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Employment Counsellors  (NOC 4213)
Lower Mainland - Southwest Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Employment counsellors provide assistance, counsel and information to worker clients on all aspects of employment search and career planning. They also provide counsel and information to employer clients regarding human resource and employment issues. Employment counsellors are employed primarily by federal and provincial governments but are also employed by large establishments and private employment service agencies. Supervisors of employment counsellors are included in this unit group.

career counsellor – except education, career development consultant, career development counsellor, employment counsellor, occupational counsellor, outplacement counsellor, relocation consultant, relocation counsellor, supervisor, employment counsellors, vocational counsellor.

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Employment counsellors perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
  • Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
  • Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
  • Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
  • Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further vocational training and refer clients to the appropriate services
  • Provide established workers with information on maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction or making a mid-career change
  • Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
  • Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, business and industry, and to other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning resources.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Abbotsford, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, Chilliwack, Langley, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, White Rock, Gibsons, Mission, Aldergrove, Brunswick Beach, Crescent, Crescent Beach, Cultus Lake, Elgin, Fort Langley, Grandview, Lions Bay, McMillan Island, Ocean Park, South Surrey, Sunnyside, Willoughby

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Jobs for Employment Counsellors in Lower Mainland - Southwest Region

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There are 3 job postings in Lower Mainland - Southwest Region.

Table of job opportunities for your chosen occupation at the regional level.
Date Posted Job Title Employer Location Source
2013-05-22 employment counsellor Mission Community Skills Centre Society
  • Mission
 WorkBC BCJobs
2013-05-10 job counsellor United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)
  • Vancouver
 WorkBC BCJobs
2012-12-11 employment services assessment officer Sources
  • Surrey
 WorkBC BCJobs
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