Career Consultant (Temporary)

Role Overview

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver one-on-one career/employment support to Sheridan students and graduates on personal marketing tools (cover letters, resumes, portfolios), job search strategies, employment and career management, labour market research, interview skills, negotiation, and career planning.
• Provide referrals to other departments/service experts as needed.
• Develop, maintain, and deliver employment-related programming in workshops, class visits, webinars, group drop-ins, career chats and events.
• Determine structure and content of workshops and assess and tailor workshop content and delivery methods to meet needs of particular audiences.
• Provide leadership to the student Career Centre Peer Mentors and/or Co-op Interns.
• Build relationships with faculty and staff and promote career services, career education tools and career curriculum.
• Ensure faculty, students, and alumni have access to modernized employment and career education materials and tools.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 3-year degree or diploma in Business, Humanities, Adult Education, Human Resources, and/or Career Development Practitioner/Work Counsellor or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a business environment including progressive responsibility in career/employment development, human resources, coaching and mentoring, employment recruitment, job placement, training, and career/employment consultation.
• Related experience which demonstrates an understanding of the barriers and issues experienced by job seekers.
• Excellent customer service, communication, presentation, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of community services, labour market, occupational requirements and job search resources.
• Knowledge of career planning tools and resume critique approaches.
• Completion of Career Development Practitioner (Conestoga College) or Career and Work Counsellor (George Brown College) program will be considered an asset.

About You

• Skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population and a proven commitment to anti-oppression, equity, and inclusion.
• Client service focus with an aptitude to make connections, support others, provide excellent customer service, and might identify as a community builder.
• Excellent judgement, initiative and creative problem-solving skills.
• Enjoy balancing many different tasks, staying organized and like to develop processes or systems to keep things running smoothly.

Other Details

• Faculty/Department: Career-Integrated Learning.
• Primary Work/Campus Location: HMC (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus).
• Work Categorization: Hybrid | On-site 3 days/week.
• Employee Group: Support Staff – Temporary.
• Type of Vacancy: This is a replacement position.
• Payband: I.
• Hourly Range: $41.20 - $47.57.
• Hours/Week: 35.
• Hours: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.
• This is a temporary position that may continue until March 31, 2027.
• Application Deadline: September 28, 2026.