Career Consultant (WDA)

The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) is seeking suitable candidates for the position of Career Consultant (2-yr Contract).

Job Description
You will be posted to a WDA career centre at one of the 5 Community Development Councils. Your job will be challenging, people-focused and fulfilling, where you will reach out to, advise, counsel, place or raise the employability of Singaporeans through various placement initiatives and training programmes.

You will work in a team-based environment to assist a wide range of job seekers, including matured, less skilled Singaporeans, or out-of-work executives and professionals, and help them identify their strengths for and barriers to employment.

You will need to be empathic and persuasive, and proactively follow up with your clients to help them overcome their barriers and leverage on their strengths to gain employment. As part of your assistance to them, you will be required to help them to identify their skills gaps and recommend suitable training to upgrade their skills and/or coach them on job interviewing skills, resume writing and job search skills. You can also proactively design or suggest new initiatives to raise the employability of job seekers based on their needs.

Requirements:

• Recognised degree or diploma
  
  
• Passionate about helping Singaporeans improve their employability and skills
  
  
• Resourceful, proactive, possess strong interpersonal and communication skills; and can demonstrate passion and commitment towards helping individual Singaporeans.
  
  
• Prior experience in voluntary or social work, career counseling, or ability to demonstrate commitment and passion for helping others will be an advantage.
  
  
• Graduates with an active participation in social or voluntary work are welcome to apply. Mature applicants with empathy and genuine desire to help others are also welcome.
  
  
• The ability to converse in local languages (e.g. Chinese dialects or Malay or Tamil) will be an added advantage.

Applicants should be Singaporeans or Permanent Residents. Remuneration will commensurate with the candidate's qualifications and relevant work experience. If you meet the criteria and are interested in the position listed, you are welcome to apply online at www.wda.gov.sg/joinus. Please indicate the source of your application as 'Others'; 'JCU'. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified. For more information, please visit: www.wda.gov.sg.