JOB LINKS
 
Job Links facilitates career opportunities for people who would like to work. Job Links offers a full range of career services including resume writing, interview skills, job search techniques, and skill analysis. Initial on-the-job support is also provided to attain the skills necessary to maintain employment. Job counsellors work with people to determine interests, skills, and to encourage educational upgrading where possible.

Job Links is located in The Employment Centre. The Centre operates on a partnership basis and includes other employment services (ie. Service Canada and Fanshawe College's Job Connect service). Having all these services, which focus on community employment located in the same building, provides a greater sharing of resources and better service for the community. The Employment Centre offers a Resource Centre which includes computers for resume development and career research in addition to a resource library and video library.

A component of Job Links is School to Work Transitions (SWT). SWT is designed to assist youth who are leaving high school. A job counsellor works with students who are leaving school to assist them with obtaining employment. The goal of SWT is to ensure students continue developing their career opportunities with no interruptions.

 
CONCESSION BOOTHS
 
Job Links operates a number of concession booths in Norfolk County as integrated work sites. These jobs give people with and without disabilities the opportunities to work in a team environment where everyone's skills are utilized.

Job Links operates the concession booths in the 5 arenas in Norfolk County. During the winter season, people who live in Langton, Delhi, Port Dover, Waterford, and Simcoe have part time jobs in their home communities. During the summer month, concession booths at Lions Ballpark and Waterford North Conservation Area are also operated by people in receipt of Job Links services and local area students.

 

Job Links is continually looking for new projects that assist people to gain work experience or marketable job skills. A Job Readiness Training Service for people on our waiting list and students in their last year of school is offered. This includes 3 modules, focusing on career goal setting, preparing resumes, interview skills, rights and responsibilities and skill assessment. These modules take place at The Employment Centre and assist people to utilize the resources of the Centre.

People involved in Job Links work in a variety of different jobs including janitorial, restaurant work, manufacturing, recreation facilities, grocery stores, service organizations, retail, etc. Some of these jobs are full time, part time or seasonal depending on the person's interests and employment opportunities available.