Career Development Practitioner for Re-imagining Career Services – Mid-career Transitions

Career Development Practitioner for Re-imagining Career Services – Mid-career Transitions

Interested applicants must submit their application and all required documents online on the Douglas College Career Site www.douglascollegecareers.ca. Please ensure your resume clearly explains how you meet the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position for which you are applying. All candidates selected for interview will need to bring original certificates and diplomas of educational credentials noted on their resume.

Position Information

Position Title: Career Development Practitioner for Re-imagining Career Services – Mid-career Transitions

Posting Number: 02386SA

Location: Coquitlam Campus

Grade or Pay Level: See Salary Range

Salary Range: $30.30 to $32.80 per hour. Salary is based on education and experience.

Position Type: Training Group Contract Employment

Posting Type: Internal/External

Regular/Temporary: Contract

Employment Type: Full-Time

Posting Category: Training Group

Start Date: 10/15/2024

End Date: 06/30/2025

Work Arrangements: This full-time position (40 hours per week) operates out of the Douglas College Coquitlam Campus. Please note that the hours/days will vary depending on participants’ schedule, and working hours will include evenings and weekends.

The Role:

The Career Development Practitioner will deliver a “dual-client” career guidance service model that bridges the career development needs of working adults and employers. The role will proactively guide working Canadians in identifying meaningful and viable career advancement or transition options, as well as support them in strategizing personalized career development plans to achieve their goals. The role will equally work with employers to design and deliver future-focused business training and upskilling.

Responsibilities:

• Understand, apply and reference career theories.
• Identify suitable action planning activities and documentation for working Canadians.
• Locate gaps in career development and make recommendations for upskilling opportunities.
• Iterate and deliver existing curriculum to address gaps in career development such as career exploration, values, and other topics.
• Administer and debrief career assessments.
• Recruit and screen up to 50 working Canadian participants.
• Provide one-to-one career counseling to approximately 15 person case load.
• Coordinate, collaborate and case conference with local and national staff.

Employers:

• Perform a needs assessment with employers to determine emerging training needs.
• From existing materials, update and deliver workshops for employers.
• Coordinate and deliver one-to-one coaching for employers as requested.

Administration:

• Market, recruit and identify participants to contribute to the co-design of the model.
• Administer informed consent and program forms.
• Work collaboratively with all stakeholders and researchers.
• Draft reports.
• Keep detailed participant records and action plans.
• Ensure CCSP is kept up to date on project activities.
• Participate in the maintenance of Douglas College’s Quality Management System (ISO 9001:2015).
• Perform other duties as needed.

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need:

• 5 years directly related experience.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Experience coaching/supporting employers.
• Degree from a recognized university preferred.

Equity Statement:

Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and/or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.

Needs a Criminal Records Check: No

Open Date: 10/04/2024

Close Date: Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicant: Interested applicants must submit their application and all required documents online on the Douglas College Career Site www.douglascollegecareers.ca. Please ensure your resume clearly explains how you meet the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of the position for which you are applying. All candidates selected for interview will need to bring original certificates and diplomas of educational credentials noted on their resume.