counsellor, employment
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Employment Counsellor
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June 10, 2024
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March of Dimes Canada
Job details
*Employment Counsellor - VRS, Assessment & Planning ? Full time*
*You?ll feel great about a career with March of Dimes Canada *
At March of Dimes Canada, *our collective work matters*. As a leading national charity backed by a history of more than 70 years of impact, we?re dedicated to being Canada?s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide. You?ll be joining a team made up of more than 2,000 professionals that?s *dedicated to solving big challenges* and creating real change for people with disabilities in communities across our country. They?re at the center of all we do, and we make a real difference in their lives every day. It matters to us because *the need is urgent ? and it?s growing*.
More than eight million people with disabilities in Canada experience challenges like poverty, discrimination, indignity, and isolation. These are the barriers that you?ll help tear down. Together, with your vital contributions, we?ll keep moving the dial on the challenges people with disabilities face. Our work is deep and wide ? and you?ll always find it deeply rewarding ? which is why we pull together to make change happen. Our collective efforts are rooted in our *Purpose*, *Vision*, and *Mission*, which inform how we drive all our work forward:
* *Purpose:* Champion equity. Empower ability.
* *Vision:* An inclusive, barrier-free society for people with disabilities.?
* *Mission: *To be Canada?s leading service provider, resource, and advocate, empowering people with disabilities to live and thrive in communities nationwide.?
Whether starting or advancing your career with us, you?ll feel great knowing that you?re:
* Contributing to our important mission: *creating real change for people with disabilities*
* Joining a *leading national charity* with a history of impact and a future full of possibility
* Enjoying *industry-leading employment incentives and benefits*
* Supported in your *professional growth, development, and success*
* Included in our *empathetic and supportive work culture *
Learn more about why we?re a great employer at *marchofdimes.ca/careers*.
*This Opportunity*
We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our team, providing essential services to adults with disabilities who face employment barriers. This role involves case management, vocational testing, and employment readiness instruction, ensuring that our clients receive the support they need to achieve their employment goals.
*Roles and Responsibilities*
* Accept referrals and review the client plan/documentation provided by the referral source
* Create and maintain case files and service plans that are current and reflective of clients? evolving needs
* Provide services to adults with disabilities who face employment barriers
* Assist individuals with disabilities in identifying realistic employment options through vocational testing, assessment, and exploration
* Instruct employment readiness programs in accordance with MODC and funder guidelines and standards
* Deliver programs accommodating individual learning styles and abilities
* Conduct transferable skills analysis and labor market research
* Create resumes and cover letters tailored to clients? needs and employment objectives
* Provide job placement services including job development, coordination of on-the-job supports, job site analysis, and job accommodation
* Provide employment and motivational counseling
* Case manage services to ensure timely and cost-effective service delivery
* Complete required service reports
* Achieve quality service standards for client satisfaction, timely delivery of service, and employment outcomes
*Qualifications and Experience*
* Bachelor?s degree and Return to Work Disability Manager designation, or Registered Rehabilitation Professional certification (RRP), or CRVP
* Teaching and/or group facilitation experience is an asset
* Minimum of three years? experience
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LocationNewmarket, ON
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Salary$56,918YEAR annually
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Terms of employment
Full time
- Start date
Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
#9317080309
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