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Job Connect/ Summer Jobs Service
The program has three service components that
are tailored to meet individual needs:
- The Information and Resource Service (IRS)
provides information on careers and occupations, the local labour
market, training opportunities and job search strategies. There
is information on apprenticeship training and resources for Internationally
Trained Individuals seeking employment commensurate with their
skills.
- Employment Planning and Preparation (EPP) helps
people to clarify their employment needs, establish short- and
long-term goals, develop an action plan, and search for a job.
- Job Development and Placement Support (JDPS)
helps people develop their skills and gain on-the-job work experience.
Who can participate?
- Information and Resource Service: Anyone
seeking employment and/or training can access this walk-in community
resource.
- Employment Planning and Preparation:
People who are at least 16 years old, out of school and out of
work, and not receiving Employment Insurance benefits.
- Job Development and Placement Support:
People who are at least 16 years of age, out of school, out of
work, not currently in a training program, and not receiving Employment
Insurance benefits.
Participants must be recipients of Ontario Works,
Ontario Disability Support Program or be unemployed for at least
6 months.
Summer
Jobs Service
Centre d'emploi 2000 also help young people find
summer jobs through the Summer Jobs Service (SJS). The service provides
jobs for students aged 15 to 24 (up to 29 for a person with a disability),
and a $2/hour hiring incentive for employers.
Services in Hamilton:
For more information, contact
Sharon Bene at 905-540-1300, ext. 22
or in person at the offices of ACFO Hamilton
627 Main treet East, suite 200
Hamilton, Ontario L8M 1J5 Services
in Welland:
For more information, contact
Brenda Coutu at 905-714-1480
or in person at Centre d'emploi 2000
76 Division Street
Welland ON L3B 3Z7
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