Developer
The Developer role cultivates relationships and bridges the gap between clients and employers. They assist clients who may be having trouble marketing themselves, along with enhancing and educating the community on employment-related knowledge and skills.
They create, formulate, coordinate, build, and execute.
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Key attributes
Possess strong problem-solving skills
Be able to deliver and develop informational sessions
Be able to research, develop and write workshop content
Have formal training in case management practices
Additional Requirements
- Possess a working knowledge of career development theory and applications
- Possess a working knowledge of employment/career related services, programs, and interventions
- Have a good understanding of workplace culture and employer expectations
- Have a good understanding of employment maintenance issues impacting a client’s ability to sustain employment
- Possess a solid understanding of Labour Market Information and its applications
- Have a working knowledge of the full spectrum of pre- and post-employment supports required for persons with disabilities
- Have a good understanding of the unique differences of diverse job seekers, ability to assess job readiness
- Possess an ability to match job seekers skills to job requirements and use a strengths-based approach to job matching
- Be able to utilize various strategies and incentives to develop employer relationships to encourage and support job
- Have a good understanding of Adult Learning Principles
- Have an understanding of program evaluation concepts
- Have a good knowledge of community organizations, service providers, and referral agencies
- Have an ability to access and effectively use information and communications technology to conduct research
- Adhere to inclusionary practice, ethical decision making, respect for diversity, confidentiality
- Be committed to professional development and career self-management
- Follow up with clients through the job matching process
This career path requires you to be a Certified Career Development Practitioner
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Job Developer
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Student Career Advisor
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