|
|
|
Resources - Area Code 905
Costi
The centre's objective is to assist both newly arrived and settled immigrants to participate fully in Canada by helping them with employment, family and settlement services.
Services/Programs- Job searching on Internet
- Fax
- Photocopy
- Employer and Community Outreach
- Community Development & Public Education
Courses and Workshops- Orientation
- Cover Letters Workshop
- Motivation Station
- Tips for Surviving the Job Interview
- How to Survive & Thrive in a New Job
- Surf Your Way to Employment: the Internet
- Making the Shift: Job Search Strategies for the 90's
- Résumé Writing Workshop
- Selling Your Skills
- Confronting the Fear: Contacting Employer
- Job Search Lab
Office Hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
More Information
Costi-Markham
4981 Highway 7, Markham, Ontario L3R 1N1
905-947-0172
905-947-0195 fax
Email markham@costi.org
Ontario Works – York RegionServices
There are 3 basic components to the Ontario Works Program: Employment Supports, Employment Services, and Community Participation Placement. The Participation Placement component in the Ontario Works program is mandatory.
Employment Supports- Qualifying activities are those which support participants in their efforts to become job-ready and access the shortest route to paid employment.
- Clients with mandatory requirements will be expected to actively participate in a service plan of increased activity to support their eligibility for social assistance benefits.
- Services such as Resource Centres and Local Area Office waiting room Employment Resource Units will support the self-directed activities of clients as they work towards employment.
- A variety of workshops will be developed as required.
- Group orientation to the Ontario Works Program will run in all Area Office locations.
Employment Placement
This component supports participants who are job-ready to find and maintain employment and assists participants interested in self employment to develop business enterprises.
Community Participation Placement- Any unpaid community service activity under the direction of communities and/or public non-profit organizations qualifies.
- In order for a client to participate in community participation placement, it must be a "value-added experience" for the client.
- Clients who are currently in a volunteer activity may be able to use it as part of their approved activity within their case plan.
More Information
Georgina
23324 Woodbine Avenue
905-989-1883
Markham
400 – 625 Cochrane Drive
905-513-0880
Newmarket
62 Bayview Parkway
905-895-5166
Vaughan
500 – 3901 Highway 7 West
905-850-3490
METAServices- Rehabilitation Case Management
- Psychological/Diagnostic Testing and Counselling
- Occupational Therapy Services
Career Assessment Program
This program incorporates standardized and non-standardized assessment tools to gather data to assist with career decision making. A review of existing skills through analysis is done. Areas of strength and improvement are determined, in order to be open to alternatives.
Work Skills Assessment
This 2-week assessment, utilizing simulated workstations, is basically an aid to career exploration.
Vocational Assessment & Counselling- Job sampling and on-the-job experience
- Assessment of general employability factors:
- aptitudes
- learning styles
- problem solving skills
- Work hardening program to increase stamina
- Work adjustment training
- Informational interviews with employers
- Pre-placement in-house counselling
- Identification and counselling for interpersonal problems
- Identification of employment barriers
- Development of a vocational goal
- Determination of program feasibility
Job Search Assistance
This is one-to-one job search assistance and counselling to assist an individual client.
Components of the program include:- preparation of résumé and covering letter
- job search and job interview techniques
- contact with perspective employers and clerical support.
Labour Adjustment & Out-Placement
This service assists with:- goal setting
- enhancing job search skills
- résumé preparation
- information on resources available in the community
- career assessment
- counselling
- secretarial support.
More Information
Whitby
320 Byron Street South, Whitby, Ontario L1N 4P8
905-430-2717
905-430-7475 fax
Email meta@durham.net
Cobourg
905-372-0149
Job Finding Club
The objective of META's Job Finding Club is to assist the job seeker in acquiring the necessary skills to obtain suitable employment in the shortest period of time.
The club offers:- Instruction to prepare effective résumés and cover letters
- Calling cards
- References
- Developing job leads list
- Effective interview strategies
- Accessing unadvertised positions
- Networking
and more...
Eligibility- Unemployed
- Immediately available for work
- Committed and motivated to full-time participation
Registration
Contact a client services representative at your local office of Human Resources Development Canada.
Job Finding Clubs are located in Belleville, Cobourg, Napanee, Picton, Trenton, and Whitby.
PATH Employment ServicesPATH can help you:- develop your résumé
- gain job search techniques
- with counselling on rehabilitation
- assess the need for adaptive devices in the workplace
- obtain training
- obtain financing for training
Eligibility- Unemployed
- Job ready
- Willing to put full time effort into a job search
- In need of training
More Information
225 King William Street, 5th Floor, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 1B1
905-528-6611
905-528-2181 fax
905-528-3336 TTY
Email path@networx.on.ca
Strategic Order Services (SOS)Job Matching & Referral Service
Services
This job matching and referral service helps employers find suitable candidates for their available position, and presents potential employees with a list of job openings. The service has a special disabilities division to help people with disabilities find jobs. Each month, a "Hot Job List", part of the disabilities division, is posted on their website.
Services are mainly for those living in York Region and the Greater Toronto area.
It is fully funded by Human Resources Development Canada.
Contact
Fax your résumé to 905-709-1702.
Quote "File #QAZ"
or mark your résumé "to the attention of the Disability Division"
to ensure that it reaches the Disability Division.
Employment Services & Training Programs
CostiThe centre's objective is to assist both newly arrived and settled immigrants to participate fully in Canada by helping them with employment, family and settlement services.
Services in Richmond Hill- Counselling Services, Academic Assessment and Testing
- Language Training (ESL, LINC, ESL/Computer)
- Basic Academic Upgrading (BECO)
- Cultural Orientation and Life Skills Training
- Information and Referral
- Preschool/Child-minding Services
- Community Development and Public Education
- Employment Services: Enhanced Development to Gain Employment (EDGE)
- Job Readiness Workshops Training
- Job Referral and Placement
- Technical Support Services (Internet, Email, Fax, etc.)
- Microcomputer Training
- Common Assessment/Case Management
- Employment Counselling
Courses & Workshops- Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) - Level Literacy, 1, 2 & 3
- English as a Second Language - Basic, Intermediate & Advanced, Level 4 & 5, Conversation
- English as a Second Language - Computer Program
- Introduction to Microsoft Excel (Windows)
- Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows)
- Introduction to Microsoft Access (Windows)
- Introduction to Microsoft Windows
- ACCPAC Plus Accounting
- Introduction to WordPerfect (Windows)
Office hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
More Information
Costi York Region
Dunlop Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 2M6
905-884-5235
905-884-4261 fax
Email rhill@costi.org
Services in Vaughan
Employment Services- Information and Referral Services (I.R.S.)
- Employment Planning and Preparation (E.P.P.)
- On-the-Job Training (O.J.T.)
- Microcomputer Training
Settlement & Social Services- Settlement Counselling Services
- Individual, Couple, and Family Counselling
Courses and Workshops- Achieve Success by Getting to Know Yourself
- Cover Letters
- Interview Techniques
- Job Searching on Internet
- Orientation Session
- Résumé Writing
- Selling your Skills
- Sharing your Job Search Adventures
Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
More Information
Costi-Vaughan
300 – 3901 Highway 7, Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 8L5
905-856-7728
905-856-9852 fax
Email vaughan@costi.org
Durham Region Unemployed Help CentreEmployment Access
Services in Peel/Halton/Dufferin- Assessment
- Individual Action Plan
- Employment Preparation
- Training
- Job Search
- Labour Market
- Information
- Job Development
- Self Employment Opportunities
Referrals to Financial Assistance for:- Training
- Accommodations
- Wage subsidies
More Information
Goodwill – HamiltonNote: Programs are very specific to each location.
Employment Skills Training
Employment Skills Training Programs are adaptable and flexible to meet the unique needs of the community.- Computer Skills Training Program
- Customer Service Skills Training Program
- Situational Assessment Program
- School to Work Program
- Community Employment Services
- Supported Transitional Employment Program
- Work Adjustment Training
- Work Hardening Program
- Vocational Evaluation
- Job Readiness
- Life Skills Program
- Personal Enhancement Program
- Social Skills Program
- Supported Employment Program
- Workplace Literacy Program
More Information
Amity Goodwill Industries
905-526-8481 ext 247
Job Skills, Working to Get You WorkingServices- Development of a Return-to-Work Action Plan
- Business Services
- Job Bank for York Region and the Greater Toronto Area
- Internet Access for Job Search
- Tips and techniques for effective Job search
- Networking
- Other useful services
More Information
Keswick
7 – 155 Rivergien Drive, Keswick, Ontario L4P 3T2
905-476-8088
905-476-5988 fax
Email admin@jobskills.org
Markham
3 – 4855 14th Avenue, Markham, Ontario L3S 3L6
905-948-9622
905-948-8737 fax Email markham@jobskills.org
Newmarket
120 – 465 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 2P1
905-898-5138
905-948-4830 fax
Email nmkt@jobskills.org
Seneca College –
Employment Assistance Service Centre
Literacy and Basic Skills Program
Free full-time program offering intensive upgrading in Mathematics, English and Science to the equivalent required for college eligibility, further training or employment.
Eligibility- Applicants must be at least 25 years old and eligible to work and study in Ontario. Certain exceptions apply.
Office Systems Operations Certificate Program
A self paced learning experience that is predominately computer intensive.
Eligibility- 30 keystrokes per minute
- Intake possible at any time
A program called Alternate Learning Lab is also available.
Additional Services- Internet-linked computers
- Telephone
- Photocopier
- Fax machine
- Resources and résumé critique
- Career counselling
- Common Assessment
- Case Management
- Job Search Workshops
More Information
Markham
905-948-9622
Newmarket
Weston Produce Plaza, 16655 Yonge Street, Newmarket, Ontario L3X 1V6
905-898-6199
Richmond Hill
905-780-9622
|
 |
To submit questions, comments, or suggestions please click here.
Last Modified: 08/09/2006 02:00:01 PM
|
|
