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Resources – Area Code 613
Employment Services
KEYS (Kingston Employment & Youth Services) Kingston Employment and Youth Services is dedicated to helping those young people who are facing the greatest difficulty in the transition from school or unemployment to a career or meaningful training.
Client Services- Employment Counselling
- Career Counselling
- Workshops
- Job Search Assistance
- Résumé Preparation
- Employment Resources
- Vocational Testing
- Educational Testing
- Training Referrals
- Labour Market Information
- Computer/Fax/Phone Access
Job Connect
Information and Referral Service (IRS) provides access to local labour market information and job search support to help people find work and training on their own.
Employment Planning and Preparation Service (EPP) provides workplace assessment, job shadowing, volunteerism, skill development workshops, group work or intensive individual instruction, which helps individuals in a variety of different areas.
On-the-Job Training Service (OJT) at St. Lawrence College provides an opportunity to training in the workplace related to the individual's career and training goals. The primary focus in this program is training, which builds on the preparation from the EPP program.
Eligibility
IRS is a drop-in, self-directed service primarily for unemployed individuals.
EPP and OJT participants must be:- a resident of Ontario
- at least 16 ( 16-24 for OJT )
- eligible to work in Canada
- out of school and not participating in any other training program
- not receiving Employment Insurance Benefits,
- nor eligible for Workers Compensation Board benefits
More Information
Keys Employment Services
182 Sydenham Street, Kingston, Ontario K7K 3M2
613-546-5559
613-546-9592 fax
Email keysjobs@kingston.net
Located in Ottawa
Employment Workshops
Résumé & Cover Letter Writing- Offers hands-on help for participants to create their own résumé and cover letter.
- 1 day
Transferable Skills- Assists to identify the skills participants have acquired which can lead to new employment opportunities.
- 1 day
Interview Techniques Workshops- Instructs participants to prepare for an interview.
- 2 days
Job Search Issues for Persons With Disabilities- Participants receive a current copy of the Canadian federal Employment Equity Act
- discuss issues related to disclosure and disabilities
- learn to negotiate accommodation if necessary.
- 2 days
Internet Navigator- Offers instrunction in accessing the Internet and its employment related resources.
- 1 day
More Information
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 InformationBelleville
45 Front Street South, Belleville, Ontario K8N 2Y5
613-966-9069
613-966-7357 fax
Email meta@blvl.igs.net
Whitby
320 Byron Street South, Whitby, Ontario L1N 4P8
905-430-2717
905-430-7475 fax
Email meta@durham.net
Cobourg
905-372-0149
Peterborough
705-748-4894
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, or speak to a META counsellor at 613-966-8267.
Job Finding Clubs are located in Belleville, Cobourg, Napanee, Picton, Trenton, and Whitby. 
Vocational Services
The assessment and treatment interventions provided by the Vocational Services Department of St. Mary's of-the-Lake Hospital in Kingston are designed to be objective, timely and goal oriented.
Vocational Assessment Services
- Functional capacities evaluations
- Work skills assessment
- Earning capacity loss and future care coat analyses
- Career and transferable skills assessment
- Job analysis
- Work site analysis
- Independent living evaluations and home management assessments
- File review
- Vocational Treatment Interventions
- Work hardening/work adjustment
- Disability case management
- Counselling and planning
- Rehabilitation Counselling
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Chronic pain education and counselling
- Designed Assessment Care (DAC)
More InformationVocational Services Department
St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital
PO Box 3600, Kingston, Ontario K7L 5A2
877-919-4511
613-548-6110 fax
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Last Modified: 07/17/2006 01:08:48 PM
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