WorkBC Client Advisor - Job Developer
- Beacon Community Services
- Sidney, British Columbia
- Full Time
Join Beacon Community Services as a Client Advisor Job Developer, where you will support WorkBC clients who require individualized and intensive assistance to achieve sustainable employment. In this role, you will work directly with job seekers and employers to identify, create, and customize employment opportunities that align with client strengths and employer needs. Through employer engagement, negotiation, and ongoing workplace support, you will help clients achieve meaningful labour market attachment. If you are passionate about inclusive employment and building strong employer relationships, we encourage you to apply.
Days/Hours of Work: 4 days a week 8:30am to 4:30 pm (30 hours per week)
Closing Date: Applications will be accepted until June 11 at noon. In person interviews will take place the week of June 15
What Youll Do:
- Partner with WorkBC Client Advisors to support job seekers who need individualized, intensive employment assistance
- Develop and customize employment opportunities through direct employer engagement, including job carving and task modification
- Build and maintain strong relationships with local employers to identify sustainable job opportunities
- Provide handson job development support, including job search strategies, resume assistance, and interview preparation
- Negotiate job duties, wages, hours, and workplace accommodations to align client strengths with employer needs
- Coordinate interviews and support successful job matching between clients and employers
- Conduct worksite visits and provide postplacement followup to support job retention
- Document job development activities, employment outcomes, and supports in ICM
What You Bring
- Postsecondary education in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Certified Career Development Practitioner (CCDP) designation
- Two years of experience supporting individuals with multiple barriers to employment
- Experience marketing employment programs to employers
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of local labour market trends and hiring practices
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities
- Strong organizational and documentation skills, including proficiency with ICM
- Clientcentred, traumainformed, and strengthsbased approach
- Valid BC Drivers Licence and access to a reliable vehicle
Why Join Beacon
- Comprehensive extended Health and Dental
- Municipal Pension Plan with employer contributions
- Generous paid leave
- Meaningful work that supports the community
- Supportive and collaborative team environment
Follow this link for the full job description --> WorkBC - Client Advisor Job Developer - Job Description - 2026-05.pdf
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Beacon Community Services serves vulnerable populations including seniors, people with disabilities and children. Protecting these people and our teams on whom they rely on is critical to us. Accordingly:
- All successful applicants must consent to a Solicitor Generals Criminal Record Check.
- All successful applicants are required to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status upon hire. Depending on future public health developments, Beacon may implement a vaccination requirement as a condition of ongoing employment for all our workplaces.
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