Future Works Peace River/High Level is recruiting to fill (1) full-time Employer Liaison position.
Future Works supports individuals who face employment barriers, including those with self-disclosed disabilities, by providing the services and resources they need to overcome challenges, secure meaningful employment, and maintain long-term success in the workplace.
Reporting to the Program Supervisor, this position is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with employers throughout Peace River and surrounding communities.
Your Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate the Agency values of compassion, collaboration, innovation, integrity and inclusiveness.
- Promoting job-ready clients, identifying local job opportunities, and providing recruitment assistance to employers.
- The Employer Liaison supports client retention by coordinating with the Employment Facilitators and employers when issues arise post-placement, helping to resolve concerns early.
- Organize employer engagement activities such as mock interview marathons, employer showcases, delivery of employer-focused training.
- Timely and accurate data entry into the agency and/or Government of Alberta database.
- Collaborate with the Employment Facilitator to identify and secure employment opportunities for candidates
- Working with the Employment Facilitator to align clients job targets and skills, guiding targeted outreach to potential employer partners.
- Evaluate potential worksites by researching job availability and ensuring alignment with clients’ skills, qualifications, and career goals.
- Conduct job searches aligned with client’s career goals; collaborate with employers as needed to explore individualized workplace accommodations, such as modified duties, assistive technologies, or retention support services.
- Partner with employers to address workforce gaps by providing guidance on accessing, recruiting, and retaining skilled talent from both traditional and non-traditional labor pools.
- Represent EmployAbilities at career fairs, trade shows, hiring events and other events as required.
- Build and maintain strong employer partnerships to facilitate ongoing placement opportunities for clients.
Your Qualifications:
- Post-secondary education in Business, Human Resources, Marketing, or a related field preferred.
- Related experience with full cycle recruitment with an understanding of current employment opportunities and labour market trends.
- Minimum two years’ experience in employer engagement, employment, or marketing/outreach.
- Previous experience working with persons with disability or barriers to employment or other at risk populations.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including public speaking and relationship building.
- Strong writing and communication skills for creating employer-facing materials and digital content.
- A valid class 5 driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office, Suite, Virtual Meeting platforms (Skype, Zoom, Teams Google meet etc.).
- Clear criminal record check including vulnerable sector check.
Successful applicants will be required to undergo a criminal record check, including vulnerable sector check.
Pay: $48,000.00-$50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Mileage reimbursement
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Wellness program
- Work from home
Location:
- Peace River, AB (preferred)
Work Location: In person
