Preparing For Work
Planning for work – The first thing that we’ll do together is
prepare an employment plan. An employment plan is just that – a plan
that outlines the job that you would like to have and the steps that
you must take to find and keep that job.
Your employment plan is as unique as you are and is based on your
skills, abilities and goals. We will use your employment plan to
guide us through all of the work that we do together.
Accessing the services that you need – Once we have put together
your employment plan, we can decide together the services that you
need to make it through each step of the plan.
Community services
We may arrange services for you through other organizations in the
community, depending on what you need.
We understand that if one has troubles at home, it is very hard
to succeed at work. Some of our clients have had serious problems
finding housing, paying their bills, taking care of their families
or finding proper medical care, for example. Others have difficulty
working under pressure or relating to the people around them. The
services that we arrange for you will help you to tackle issues such
as these so that you won’t be distracted at work.
Costs of getting ready for work
Job Quest can also assist you with the costs of getting prepared and
going to work. For example, we can help you to pay for books and
supplies, tutoring, special clothing, transportation, child care and
interpreter services.
Job Quest can provide information about the special skills
training, licenses or certificates that you may require to reach
your employment goals. As well, we can assist you to access money to
go to school.
Specialized training and devices
Job Quests provides specialized training services including Smart
Serve, Fall-Arrest and Cash Register Training.
We can teach you about special devices and machinery that are
available to people with disabilities - including computers, reading
aids and devices to help you move around the workplace.
In some cases, Job Quest may also be able to assist you with the
costs related to these specialized courses and devices.
Learning what you need to know – An important part of preparing
for work is to develop or improve your skills. Job Quest offers
training services so that you are prepared for the work world and
for the job of your choice.
To help you to be sure about your job choice, Job Quest can
arrange on-the-job training for you. Also known as “job trials”,
on-the-job training gives you the opportunity to gain real, hands-on
experience in the work place before committing to a job or career
choice.
Job trials are short-term and unpaid, but the knowledge that you
can gain from these experiences is priceless.
Job Quest can also help you to find summer or part-time work
while you are continuing high school or post-secondary education.
Once you are prepared for work, we can help you to
find a job.