Employment Counsellor/Job Developer

Original job posting

Provide pre-employment counselling and job development services to justice-involved individuals. Conduct intensive outreach to local employers via phone, virtual meetings, and in-person visits to create employment opportunities.

Job details

Location: | Posted on: July 9, 2026 Download Additional Information Document Location: John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington & Area Job Type: Temporary Full-time Job Description: This position is a full-time position which may require evening and weekend availability and reports directly to the Employment Services Team Lead. The Employment Counsellor / Job Developer provides a range of pre-employment, employment counselling, job development and employment retention/maintenance supports and services to individuals and employers in individual and group formats. This position requires intensive job development activities, including connecting with local employers in person, by phone, and virtually to develop employment opportunities for justice-involved individuals. For more information on the application process please click on ‘Download Additional Information Document’ above

What you’ll do

Provide pre-employment counselling and job development services to justice-involved individuals. Conduct intensive outreach to local employers via phone, virtual meetings, and in-person visits to create employment opportunities.

Requirements

Candidates must be able to provide employment supports in both individual and group formats. Availability for evening and weekend work may be required.

Listed skills

• Group Facilitation · Preferred
• case management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Employment Counselling
• Job Development
• Employment Retention
• Case Management
• Employer Outreach
• Group Facilitation

Job areas

• Social Services
• Human Resources
• Government & Public Sector