Brian Ferris Email & Phone Number

Quispamsis, NB, CA

Saint John, NB

• Assist medium and small businesses, in the Charlotte and Kings County area, to resolve human resources issues by managing a problem solving-process delivered through the Adjustment Services Component of the Employment.
• Assess applications for the Self Employment Benefits component of the Workforce Expansion Program against program criteria for approval or rejection.
• Administer and monitor, for program and budget compliance, third party contracts for the delivery of the Self Employment Benefits component of the Workforce Expansion Program.
• In collaboration with other Government Agencies and/or the private sector represent the Department on various committees and boards within the region to explain the purpose as well as the operation of various.
• Project Manager/Event Coordinator for the 2003 Saint John Job Expo Emploi (an event that accommodated over six thousand people over a 10-hour period at Harbor Station). Co-coordinated and organized the many committees.
• Deliver programs and services including Adjustment Services, Employment Services as well as the SEB component of the Workforce Expansion Program on a daily basis.

Saint John, NB

• Delivered the Training and Skills Development Program as well as the Employment Services Program to clients of the department on a daily basis.
• Provided individualized assessment, action plan career counseling in four dimensions: career decision making; skill development; job search and job maintenance.
• Individual financial profiles were completed on a daily basis for each client to enable them to access available financial programs and incentives.
• High level documentation was maintained on every client.
• Prepared proposals for funding as well as provided financial reports for audit purposes.

Saint John, NB

• Coordinated and delivered the Work Ability Program for the Saint John Region.
• Assessed and motivated clients, placing them in positive work environments in order to assist them in gaining new skills, enabled the client to become self-sufficient.
• Delivered Employment Services Programs to clients of the department on a daily basis.
• Worked with an extraordinary group of professional counselors to assist clients to become self sufficient capacity with other counselors.
• Networked with a wide variety of government agencies and departments as well as outside agencies.

Human Resource Management Program, Human Resources Management And Services, A

Public Service Management Program, Business Administration And Management, General, A

Bachelors Of Arts, Social Sciences

Bachelor Of Arts, English / Gerontology