Employment Resource Advisor

About the role

Location: Revelstoke, BC

The Employment Resource Advisor provides all Clients with a consistent, professional and welcoming environment to support them in achieving sustainable employment. This role provides clients with the information, tools and resources to enable them to undertake job search, career planning, self-assessment, labour market research or other employability related activities as independently as possible. This role also provides basic job search instruction and technical support, as appropriate. This role liaises all staff to ensure that all services offered are current and appropriate to the community and for Client needs.

What you’ll do

• Insure ongoing intakes to support client pipeline
• Meet goals associated with 4-week, 24-week and 52-week outcomes
• Check WorkBC and other websites daily for up-to-date job postings, employer opportunities and maintain a job board
• Provide clients with access to employment-related self-assessment tools such as interests, personality type and values, and career planning and employability assessments
• Assist with completion of initial eligibility determination, identity verification, and client sign-in
• Phone clients to remind them of workshops
• Screen clients to determine readiness and ability to look for work
• Support clients in the Self-Serve area to access resources including: computer workstations with internet access, relevant software programs, Labour Market Information (LMI), telephones and a fax machine
• Assist clients with employment applications, interview preparation, interview follow-up, etc.
• Act as a resource for job search information and techniques: Keep up to date on trends in resumes and cover letters
• Develop and keep updated a directory of local, up-to-date community-based services
• Support Employment consultants with applicable Case Management activities as required