The Supported Employment Services provides employment opportunities for adults who want to learn new skills that will help them work in their communities. The program matches an individual’s vocational interests, personal goals, work experience and aptitudes with the needs of local businesses and community organizations.
Supported Employment Services Provides
- Creating job placements
- Providing job coaching
- Professionalism in the workplace
- Rights and responsibilities of employees
- Individual skills assessment
- community education and awareness
- Career counselling and personal exploration
- Literacy and math tutoring
- Self advocacy training
- Peer Support Group
- Assisting clients in exploring further education, vocational training and career opportunities
- Skill development
- Problem solving skill development
- Conflict resolution skill development
Employer Comments:
Jeff Bolduc, Tim Hortons
“Peter has been a tremendous asset to our operation. He has a very positive and infectious attitude about the workplace and has been a pleasure to work with since day one.”
Anthony Gray, La-Z-Boy Furniture Gallery
“Ray has helped the management and staff to understand that everyone can contribute in some way. We all want to feel valuable and needed. I would not hesitate to recommend the Supported Work services to other businesses.”
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Client Comments:
- Tina Roenspiess
- “I am very happy at UVic. I’m a good employee and get along with my coworkers.”
- Terri Carelius
- “At Tim Hortons, I like my coworkers and treating customers right.”
- Brenda Crawford
- “I like working with my coworkers at UVic, and I like getting paid.”
A sampling of our employers
- University of Victoria Food Services
- Country Grocer
- Thrifty Foods
- Real Canadian Superstore
- Tim Hortons
- A&W
- London Drugs
- La-Z-Boy
- CEI Neilson Architects
- St Micheals University Sodexho
- Surrounded by Cedar
- Western Foods
- Starbucks
- Custom House Global Foreign Currency Exchange
- Thrifty Kitchens
