed interviewing short-listed candidates. We had many highly qualified candidates with direct industry experience. Please feel free to apply again on future postings.


Creative Employment Access Society

is seeking a Career Advisor. We have one immediate opening for a full-time Career Advisor, and we may also draw from this competition to meet future staffing needs.


You will be interested in this position if you truly enjoy helping others achieve their goals, desire to work in a supportive and effective team, and have above average communications and interpersonal skills.


Duties:

  • Maintain positive and productive working relationships with clients

  • Meet with clients individually to:

 

  • conduct needs assessments

  • assist with written Return to Work Action Plans

  • assist with career exploration

  • create resumes and cover letters and assist clients to develop strong job search skills

  • refer clients to appropriate services or interventions

  • Orient and assist clients with programs and services provided by the Society

  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date client files

  • Provide case management services to clients

  • Facilitate job search skills workshops for unemployed adults

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a related discipline, Human Service Worker Diploma or equivalent education

  • Minimum of two years experience assisting people in a social services or educational setting

  • Good knowledge of local and regional labour market conditions and trends, and of the programs and services of relevant community agencies

  • Demonstrated experience facilitating groups of adults in a learning environment

To apply for this position, please submit a resume, cover letter and a completed application form. Please provide an email address on your resume. Incomplete packages will not be assessed.


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Application packages must be received by 4:30 pm January 27, 2010 and should be addressed to:


Bruce Brautigan
Executive Director
Creative Employment Access Society
Suite 103 - 555 4th Street
Courtenay, BC  V9N 1H3

Email: bruceb@ceas.ca

 

We thank all interested parties in advance and regret that due to the expected response, only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Short listed candidates will be asked to demonstrate their skills by facilitating a ten minute mini-workshop on a job search topic. Details of our compensation package will be provided to short-listed candidates when we invite them to the mini-workshop session.


Check the status of this competition at the top of this page. We will update the status when we have completed short-listing and when we have selected the successful candidate.