EMPLOYMENT COUNSELLOR

Description

Position Summary: Employment counsellor for young people, designing integration pathways, delivering workshops, and coordinating with companies to enhance their employability. Key Responsibilities: 1. Design and implementation of customized employment integration pathways. 2. Continuous mentoring and follow-up of young people throughout their process. 3. Collaboration with companies and organizations to facilitate employment integration. **Description:** ---------------- * Conduct individual diagnostic interviews to identify competencies, interests, education, experience, and potential barriers to employment access. * Design and implement customized integration pathways, establishing realistic goals and concrete actions to improve each young person’s employability. * Deliver employment guidance activities, including CV writing and enhancement, cover letter preparation, active job search, interview preparation, and use of digital tools. * Deliver or coordinate group workshops on social skills, transversal competencies, motivation, communication, basic digital skills, and other topics aimed at professional development. * Provide continuous follow-up of participants, accompanying them throughout the entire process, reinforcing motivation, and adjusting the pathway as needed. * Prospect and coordinate with companies to identify job opportunities, manage job offers, perform intermediation, and facilitate young people’s entry into the labor market. * Mediate between participants and training institutions to ensure access to courses, certifications, internships, or other professional training activities. * Record and document all interventions in the program’s monitoring systems, prepare periodic reports, and monitor compliance with mandatory timelines and hours. * Coordinate with other professionals and entities within the employment ecosystem, social services, or youth services to ensure comprehensive intervention. * Provide emotional and motivational support, working on attitudes, expectations, and self-confidence to foster engagement and sustained participation in the pathway. **Requirements:** --------------- Academic Qualifications * University degree in social or educational fields: Psychology, Pedagogy, Psychopedagogy, Social Work, Social Education, or equivalent. * Additional training in employment guidance, coaching, social intervention, youth employment, or professional development. Experience * Minimum 1 year of experience in employment guidance, youth intervention, or employment programs. * Experience in projects funded by public administrations or European funds (e.g., POEJ, PICE, Youth Guarantee, integrated programs, etc.) is desirable. * Experience delivering workshops, group sessions, or training for employability. Professional Competencies * Ability to conduct interviews and analyze professional profiles. * Skills in planning, follow-up, and individual mentoring. * Knowledge of job portals, digital tools, and recruitment processes. * Ability to handle situations involving low motivation, personal difficulties, or barriers to employment access. * Capacity to work with objectives, indicators, and outcomes. * Communication and teamwork skills. Desirable Technical Knowledge * Familiarity with programs such as SAE, Youth Guarantee, POEJ, PICE, or Integrated Employment Projects. * Knowledge of the local business landscape and territorial resources. * Proficiency in office software and user management systems. Other Requirements Availability for occasional travel. Commitment to youth employment integration and social work. Proactive, empathetic, and solution-oriented attitude.