Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)
National Occupation Code (NOC): 41321
Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) provide assistance and information to job seeker clients on all aspects of employment search and career planning. They also provide advice and information to employer clients regarding employment issues and human resources. They are employed by public or private employment agencies, rehabilitation centres, hospitals, human resource departments of establishments, consulting firms, correctional facilities and by federal and provincial governments. Supervisors of career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education) are included in this unit group.
Follow This Occupation
Share
Job Duties for Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)
- Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
- Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
- Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
- Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction, making mid-career changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
- Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
- Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
- Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning support or resources
- May administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
- May provide advocacy and adjudication services related to employment legislation or contractual agreements
- May arrange for, or conduct physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and to developing employment and rehabilitation plans.
Alternate Job Titles
- Aboriginal Employment Developer
- Aboriginal Employment Officer
- Aboriginal Employment Worker
- Career Coach
- Career Counsellor (except Education)
- Career Development Counsellor
- Career Development Facilitator
- Career Development Practitioner
- Career Group Facilitator
- Career Resource Centre Coordinator
- Employment Assistance Officer
- Employment Consultant
- Employment Counsellor - Government Services
- Employment Group Counsellor
- Employment Outreach Counsellor
- Employment Outreach Program Coordinator
- Employment Outreach Program Counsellor
- Employment Services Assessment Officer
- Employment Services Group Counsellor
- Employment Services Officer
- Guidance Counsellor (except Education)
- Job Counsellor
- Job Counsellor - Government Services
- Job Search Trainer
- Labour Market Information Consultant
- Outplacement Consultant
- Outplacement Counsellor
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Relocation Consultant
- Relocation Counsellor
- Vocational Counsellor (except Education)
- Vocational Evaluator
- Vocational Guidance Counsellor (except Education)
- Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Vocational Rehabilitation Professional
- Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist
- Workforce Adjustment Officer
- Workforce Development Officer