Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Services Specialist
Courtenay, BC
Casual Employee Position
Vancouver Island Vocational and Rehabilitation Services (VIVRS) is seeking an experienced Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Services Specialist to join our team and provide individualized vocational rehabilitation and employment support services to individuals referred through WorkSafeBC Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
The successful candidate will work as part of the VIVRS vocational rehabilitation team to deliver high-quality, evidence-informed services that support individuals in achieving meaningful and sustainable employment.
Role Responsibilities
The successful candidate will provide a range of vocational rehabilitation and employment services, including:
Resume and Cover Letter Preparation
- Conduct individualized consultations to identify client strengths, transferable skills, employment goals, and vocational needs.
- Develop professional resumes and cover letters tailored to each client’s employment objectives.
Job Search Skills Support
- Provide individualized or group-based job search skills training.
- Support clients with:
- Labour market exploration
- Job search strategies
- Online employment resources
- Networking and employer outreach
- Interview preparation
- Workplace expectations
- Self-advocacy and confidence building
- Strategies for overcoming employment barriers
Individualized Job Placement Support
Provide comprehensive employment development and placement services, including:
- Developing individualized employment strategies.
- Identifying suitable employment opportunities aligned with client goals, abilities, and vocational needs.
- Conducting employer research and outreach.
- Supporting direct employer marketing activities.
- Assisting clients with applications, interviews, and hiring processes.
- Supporting workplace integration and employment sustainment.
- Maintaining appropriate documentation and communication related to service delivery.
Direct Marketing and Employer Engagement
- Build and maintain relationships with employers and community partners.
- Promote client skills, abilities, and employment potential.
- Facilitate employer conversations regarding suitable employment opportunities.
- Develop opportunities for work experience, job shadowing, interviews, and employment where appropriate.
- Support clients in accessing meaningful and sustainable employment.
Customized Vocational Rehabilitation Planning
- Assist with vocational information gathering and employment planning.
- Support identification of vocational goals, barriers, strengths, and strategies.
- Collaborate with vocational rehabilitation professionals, employers, and other stakeholders as required.
- Provide professional documentation related to service delivery.
Qualifications and Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- Post-secondary education in vocational rehabilitation, career development, counselling, psychology, human services, social services, disability management, or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum two years of recent experience providing employment-related services, including experience in one or more of the following:
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Employment counselling
- Resume and cover letter development
- Job search coaching
- Job development and placement services
- Employer engagement
Preferred qualifications include one or more of the following:
- Canadian Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC/CCRC)
- Registered Vocational Professional (RVP)
- Registered Rehabilitation Professional (RRP)
- Certified Vocational Professional (CVP)
- Master Certificate in Vocational Professional (MCVP) through the College of Vocational Rehabilitation Professionals
- Certified Career Development Professional (CCDP)
- Certified Disability Management Professional (CDMP)
Candidates with demonstrated experience supporting individuals with disabilities, workplace injuries, barriers to employment, or complex vocational needs are encouraged to apply.
What We Offer
- A collaborative and supportive vocational rehabilitation team.
- Meaningful work supporting individuals to achieve employment and greater community participation.
- Opportunities to work with a diverse range of clients and vocational needs.
- Hybrid work arrangements, with services provided in the community and remotely as appropriate.
- Professional development and opportunities to expand vocational rehabilitation and employment services expertise.
About VIVRS
Vancouver Island Vocational and Rehabilitation Services (VIVRS) has provided vocational rehabilitation and employment services to individuals and organizations for over three decades. Our team is committed to individualized, strengths-based service delivery that supports people in achieving meaningful employment and community participation.
We value collaboration, professionalism, respect, and a commitment to improving employment outcomes for individuals facing barriers related to disability, injury, or life circumstances.
Work Location: Hybrid/Community-Based – Courtenay, BC
Pay: $32.00 per hour
Expected hours: 35.0 per week
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Courtenay, BC
