YOUTH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITES!!

The South Okanagan Similkameen Peer Support Worker is a member of the Foundry Penticton Team and offers peer–based mentoring and emotional support by sharing information and a lived experience perspective to young people ages 12-24, and works collaboratively with youth, their families, allies, and members of their care team. Reporting to the Peer supervisor & SOS Peer Coordinator, the Peer Support Worker plays a key role in getting youth connected to services. Peer support worker must demonstrate the ability to relate, establish and maintain trusting relationships with clients and support their engagement and participation in center activities. This position assists with the delivery of peer-based services and is responsible for the organizing and facilitation of groups, events and workshops for young people in the South Okanagan Similkameen.  For more information check out here: 

Checkout all the JOBS available here!

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Whether you are job searching for your first job ever or in a while or searching for a new job, this Job Fair is the most comprehensive we have ever had. 

Copper Mountain Mine, Castle Rock Farms (Cannabis Plant), Weyerhaeuser, Interior Health, School District 58 and many more are going to be at the WorkBC office on

April 12. 

Find information if you are curious or

opportunity if you are serious. 

Don’t miss this important event.

If you are a job seeker, this is the perfect time to brush up and prepare to have some great face to face meetings.  Watch for a Job Fair workshop in the coming weeks.

If you are an Employer and want to reserve a table at the Job Fair, and to learn of our support services for your operation, call Sharan at the WorkBC at 250-295-4051

Mark your calendar for April 14, 2023

WorkBC & the Princeton Skills Centre, with the gracious support of the Province of BC,

will be hosting a job fair with a specialized focus on job seekers that will

add skills to your labour force and benefit your workplace diversity plans.

Job seekers with disabilities may face challenges in the labour market,

however at this special event, WorkBC will provide

direct access for job seekers to employers that are hiring and want to explore your skills and abilities.

Refreshments, Information and useful conversation.

This is what we are aiming for on April 14, 2023!!

Interior Health is hosting a hiring fair for their Food Services and Housekeeping divisions at the Penticton WorkBC Centre on Tuesday, January 24th, from 11 am – 3 pm. Drop in with a resume and a cover letter for an on-the-spot interview with hiring managers!

Visit https://jobs.interiorhealth.ca/ to learn more.

We believe Christmas is not in things… It is in US~ & The MAGIC is in how we treat ourselves and one another~  As a team, we focused on these small changes to our Christmas To Do List. We’d like to share it with you, at Christmas!

Hoping the Joy and Magic of Christmas stays with you all year long!

From the Team at the Skills Centre, Merry Christmas!

Attention EI recipients! As of next week, EI is increasing the number of weeks available for EI sickness benefits from 15 to 26 weeks.

Are you eligible? Learn more about the change: http://ow.ly/fFz050M5zVK

What these benefits offer:

EI sickness benefits can provide you with financial assistance if you can’t work for medical reasons.

You could receive 55% of your earnings up to a maximum of $638 a week. The number of weeks of benefits you could receive depends on the date your claim begins:

• before December 18, 2022: up to 15 weeks
• on or after December 18, 2022: up to 26 weeks: ~!~ New

You must get a medical certificate showing that you’re unable to work for medical reasons and for approximately how long. Medical reasons include illness, injury, quarantine or any medical condition that prevents you from working.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness.html

Feeling less than confident?

Learn fun, motivating, and proven strategies & exercises to quickly boost your confidence in this webinar.

We are happy to connect you and help you in your Job Search!

Visit us at 206 Vermilion Ave, Princeton- Call Today! 250-295-4051

Call your WorkBC Centre to register: https://qrco.de/WorkBCCentres
Not a WorkBC client? Apply online at: http://apply.workbc.ca/

Work BC’c Vivian and Brian trek along 10,000 kms of BC as they bring 165 Careers to Life! This is a great resource for anyone considering a new Career and doesn’t know where to start! The site is here: https://www.careertrekbc.ca/

And here is an example of a Communications Manager Interview and the Labour Market Stats that support making this decision.