Employment Consultant

Salary: $41.20/hour

Job Type: Full Time Support Staff - Internal/External

Location: 7 Water St. E., Little Current, ON P0P 1K0

Job Number: 26-00571

Closing Date: 11/20/2026 12:00 PM Eastern

Position Summary

Cambrian College's Employment Options - Manitoulin, has an immediate requirement for a full-time Employment Consultant. This position's main location is the Little Current location but may require travel between Employment Options sites.

Note

Internal candidates, as defined by the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Duties and Responsibilities

- Provide information and referral, case management, employment planning and preparation, and job placement to Employment Options clients daily.
- Conduct intake interviews to determine client eligibility and needs by identifying and documenting clients' skills, interests, abilities, barriers, educational background, and work experience.
- Complete all appropriate file documentation which may include items such as application form, service plan agreement, releases of information, and obtain necessary identification.
- Develop a service plan that clarifies vocational goals, barriers to employment and describes short-term and long-term steps required to overcome barriers and achieve goals. Provide on-going career direction to clients, making appropriate referrals to community services or additional Employment Ontario services as required. Monitor client progress and make appropriate adjustments to the service plan.
- Research, develop and deliver workshops on topics that address the ongoing needs of clients.




- Identify and negotiate career exploration opportunities such as job shadowing, voluntarism, job trials, and on-the-job training placements. Negotiate a subsidy reimbursement rate with employers and payment schedule within prescribed program guidelines. Appraise work sites for safety and quality of training.
- Develop skills training plan in collaboration with training employer and maintain required documentation.
- Monitor client performance during job search and placement; propose and implement appropriate problem solving, as required.
- Maintain client contact and complete required follow-up activities at established intervals to monitor and support employment outcomes.

Qualifications

Required:

- Minimum of a two-year postsecondary diploma or equivalent in a related field. (A copy of educational documents must be submitted with application *** education completed outside of Canada, applicants are required to submit a WES or ICAS with their application).
- Minimum of three years of work experience in career and employment guidance and counselling, along with experience in employment workshop delivery, and job placement.
- Must have worked in an environment where analysis and assessment of client needs, and barriers was required.




- Travel is required to employer job sites to monitor clients; therefore, a valid Ontario Driver's License and reliable transportation are essential.
- Self-directed individual with the ability to balance multiple tasks with frequent interruptions.
- Effective communication skills, good judgement, and the ability to problem solve.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft software such as Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Commitment to working within a team setting.

Additional Assets/Preferred

Experience working within the college system.

Required Information

Educational documents WES/ICAS Equivalence if degrees/diplomas are from a Non-Canadian University

Cambrian College offers the following benefits to full-time Support Staff employees:

Vacation Days

15 Vacation Days (after one year of continuous service)

Mandatory Benefits

- Basic Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Short Term Disability
- Long Term Disability
- Extended Health Care
- Dental Care
- Vision Care
- Hearing Care
- Pension Plan

Optional Health Care Benefits

College employees can purchase the following benefit plans:

- Supplementary Life Insurance
- Employee Optional Life Insurance
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Spousal Optional Life Insurance
- Critical Illness

CAAT Pension Plan

Our employee benefit plan package includes a defined benefit pension to help you create a secure future. The CAAT Penion Plan provides you with a predictable lifetime retirement income, survivor benefits, early retirement options, and mor

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