Record #: PSD0457
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2024
Last Full Update: 27 Feb 2024

Description

Description (Service)

Comprehensive employment and job search services

  • assessment of skills, interests and experience
  • job search strategies, including resume preparation
  • information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
  • on-the-job training, work experience, help in maintaining employment as well as information and referral to other employment and community services

Better Jobs Ontario

  • skills training and financial support for laid-off workers

Services for employers

  • help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
  • support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

Canada-Ontario Job Grant

  • financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
  • available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Youth Job Connection

  • paid pre-employment services
  • job matching, paid job placements with placement supports for participants and hiring incentives for employers
  • mentorship, education and work transition supports

Youth Job Connection Summer

  • summer job opportunities and part-time job placements during the year

Skills Development Fund

  • Advanced ESL for Newcomers

Service Details

Hours Drop-in service: Mon-Thu 9 am-2 pm, Fri 9 am-12 noon
Virtual service: Mon-Fri: 9 am-4 pm
Areas Served Parry Sound District
Eligibility Self-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


Youth Job Connection
  • Ontario residents 15-29 years who are eligible to work in Canada, unemployed, not attending school full time and experiencing multiple barriers to employment


Youth Job Connection Summer
  • Ontario high school students 15-18 years intending to stay in, or return to high school or go on to postsecondary education after the job placement
  • focus on those facing challenging life circumstances and at risk of experiencing poor transitions between education and work


Application
  • Call 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/page/employment-ontario
Languages English
Fees None

Address and Location

Located In Community Parry Sound
Address & Map
Taylor Building, 60 James St
Suite 303
Parry Sound, ON
Canada P2A 1T5
 
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Intersection Near the intersection of Bowes and James Street
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 705-746-8480
After Hours Phone 705-746-8480, Leave message on machine
Fax 705-746-7768
E-Mail parrysound.erc@sm.ymca.ca
Website https://ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/for-job-seekers
Primary Contact Sarah Wallace, Team Leader; Email: sarah.wallace@sm.ymca.ca
Mailing Address Taylor Building, 60 James St 
Suite 303 
Parry Sound, ON 
Canada P2A 1T5

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