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Employment Solutions

Community Living Upper Ottawa Valley is dedicated to helping people with intellectual disabilities be integrated into the community. One of the key ways community integration can be achieved, is through access to meaningful employment opportunities. 

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People supported by Community Living work full-time positions, part-time positions and casual or on-call positions. They work in the service, food and beverage, transportation, retail and municipal government industries. Here are some ideas of how you might employ someone who is connected to Community Living:

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SMALL JOBS TASKS

As an employer, there are many small jobs that are required at your workplace. These are jobs that match the abilities of individuals connected with Community Living. Some examples include:

  • a coffee and mail run

  • weekly or monthly filing or organizing

  • deliveries (walking/cycling/driving)

  • inventory counts and stock checks

  • shredding and recycle packaging

Many of our employed clients get their start by doing a combination of administrative jobs (watering plants, mail runs, deliveries, stocking, etc.) before being moved into roles with more tasks and greater responsibiliti​

TRADES AND LABOUR-RELATED TASKS

Several of our clients enjoy working with their hands or being "out of the office" for employment. Some of the jobs that individuals have been involved with in the trades and labour-related work include:

  • automotive garage assistants (labeling, tool clean-up, assisting mechanics, etc.)

  • horticultural work (planting, watering and general maintenance)

  • transportation

  • yard work

  • pick-ups property maintenance

  • retail work in hardware, automotive and other trades

Employment Examples

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Josh Woermke has worked for Cassidy's Transfer & Storage for many years. He started there as a high school co-op student and the company hired him on after his co-op into a full-time position. Josh has his forklift license and does a variety of errands for the company. Officially, his title is "Jack of all Trades!" Josh has been with Cassidy's for 10 years and is one of two people supported by Community Living who are employed there.

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Our Bee Successful Initiative

Bee Successful is an employment solutions agency for people with disabilities in our local region. We work with employers and employees to ensure a good fit for employment, whether casual, part-time or full-time positions.

Contact

We have the support available to help you and we look forward to helping you "bee" successful.

Contact us by phone or email!

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