Intake & Assessment Specialist

Ballad Group is looking to hire an Intake and Assessment Specialist who is passionate about teaching, connecting, and changing the lives of those who attend Ballad Group’s Workforce Employment Readiness and Connections Program.

We know that’s a mouth full, so you can call it the WERC program (pronounced "work").

Who is Ballad Group?

Well, our training programs have built capacity in diverse areas including entrepreneurship, insurance, information and computer technology, construction, French language acquisition, hospitality, supply chain management, and more.

We have delivered unique training programs for a variety of organizations, Indigenous Communities and on behalf of the Ministry of Jobs, Economy, Trade, and Immigration and the Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services.

But what about the WERC program?

Well, the goal of the WERC program is to develop and administer individually focused direct skill enhancement training and job placement to enable multi-barriered Albertans find and maintain employment.

The WERC program will include in-class training as well as hands-on skills development in two simulated work sites for carpentry and hospitality.

The Intake and Assessment Specialist will play a key role within Ballad’s Training Division in the Calgary WERC Region.

This position will be responsible for making a positive impact on every person that walks through our front doors.

You will also be responsible program and project administration, participant, and employer relationship management and ensuring that our office runs smoothly.

The successful candidate will be expected to support each training program with their administrative requirements, have excellent communication skills and a creative aptitude for developing new processes to ensure all programs run efficiently.

The Intake and Assessment Specialist judgment to develop credible and meaningful relationships with Ballad employees, program participants and other stakeholders, ensuring strictest confidentiality.

This position is in person and is located in our Edmonton Simulated Worksite.