Today, health policies are focusing on supporting mental health consumers in the community as they learn to live with their illness.  LakeCity provides support in the area of employment. Through LakeCity, hundreds of mental health consumers are working in one form of employment or another in a wide variety of jobs. This includes full-time and part-time paid employment, volunteer work and positions within our onsite business. We support the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and welcome the opportunity to be part of the recovery process.
Who is Eligible?
- Minimum age of nineteen
- Primary Diagnosis of a mental illness.
How to Begin:
- Complete the LakeCity Employment Services Referral form. We accept third party and self referrals .
- Once we receive your referral you will be called to meet with a counsellor for an intake interview.
- You will be assigned a counsellor to help you create and implement a plan. Support is provided based on what you want.
What We Can Do:
- Help with identifying what you want to do and can do.
- Access and support education and training.
- Create resumes and cover letters, and prepare for interviews.
- Provide job search support and help with locating and contacting employers.
- Provide information on how paid work will effect your benefits from Community Services, CPP-D, or private insurance.
- Access money for work related items and training.
- Set up volunteer and training placements.
- Help you get paid employment.
- Provide follow along support to maintain your employment.
- Do work site evaluations.
- Connect you to community agencies that can provide additional services and supports.
What We Can Do For the Employer:
- Find the best match from our labour pool to meet your requirements.
- Access training that a potential employee might need.
- Provide a work site evaluation of potential employees at no cost to the employer.
- Strive to ensure a high level of work performance.
- Provide ongoing support to clients and employers for as long as needed.
- Access wage subsidy programs.
- Link to other agencies: if we can't fulfill your need we can find someone who can.
- Services provided free of charge.
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