Goodwill Amity

Job Position: CSJ: EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH COUNSELLOR

  • Application Deadline: 26th April 2025
  • Employment Type: Seasonal
  • Location(s): Burlington,Oakville
  • Compensation: $18.20 per hour
  • How to Apply: Submit your resume and cover letter to afernandes@goodwillonline.ca
    or submit them using the Apply button below.
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Required Qualifications:

Pending approval, this opportunity is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program and is subject to the following criteria:

To be eligible, applicants must
• Be between 15 and 30 years old
• Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or a refugee
• Be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/federal legislation.
• Not be receiving Employment Insurance benefits while working.
• Not be an immediate family member of a Goodwill location manager or SLT member.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
• Post-secondary education, experience in Social Work/Social Services field preferred.
• Experience and/or interest in case management, employment counselling.
• Experience and/or interest in working with persons with disabilities or employment disadvantages.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Self-directed, flexible, organized, team player.
• Basic word processing and computer skills.
• Must be willing to complete a criminal reference check

Key Responsibilities:

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
• Assist in conducting intake interviews, client progress meetings, conduct client orientation.
• Assist Career Development Specialist in monitoring client attendance and work behaviours.
• Assist in providing case management services; client goal planning, identifying and accessing appropriate services, counsel clients to assist them in achieving their goals.
• Support clients with employment related activities at on-site employment resource centre.
• Liaise with community professionals and make community presentations as required.
• Attend staff meetings, seminars and workshops, as required.

Additional Details:

Pending approval, this opportunity is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program.

To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume by email to:
afernandes@goodwillonline.ca by April 26, 2025.
Kindly put CSJ Burlington or CSJ Oakville in the subject line.

About Our Company:

Goodwill, the Amity Group is a leading social impact and human services organization based in Hamilton that serves the Hamilton and Halton communities. Goodwill lives a person-centred service philosophy that places clients, employers, and stakeholders at the centre of our mission, which is changing lives and strengthening communities through the power of work. To deliver that mission we support individuals in overcoming barriers to employment and obtaining work and employers in securing the workforce they need through our social enterprise division. Our social enterprises include two retail thrift stores, donation centres, recycling operations, and Stairways Café & Catering. Our social enterprises generate proceeds to reinvest in our mission, make us a larger employer, reflect our environmental mission, and provide hands-on training opportunities.

As part of a North American network of 157 Goodwills, the Amity Group benefits from the scale and resources of the network and the brand recognition of the Goodwill name while being an independent entity, firmly rooted in meeting local needs.