Service Area

Housing, Social Services & Dearness Home

File #

I-05-17E

Posting Open Date

8/21/2017

Posting Closed Date

9/5/2017

Job Code

C0319

Position Title

Intern - Employment Strategies

Position Type

Intern

Employee Group

CUPE Local 101

Summary of Duties

Under the direction of the Manager Employment Strategies or designate, the intern will will work closely with the Social Services Employment team. The Employment team is developing a RFP for 2018 which requires research both internally and externally. The intern will support the RFP preparation by: conducting research (including a literature review, best practice review and environmental scan) to assist in reviewing the current Purchase of Service (POS) framework and in creating recommendations for changes to this framework.

Work Performed

• Conduct a literature review in order to update existing 2012 review
• Identify municipalities who utilize a purchase of service model and identify what effective and innovative strategies they are utilizing
• Research innovative OW employment supports and programming including outcomes for specific audiences - new Canadians, youth, persons who have been on OW for long periods of time, generational poverty
• Collect data on innovative programs, focussing on programs with specific target audiences
• Summarize findings in a report that offers the RFP current context and content
• Research trends in Employment supports
• Assist in focus groups - collect data, note taking and observations, theme analysis
• Work independently however in collaboration with a team
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Post-secondary graduate from a social science or related discipline which includes research and evaluation methods.
• Interest in creative approaches to employment strategies, engagement and motivation strategies, system change and poverty reduction strategies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision (although guidance and support are included). Work will also be in collaboration with other team members
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage with others; strong verbal skills in investigating, interviewing, asking questions;
• Strong communication skills (able to write effective reports including summarizing and communicating large amount of information and data)
• Competent computer skills including Word and Powerpoint and online survey software

Eligibility under the City of London Internship Program as follows (see below):

MUST MEET CRITERIA AS EITHER A NEW IMMIGRANT, PERSON WITH SELFDECLARED DISABILITY WHICH POSES EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS OR RECENT LOCAL POSTSECONDARY GRADUATE.

New immigrant:

• New to Canada within the past 3 years, and
• Graduate of a recognized post-secondary education institute with Canadian equivalency, and
• English benchmark level 6 or above, and Connected with an academic or employment support agency, and
• Legally entitled to work in Canada.

OR

Person with self-declared disability which poses employment barriers:

• Limited work experience in their chosen field, and
• Graduate of a recognized post-secondary education institute, and
• Connected with an academic or employment support agency.

OR

Recent local post-secondary graduate:

• London resident who has graduated from a recognized post-secondary education institute within the past year and has limited work experience in their chosen field,

OR

• Graduate of a London area recognized post-secondary education institute within the past year, but not currently living in London
• Limited work experience in their chosen field.

Specialized Training and Licenses

• Experience or specific knowledge of employment and career development strategies including motivation interviews.
• Experience with research techniques and methodology
• Experience with evaluation frameworks, outcomes and measures
• Report writing experience
• Experience working with teams

Compensation Range

$15.54

Other Information

Term is for the Fall/ Winter 2017 (Up to 15 weeks).

Important Instructions

NOTE: Applicants will be required to complete a job related test.

Please upload your transcripts with your application (under the Documents Section).

Please note successful candidates will be asked to provide a Police Information Check dated within the last six months. This documentation would not be required until further in the recruitment process (following the interview stage if selected).