YMCA Durham Employment and Community

Pickering Location, Ontario Employment Services
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Record #: OSH0786 Last Modified: 08 Mar 2013 Last Full Update: 19 Feb 2013
Location, Telephone & Internet
Address & Map
1550 Kingston Rd, Ste 16
Pickering, ON L1V 1C3
 
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Address NotesIn the same plaza as Second Cup
Office Phone905-427-7670
Fax905-839-9687
E-mailchristine.murphy@ymcagta.org
Websitewww.ymcagta.org
LocationPickering (City of)
IntersectionValley Farm Rd and Kingston Rd
Contact Information
Contact 1Samantha Teney, General Manager; Email: samantha.teney@ymcagta.org
Contact 2Christine Murphy, Manager
Description & Services
Areas ServedPickering (City of)
HoursMon,Wed 8:30 am-6 pm * Tue,Thu,Fri 8:30 am-5 pm
LanguagesEnglish
EligibilitySelf-service information and resources – anyone, including people with jobs, those who are under-employed, people looking for work, students, apprentices, internationally trained individuals, employers

Assisted services (such as supported job search, job matching and placement, job retention services) -- people who are unemployed and out of school

Employers can get help in identifying their human resource skill requirements, matching of position/workplace needs to participants’ skills, capabilities, interests and experience, and support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support success and retention

Summer Jobs Service -- students 15 to 30 years planning to return to school in the fall
ApplicationCall or drop in * for general information on Employment Ontario services call the toll-free Employment Ontario Contact Centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339) or visit www.ontario.ca/employmentontario
FeesNone
DescriptionHelps Ontarians find sustainable employment * assessment of skills, capabilities, interests and experience * job search strategies, including resume preparation * information about different careers and occupations, the local labour market, employment and training opportunities * on-the-job training and/or work experience and, in some cases, additional support to help maintain employment * information and referrals to all Employment Ontario Funded Programs including Second Career Program for laid-off workers and the Ontario Self Employment Benefit Program (OSEB), which offers income and entrepreneurial support during the process of developing and launching a business * information about, and referral to, other community services and supports

Summer Jobs Service -- free job-search and self-marketing support to help students find summer jobs * $2-per-hour-per-student hiring incentive available for eligible Ontario employers to create summer job placements * contact this local Employment Ontario Summer Jobs Service agency, call the toll-free Employment Ontario contact centre at 1-800-387-5656 (TTY 1-866-533-6339), or visit www.ontario.ca/summerjobs
Other Details
AccessibilityFully Accessible
Classification/Subjects
Service CategoriesCareer Counselling ; Comprehensive Job Assistance Centres ; Job Search Techniques ; Job Search Techniques ~ Students ; Job Training Expense Assistance ; Job Training Resource Lists ; Labour Market Information ; On the Job Training ; Resume Preparation Assistance ; Student Employment Programs ; Summer Youth Employment Programs ; Vocational Assessment ; Work Experience