Garth Homer Society, a non-profit providing day programs and employment services to adults with developmental disabilities.
Permanent, Full Time, Day
$16.27 Hourly for 35 hours per week, Mileage Paid, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, RRSP Benefits, Vision Care Benefits, As per collective agreement

Anticipated Start Date: 2009/01/12

Qualifications:

• Completion of high school, Completion of university
• 1 year to less than 2 years of related expereince
• Speak English, Read English, Write English
• Experience with Word processing, Spreadsheet, Database

Specific Skills:

• Interview clients to obtain employment history,
• educational background and career goals,
• Assist clients to develop job readiness skills and job search strategies,
• Advise employers on human resources issues,
• Pre-select candidates for interviews,
• Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings and entry and skill requirements,
• Teach clients how to write resumes and prepare for job interviews,
• Counsel workers on work, and career-related issues

Additional Skills:

• Perform administrative tasks,
• Use computer applications

Essential Skills:

• Reading text,
• Document use,
• Numeracy,
• Writing,
• Oral communication,
• Working with others,
• Problem solving,
• Decision making,
• Critical thinking,
• Job task planning and organizing,
• Significant use of memory,
• Finding information,
• Computer use,
• Continuous learning

Criminal record check required

Garth Homer Society

How to Apply:
Contact Name: Colina Titus
813 Darwin Avenue
Victoria, British Columbia
V8X 2X7
By Fax: (250) 475-2279
By E-mail: ctitus@garthhomersociety.org
http://www.garthhomersociety.org