Career Counsellor, Come to Work
CNIB Foundation, Canada

Contract

Vancouver, BC

CNIB invites you to build a career as unique as you! We are currently searching for a Career Counsellor, Come to Work! Reporting to the Team Lead, Come To Work, the Career Counsellor, Come to Work will provide guidance, information and the tools to blind or partially sighted Come to Work Talent Pool members who are entering into workforce for the first time or changing careers so that they can pursue the careers they choose.

• You will meet with Talent Pool members one-on-one to gather information about their education, work history and career goals
• You will provide guidance, advice, tools, information and resources to Talent Pool members so that they can make an informed decision about their career path.
• You will implement plans to maximize the success of CNIB programs in your local market including the growth of existing programs working within national and provincial service delivery standards and program curricula.
• You will collaborate with community groups, businesses, industry and other organizations that offer career planning resources.
• You will be a key local ambassador for CNIB, representing and promoting the organization at all relevant external events.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to plan and deliver clear communications on an individual basis or to a dispersed audience.
• A track record of successful people skills encompassing establishing, developing and maintaining positive relationships with individuals seeking services and partnerships with organizations.
• Knowledge and experience working with individuals with people with sight loss and/or disabilities in general.
• Knowledge of accessibility and other societal issues that create employment barriers for the sight loss community is considered an asset.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Proficient in Salesforce, Microsoft Teams and Zoom is considered an asset.
• Proven time management, planning, coordinating and organization skills; proactive in initiating multiple projects on an ongoing basis.
• Effectively demonstrates understanding and championing of diversity, inclusion and accessibility issues
• Professional attitude, results oriented, strategic and flexible
• Excellent analytical, problem definition and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team

• A University degree in Psychology or relevant field
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in a social service, non-profit or other relevant sector
• Personal or professional experience relating to blindness is considered an asset.
• Personal or professional experience using sight loss related assistive technology is considered an asset
• Certified Career Development Practitioner an asset.
• Personal or professional experience relating to blindness and sight loss is considered an asset.
• Personal or professional experience working with assistive technology and/or accessible environments is considered an asset.

• Willingness to work flexible hours
• Willingness to work in-person at the office and from home
• Willingness to engage in moderate travel and work from different locations

Benefits

CNIB is committed to creating and fostering an inclusive culture and welcomes applications from diverse candidates, including but not limited to the Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) community, persons with disabilities, people who are blind or partially sighted, and those who identify as women, gender diverse, and/or 2SLGBTQ+. We strongly encourage applications from applicants with sight loss. Direct lived experience would be a definite asset. If at any stage you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to support your accessibility needs. We're excited to review your application!

Please note: while we invite applications from all interested and qualified applicants, we are unable to follow-up with every applicant.

Closing date: November 1, 2023

Life is a beautiful, wonderful, complex thing. Life with sight loss should be no different. At CNIB, we're on a mission to change what it means to be blind, and we're not slowing down. We think big, take risks, embrace change, and ask questions. We're inviting you to be part of the conversation.

Our diversity is our strength we take pride in our inclusive workplace and are committed to recruiting and selecting in a fair, transparent, and accessible way. CNIB welcomes applications fro

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