Are you an outgoing, energetic, people-person? Looking for an exciting opportunity to help others achieve their career goals? We want to meet you.

Career Counsellor

People Plus Consulting Limited, an innovative and dynamic company with over 30 years of experience providing job search assistance to residents of Halifax Regional Municipality, is currently seeking a part-time Career Counsellor (up to 20 hours per week) at the Job Junction - Nova Scotia Works (Halifax) location.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Application deadline: Tuesday August 8th 2025

The candidate is responsible for the delivery of both in-house and outreach services to our clients. The ideal candidate will be highly dynamic, organized and detail oriented, with outstanding people skills. We are looking for an individual who is highly adaptable and who has a passion for helping clients to successfully achieve their career goals.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Responsibilities:

• Provide individuals who have been assessed as having multiple, complex employment barriers with an in-depth evaluation of their career development options.
• Provide expert counselling skills which include a clinical or functional understanding of the psychological and emotional impact of employment barriers.
• Assess client needs, concerns using proven counselling methods and co-operatively set work/life goals
• Administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients.
• Use psychometrics as required to assess interests, skills, personality and intellectual, cognitive and affective functions; analyse results; intervene for the purpose of clarifying the person's identity to develop their ability to make career choices and meet career objectives.
• Counsel people experiencing job loss and coping with relevant issues
• Propose solutions and implement strategies that will assist the client in resolving employment related problems both immediate and long term, intervening when appropriate to refer them to additional appropriate resources within the organization or elsewhere
• Responsible to provide verbal and/or written reports on the client's progress to case managers
• Keep up to date client case notes and records, per professional guidelines
• Make recommendations to the case manager regarding clients ongoing needs
• Liaises with the external diagnosticians regarding their findings and is present at the debriefing with the client.
• Liaises with other service delivery agents and community resources to promote the organization and update information on other services
• Refer appropriate clients to outside services such as Diagnostic Services for further assessment when appropriate
• Participate in staff and professional development meetings

6950 Mumford Road • Halifax, Nova Scotia • B3L 4W1

www.jobjunction.ca

Education/Experience

• Preference will be given to individuals with a graduate Degree (or equivalent work experience) in a counselling discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
• Completion of a supervised counselling practicum or internship preferred
• Maintain required certification with a professional counselling association, (or be eligible for membership), preferred
• Experience working with persons with disabilities, youth, older workers, minorities, and people with employment barriers
• Experience in employment, crisis intervention and training facilitation are considered an asset.
• Proficient computer skills particularly in MS Word, Internet, PowerPoint, Email,
• Ability to secure a clear Vulnerable Sector Check and/or Criminal Record Check

Core Competencies

• Professional behaviour
• Knowledge of clinical counselling principles and theories, methods, and procedures
• Employment and career knowledge
• Ability to administer and interpret psychometric assessments
• Good organizational and time management skills

What We Offer

A work environment that feels more like a community and family that you go to and leave daily instead of a rigid office; Opportunities for ongoing professional development and certification in Career Development; Opportunities to learn other career development skills and further develop your portfolio of skills; An overall fun work environment with a team that works to always find humour even in the busiest of times and works to support each other.

Conditions of Employment

• Centre's core hours 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday
• Flexible work schedule
• Salary range: $48,000 - $53,000 annually (pro-rated for the contract term)

To Apply

Email your Resume and Cover Letter (in a merged pdf) to the address below with the subject line Career Counsellor (JJ-CC0825-CB).

Please note that ONLY emailed applications will be considered.

Application Closing Date: : Tuesday August 8th 2025

Apply@: [email protected]

We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies please.

People Plus Consulting Limited is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The organization encourages applications from qualified First Nations people, African Nova Scotians, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all qualified candidates who contribute to the diversity of our community.

6950 Mumford Road • Halifax, Nova Scotia • B3L 4W1

www.jobjunction.ca