Prepare yourself for paid or volunteer work by becoming work ready!
Explore
Through discussions, activities and reflection learn more about yourself and the many possibilities for your future. During this 4 week workshop explore your:
- dreams
- strength
- goals
- careers
Develop
Work on skills to help you make your volunteer or work placement dreams a reality. Mentoring, activities, role playing and more will help develop your:
- resume writing
- interview skills
- self-advocacy
- self-determination
Learn
Using creative and interactive strategies you can increase your job readiness by knowing more about how to get a job and keep it! Increase your employment success by learning about:
- job seeking
- work sills
- work safety
- employment tools
Who is it for?
Individuals who can follow COVID-19 guidelines, such as wearing a mask or shield and maintain a 6-foot physical distance with reminders. Also, those who are independent in the washroom and who don’t have aggressive or running away behaviors.
- Passport funds qualify
Covid Safeguards
- plexiglass table top partitions
- military grade air purifiers
- 6′ physical distancing
- masks/shields required with ‘safe’ breaks
- above standard sanitizing and cleaning
- stickers & signs to promote distancing
- modified community-based programming
- small group cohorts
- ‘fit for work’ criteria
- COVID screening entrance requirements
- COVID safety training and practice
- ministry guidelines/public health consultation
- for participants who can not meet COVID safety criteria, please contact us to discuss possible solutions.
