Employment Facilitator & Advisor

What Are We About?

Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923... a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

What We Offer:

Comprehensive Employee Benefits:

• Excellent Benefits Package with Sun Life
• CAAT Pension Plan
• Generous Vacation Time
• Variety of Work/Life Balance Options
• Employee Assistance Program

Commitment to Ongoing Learning & Development:

• Paid Sabbaticals
• Tuition Subsidy
• Access to College Courses at a Nominal Fee
• Development Programs for all Employee Groups

What This Position is About:

The incumbent will be responsible for preparing various client groups to enter the labour market by providing workshops and individual digital support around a variety of employment, essential and people skills to increase job search skills, competitiveness and employability.

Workshops assistance will be delivered both in person and virtually to client groups. One-to-one assistance will be delivered virtually through a digital platform.

The incumbent works with a diversity of clients including specialized groups such as youth, Persons with Disabilities(PWD), employers and internal/external stakeholders, and will use their expertise in the field to encourage successful job search.

The incumbent provides on demand support to job seekers via live chat and video conferencing. Responds to enquiries, provides resources, makes referrals to service providers and support organizations. Advises and assists clients in preparing effective resume/cover letters, self-marketing and interview techniques, job search strategies and overcoming employment barriers. Collects research and local labour market trends analysis and maintains a comprehensive knowledge of socio-economic and employment trends, programs and services delivered by the Muskoka-Kawartha’s SSM, and community resources.

Work Schedules:

This position has been designated as off-campus and is expected off-site 100% of the time.

What We Are Looking For:

Completion of a two year diploma or graduate certificate in Employment/Career Counselling, Social Work or Human Resources. Along with a minimum of five years of work experience:

• Progressive experience in employment counselling, or human resources
• Customer service orientation.
• Experience in making public presentations for educational/employment purposes.
• Group facilitation skills/experience.
• Experience working with a diverse range of clients; PWD, highly barriered youth, newcomers, Indigenous, those living in poverty, etc.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Research skills. Incumbent conducts ongoing research with respect to Canadian labour market demographics, personality assessments, human relations issues relevant to recruitment/interviewing/resumes and employment issues.
• Experience working independently in a team environment prioritizing and organizing own work.
• Strong comfort level with technology and experience using a variety of computer software such as word processing, spreadsheets, database, email and Website development.
• Experience in event planning, and working with statistical employment data, job market trends, workplace legislation and educational training programs.
• Ability to work independently.

Please Note: Support Staff

Internal candidates will receive first consideration in accordance with our Support Staff Collective Agreement during the internal posting period of five (5) days.

How To Apply:

Internal Candidates: apply through My Campus by visiting the Career Opportunities page.

External candidate: apply by visiting the Fleming Careers Page.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply.

We believe in and promote the rights of all persons with disabilities and commit to ensuring accommodations available throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform our Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require to ensure your equal participation. To obtain a copy of this document in another format please e-mail [email protected].