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Date Posted:
June 7, 2019
Positions:
Agriculture Employment Officer: a Work Experience Program position
Duration:
Temporary fulltime
Length of Employment:
Until March 31st, 2022
Required Skills:
APPLICANTS MUST BE EI ELIGIBLE and require a valuable work experience.
Completion of secondary school and several years of experience in Human Resources would be a asset. Knowledge of the agricultural industry would be an asset. Computer skills and the ability to work with a variety of people with little supervision are essential.
Valid driver's license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.
Applicants must be EI eligible. To determine if EI eligible please visit:
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/service/work-experience-pei-job-seekers
Job Experience:
1 - 3 years
Job Description:
The Agricultural Employment Officer will assist clients in finding jobs in agriculture while providing agricultural employers with much needed workers.
Specifically the Agriculture Employment Officers will perform the following duties:
• Advertise the service to employee and employer clients through social media (Facebook/Twitter), farm visits, cold calls, attending fairs and exhibitions, visiting local career centres, and attending career fairs.
• Act as administrator and update/maintain the Agriculture Employment Opportunities job bank on the PEI Agriculture Sector Council website.
• Maintain and update a database of Agriculture employers and employees.
• Increase the database of Agriculture employers and employees through promotion.
• Develop a working relationship with agricultural employers to gain knowledge of the industry while working to address their staffing needs.
• Must maintain detailed tracking sheets of all activities completed.
• Assist employers in the development of job advertisements and job descriptions and keep an updated list of agricultural job listings on a database to be advertised as needed.
• Receive requests for workers from employers and refer any suitable workers to employers.
• Recruit workers through other organizations such as the P.E.I. Newcomers Association, Career Development Services and East Prince Youth Prince Development Centre.
• Be available to meet face to face with employee clients in office setting
• Work with employee clients to determine their agricultural career choices and skills while assisting in development of job search skills and providing information on specific agricultural jobs available.
• Provide employee clients with information on any upcoming training which may be of interest to them.
• Refer employee clients to external service provider for further employment counselling if required.
• Conduct follow-up interviews with employees and employers to determine satisfaction with service received to be used to compile a report which will outline plans for the future of the service.
Wages:
$595/week based on 37.5 hours - paid through EI benefits as position is funded through the Skills PEI Work Experience Program
To Apply:
PEI Agriculture Sector Council
Please apply with Cover Letter and Resume by email to info@peiagsc.ca
Closing Date for applications: Nov 4, 2021
