Employment Consultant - Dunnville

WE’RE HIRING: TEMPORARY FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT CONSULTANT Location: Dunnville, ON Hours: Full Time – Monday-Friday working 9am-5pm with 2 evening shifts per month from 12pm-8pm Start Date: September 8th, 2026 (Vacant Position) Contract End Date: Approximately 12 months Apply by: August 31st, 2026 | Reference: Employment Consultant - Dunnville Email Applications to: [email protected] [[email protected]] ABOUT SOAR COMMUNITY SERVICES At SOAR, we believe in lifting communities through compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. Serving the communities of Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, and Norfolk since 1968, we are accredited in Children and Youth Mental Health, Community Mental Health and Addictions Services and Youth Justice Services through the Canadian Centre for Accreditation. Our departments include Employment, Justice, Mental Health and Addictions, and Housing. Join a team that’s committed to making a difference – every day. THE OPPORTUNITY We are recruiting for a Temporary Full Time Employment Consultant. Funded by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, this role is a vital part of our Employment Services Team supporting job seekers and employers. WHAT YOU’LL DO * Develop employment opportunities for clients * Provide employment and training needs assessment and case management * Develop Service Plans * Provide instruction, individual support and advocacy * Facilitate workshops * Complete reporting requirements * Collaborate with local training providers * Work with local employers to provide placements * Monitor client’s employment retention for 365 days WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Have a College Diploma in a Human/Social Services or Business field, with a Career Practitioner/Job Development certificate an asset * Have a minimum 1-year experience in a related field * Be proficient in MS Office and be familiar with databases * Access to reliable transportation, as some travel may be required * Ability to manage exposure to vicarious traumatic stress WHY JOIN SOAR? • Salary: Starting at $24.25 per hour. • Benefits: Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families. • Time off: 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year). • RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff. • A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being. READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT? We’re looking for someone passionate about empowering client voices, connection in community care and inclusion in action! If that’s you, we want to hear from you. OUR COMMITMENT TO JOB SEEKERS SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices. SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision. Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Full Time – Monday-Friday working 9am-5pm with 2 evening shifts per month from 12pm-8pm

The Employment Consultant will develop employment opportunities for clients, conduct needs assessments, and manage service plans. They will also facilitate workshops, collaborate with training providers, and monitor client employment retention.

Candidates must have a College Diploma in a Human/Social Services or Business field and at least one year of related experience. Proficiency in MS Office and access to reliable transportation are also required.

• Employee Assistance Plan • Personal leave • Wellness time • RSP matching • TFSA matching

• CommunicationPreferred

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• Case management
• Employment counseling
• Needs assessment
• Workshop facilitation
• Reporting
• Client advocacy
• Job development
• MS Office
• Database management
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Community Mental Health
• Workshop Facilitation
• Advocacy
• Compassion
• Needs Assessment
• Reconciliation
• Mental Health
• Case Management
• Social Work
• Disabilities
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Innovation
• Microsoft Office

• Social Services
• Human Resources
• Consulting
• Administrative
• Employment Consultant
• Career Counselor
• Personnel and Careers Professionals
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

0+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week