该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

• 采访客户以获得工作经历、教育背景和职业目标
• 确定就业障碍并协助客户处理工作准备技能、求职策略、撰写简历和准备工作面试等事宜
• 评估对康复、经济援助或进一步培训等援助的需求，并将客户转介到适当的服务
• 为已建立的员工提供信息和策略，以维持工作或在组织内调动、处理工作不满、进行职业生涯中期的改变以及适应工作场所的转变
• 为客户收集有关职位空缺、入职和技能要求以及其他职业信息的劳动力市场信息
• 就人力资源和其他就业相关问题向雇主提供建议
• 向参与提供基于社区的职业规划支持或资源的社区团体和机构、企业、行业和其他组织提供咨询服务
• 可以管理和解释旨在确定客户的兴趣、性向和能力的测试
• 可以提供与就业立法或合同协议相关的宣传和裁决服务
• 可以安排或进行身体、心理、学业、职业和其他评估，以获得用于评估客户需求和制定就业和康复计划的信息。

• 需要就业咨询、职业发展或相关领域（如人力资源开发、心理学、教育或社会服务）的学士学位或大专文凭。
• 可能需要咨询心理学或教育心理学、发展心理学或社会工作等相关领域的硕士学位。
• 雇主可能需要职业康复专业认证。
• 在魁北克，l'Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d'orientation du Québec 的会员必须使用“职业顾问”和“职业指导顾问”的头衔。
• 在新不伦瑞克省，新不伦瑞克省咨询治疗师学院的会员资格必须使用“持牌职业顾问”的头衔。
• 在艾伯塔省、不列颠哥伦比亚省、新不伦瑞克省、新斯科舍省和安大略省，雇主可能需要职业发展专业/从业者认证 (CCDP) 认证。

• 可以调动到人员或培训职位。
• 通过经验可以晋升到主管职位。
• 职业顾问为患有身体疾病或受伤、心理健康疾病的个人（包括残疾人）提供专门的职业发展服务。他们需要额外的知识和经验来评估就业能力并制定相关的就业计划。

• 教育顾问 ( 41320)
• 就业保险官员（在12104 就业保险和税收官员中）
• 人力资源和招聘人员（12101）
• 残疾人就业指导员（42203 残疾人指导员）

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Interview clients to obtain employment history, educational background and career goals
• Identify barriers to employment and assist clients with such matters as job readiness skills, job search strategies, writing résumés and preparing for job interviews
• Assess need for assistance such as rehabilitation, financial aid or further training and refer clients to the appropriate services
• Provide established workers with information and strategies for maintaining a job or moving within an organization, dealing with job dissatisfaction, making mid-career changes and adjusting to workplace transitions
• Collect labour market information for clients regarding job openings, entry and skill requirements and other occupational information
• Advise employers on human resource and other employment-related issues
• Provide consulting services to community groups and agencies, businesses, industry and other organizations involved in providing community-based career planning support or resources
• May administer and interpret tests designed to determine the interests, aptitudes and abilities of clients
• May provide advocacy and adjudication services related to employment legislation or contractual agreements
• May arrange for, or conduct physical, mental, academic, vocational, and other evaluations to obtain information for assessing clients' needs and to developing employment and rehabilitation plans.

• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in employment counselling, career development or in a related field, such as human resources development, psychology, education or social services is required.
• A master's degree in counselling psychology or a related field such as educational psychology, developmental psychology or social work may be required.
• Vocational rehabilitation professional certification may be required by employers.
• In Quebec, membership in l'Ordre des conseillers et conseillères d'orientation du Québec is mandatory to use the titles ''vocational counsellor'' and “vocational guidance counsellor”.
• In New Brunswick, membership in the College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick is mandatory to use the title “Licensed career counsellor”.
• In Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario, Certified Career Development Professional/Practitioner (CCDP) certification may be required by employers.

• Mobility to positions in personnel or training is possible.
• Progression to supervisory positions is possible through experience.
• Vocational counsellors provide specialized career development services to individuals with physical illnesses or injuries, mental health illnesses, including individuals with disabilities. They require additional knowledge and experience to assess employment capabilities and develop associated employment plans.

• Educational counsellors (41320)
• Employment insurance officer (in 12104 Employment insurance and revenue officers)
• Human resources and recruitment officers (12101)
• Job coach for persons with disabilities (in 42203 Instructors of persons with disabilities)