The WorkBC sites will offer free employment services for male and female jobseekers ages 16 to 65+ and are accessible by all unemployed/underemployed British Columbians who are seeking employment and are legally eligible to work in B.C. There is a wide range of services to support job seekers to find and maintain employment and to improve their employment readiness. YMCA-YWCA WorkBC Employment Services Centres will make it easier for people to find work through a wide range of integrated employment services and supports.
YMCA-YWCA WorkBC Employment Services will be offered to the following geographic areas and in the following locations:
Penticton Employment Service Centre located at 50 Calgary Avenue serving Penticton, Kaleden and Okanagan Falls, Okanagan-Similkameen Area “E,” and Okanagan-Similkameen Area “D.”
Princeton Employment Service Centre located at 206 Vermillion Avenue serving Princeton, Chuchuwayha and Okanagan-Similkameen Area “H.”
An itinerant, mobile and outreach employment service, provided by On Your Mark Employment Services, will serve Okanagan-Similkameen “G,” Lower Similkameen, Keremeos, Blind Creek, Alexis, and Ashnola.
On Your Mark Employment Services will have an office space in the Village of Keremeos to provide one to one case management and case managed services to eligible clients by scheduled appointment. In addition, individuals and employers can access on-line job search and employment assistance through Y’s employment website at www.ymca-ywcaworkbc.ca. Unit 103, 719-7th Avenue in Keremeos. Individuals seeking to book one-on-one appointments with On Your Mark Employment Services can call 1-855-770-5627 for assistance.
Robert Bryce, EPBC Catchment Area Manager, recently attended a RDOS board meeting to discuss the WorkBC project in the Penticton Catchment Area. Based on some feedback received during this meeting, the YMCA-YWCA will be arranging a meeting with Mayor Manfred Bauer in the near future to discuss how the YMCA-YWCA of the Okanagan can better meet the employment needs of the community and implement a job board.