Job Postings & Events - Career Development Connections

Job Postings Alert

Issue No. 17

Job Postings

Here is a list of the new job postings available on Career Development Connections! Older postings are still available on the website as well!

If you have a job posting you would like included, email Denise@CareerDevelopmentConnections.com

New! Axis Family Resources Ltd.

Life Skills Coach - part time - Kamloops, BC

Closing Date January 20, 2012

New! Canadian Mental Health Assn - Kootenays Branch

Business Services Coordinator
Community Services Coordinator
Case Managers - 3 - 4 positions
Employment Coaches - 4 - 5 positions
Job Club Coaches - .5 - 2 positions
Receptionist - 2 positions
Cranbrook and Fernie, BC

Closing Date ASAP

New! Consulting Resource Group (CRG)

Communications, Sales and PR Specialist - Abbotsford, BC

Closing Date January 31, 2012

New! Douglas College - The Training Group

Skills Coach - Employment Skills Access (Oil and Gas Placement)

Coquitlam and Surrey, BC

Closing Date Open Until Filled

New! Fort Nelson Employment Services
Program Manager/Financial Controller
Employment Support Worker
Receptionist
Labour Market Information/Employment Support Worker
Fort Nelson, BC
Closing Date Open Until Filled

New! Hecate Strait Employment Development Society
Training Centre Coordinator
Administrative Assistant
Case Manager
Resource Centre Clerk
Financial Aid Administrator
Prince Rupert, BC
Closing Date January 20, 2012

New! Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria

Communications Coordinator - Victoria, BC

Closing Date January 15, 2012 (but may extend)

New! MAXIMUS

Quality Assurance and Training Coordinator - Kelowna, BC

Closing Date January 20, 2012

New! Pacific Community Resources Society

Career Development Practitioner - Auxiliary Positiongs - Surrey, BC

Closing Date January 19, 2012

New! Powell River Employment Program

Coordinator - Powell River Social Support Network

Closing Date January 27, 2012

New! Sources Empowerment Services - Surrey, BC

Manager - Part time

Job Developer - Part time

Facilitator - Survivors of Violence and/or Abuse Workshops - Full time

Facilitator - Multi-barriered Client Workshops - Full time

Administrative Assistant/Back up Facilitator - Full time

Closing Date January 25, 2012

New! WCG

Case Manager - Revelstoke, BC

ESC Manager - Revelstoke, BC

Closing Date January 25, 2012

New! YWCA Metro Vancouver

Group Facilitator - Squamish, BC

Closing Date January 20, 2012

19 other jobs still posted on the website - check them out!

www.CareerDevelopmentConnections.com

Jobs in Human Resources, Administration and other non-career development industries are posted on www.EngagedHR.com/job-postings.html.

HR Tips and Techniques

Top 3 Ways to Find the Perfect Person

It isn't always easy to find that perfect person. You known the one I mean, the one that fits into your organization like a glove and it seems like they have been with you forever after their first day (in a good way!). It is possible to find those people; it just takes effort and focus. I find there are three things that make the difference when I am recruiting for the perfect person.

1. Know what it takes to do the job well. If you know the style of the person who would be a perfect fit for the job, it makes it easier to screen, interview and select the right person. The tool I use for this is CRG's Job Style Indicator.

2. Assess the style of your candidates and find out what would be the perfect kind of job for them. Knowing if their style fits the style of the job you have available helps determine if the fit is going to be possible. The tool that fits perfectly with the Job Style Indicator noted above is CRG's Personal Style Indicator.

3. Get the best from your best! Implement an Employee Referral Program that rewards employees for bringing talent to you that fits. For every person that you hire (and who stays in the job at least 3 or 6 months), reward your current employee. Maybe it is a cash reward, maybe it is extra time off or a night out at the movies. Reward based on what fits your budget and your culture.

Interested in learning more about how to incorporate these techniques into your hiring practices? Email Denise@EngagedHR.com to talk about how Engaged HR can assist you with each of these critical steps.

This HR Tip is provided by Engaged HR Inc. Go to www.EngagedHR.com to learn more.

Quick Links

Go to Engaged HR website

Go to Career Development Connections website

Thought for the Week

Things are really heating up and there are lots of job postings this week for positions that extend into the new service delivery model. It is exciting to see all of the opportunities!

Note that I also post jobs on my Engaged HR that are not career development related but may be of interest to you - they are often HR and Administration related. Go to www.EngagedHR.com/job-postings.html to see the postings.

Continue to send postings my way - help me help the industry in connecting great people to great jobs!

Enjoy your week!

Life-Long Learning

Educational Opportunities

BCCDA - Ethics and Theory courses - January 2012

Careerwell Tele-Interviews - January 2012

Douglas College - Ethics and Theory courses - January and February 2012

Douglas College - Personality Dimensions - January 26 - 28, 2012

Life Strategies - various Career Development Practitioner courses for 2012

Event Listing

Events and Happenings Around BC and Canada

BC Career Development Association

Career Development Conference

March 5 & 6, 2012

Vancouver, BC

www.bccda.org

Early Bird ends January 31, 2012

BC Labour Market Report

2011: The Labour Market Year-In-Review

January 2012 workshops

Various locations in BC

Cannexus12

January 23 - 25, 2012

Ottawa, ON

www.Cannexus.ca

Health, Work and Wellness Conference

October 16 - 18, 2012

Vancouver, BC

www.healthworkandwellness.com

Job Seeker Spotlight

Gerdi de Boer

With her 20 years of employment counselling experience, Gerdi has successfully assisted many clients in finding employment. In her most recent position as a case manager, she assessed, counseled and referred unemployed clients to appropriate services in the community and assisted clients with funding applications for training. Her previous experience includes facilitating pre-employment, career decision making and job search programs as well as finding practicum placements for clients. Her education includes a Life Skills Coach Training Certificate, Employment Counselling Training Program Certificate and Job Club Leadership Training Certificate. In 2008 she was one of the first ten people in BC to become a Certified Career Development Practitioner. Gerdi is excited about the new employment model and is looking for work as a case manager. She can be contacted at gerdi_de_boer@hotmail.com.

If you are a job seeker in the career development industry then send me a short bio (a paragraph or so in length) and I will include you in an upcoming newsletter. Be sure to include your contact information (email address would be best) and the type of position you are looking for as a part of your bio.

This is an opportunity to market yourself beyond your current techniques and is a way to show that you know how to take job search beyond the traditional methods!

Event Spotlight

CRG's Assessment Systems Certification Workshop

February 16, 17 & 18, 2012

Abbotsford, BC

CRG's Assessment Systems Certification Workshop is laser-focused on helping career development professionals and leaders discover what really works in getting individuals connected to thier purpose, passion, and ideal career while increasing team performance. You will learn how to apply the science of assessments to each specific development need. With 80% of individuals not satisfied in their jobs, 70% of leaders and managers seen as incompetent by their staff and peers, and over 63% of individuals highly stressed at work, the status quo is not working.

To address those issues and others, CRG created our proprietary holistic assessment system and development models to give you the tools to realize your potential and the potential of others.

The primary expectation of the professionals who attend our sessions is to learn about all the CRG assessments and resources, yet they rapidly discover that their ability to serve others is limited by their own development and engagement levels. Very quickly, the focus turns to equipping self first. We can serve others only to the degree that we have developed ourselves.

If you are not engaged or on purpose, how can you in integrity help others to be engaged and on purpose?

About Us

Career Development Connections is an initiative of Engaged HR Inc. The services available through Career Development Connections include Career Coaching, Recruitment Services and FREE Job Postings, Organizational Analysis and Human Resource Management Strategies and Supports.

Engaged HR is a full-service human resource management consulting company owned and operated by Denise Lloyd, focused on designing, implementing and supporting innovative business models to build the HR and management capacity of businesses and non-profit societies. Engaged HR is a dynamic company with the kind of leading edge skills and talents it takes to complete projects to the highest standards.

We look forward to the opportunity to work with you! You can reach me at 250-385-7784.

Denise Lloyd, MA, CHRP

Engaged HR Inc.