Career & Employment Collaborators

Description:

AXIS Career Services is the employment division of the Association for New Canadians and is focused on working collaboratively to connect industry, professional associations, and community in Newfoundland and Labrador with internationally trained workers.

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners: 

• Sheri Abbot - swatkins@nlfd.net
• Eileen Kelly-Freake - ekf@nfld.net

Contact Info:
​148 Elizabeth Avenue
St. John's, NL A1C-5R6

T: (709) 579-1780
E: axis@nfld.net

Description: 
As a nation-wide, voluntary organization, the Canadian Mental Health Association promotes the mental health of all and supports the resilience and recovery of people experiencing mental illness.

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners:

• Courtney Jackson- cjackson@cmhanl.ca Tel: (709)730-1695 

Contact Info:

603 Topsail Road

St. John's, NL A1E 2E1

T: (709) 753-8550

Employment and Social Enterprise

Choices for Youth (Choices) has a Social Enterprise Hub for people between the ages of 16 and 29.  They offer employment and social enterprise programs. They also offer  housing and lifestyle development supports to youth in the St. John’s Metro Area.

Social Enterprises that hire young people:

Career Practitioners: 

• Corey Foley - cfoley@choicesforyouth.ca
• Rory Lambert - rlambert@choicesforyouth.ca
• Renee Spurrell - rspurrell@choicesforyouth.ca
• Sherri Payne - SPayne@choicesforyouth.ca
• Audrey Wade - awade@choicesforyouth.ca

Location:
117 Ropewalk Lane

St. John's, NL A1C 6N5

T: 709-754-3047
E: info@choicesforyouth.ca

What they do!

CCA partners with 5 low-income Newfoundland and Labrador Housing communities of St. John’s through active outreach, engagements, support and referral.  Their goal is to increase the employability, self-reliance and independence of individuals attached to income support or at-risk of receiving income support.

CCA provides seamless, long-term support to individuals over the past 15 years in Virginia Park, Froude Avenue, MacMorran, Buckmaster Circle and Rabbittown Communities. 

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners:

• Virginia Park: Janice Henstridge - jhenstridge@ccanl.ca
• Froude Avenue: Donna Sheppard -  dsheppard@ccanl.ca
• Rabbittown: Barbra-Ann Geehan - bgeehan@ccanl.ca
• Buckmaster's Circle: Michelle Wall - mwall@ccanl.ca
• MacMorran: Terri Turner- tturner@ccanl.ca
• General Manager: Kim White - kwhite@ccanl.ca

Mailing address:

10 Brother McSheffrey Ln, St. John's, NL A1B 5B2

Description:

The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work is a organization with the mission of helping people with disabilities break down barriers to employment. We help skilled job seekers with disabilities get connected with local businesses! 

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners | Job Developers

Jason Bartlett -  jbartlett@ccrw.org

Nathalie Blatch - nblatch@ccrw.org

Telephone: (709) 754-4941 

Address: 44 Austin Street, St. John's, NL A1B 4G1

Description: 
Employment OPTIONS is a team of career planning professionals in Newfoundland and Labrador who support job seekers and employers to reach their employment goals.

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners:

Employment OPTIONS has case managers in 4 offices located across the province.

The programs and services we offer have been developed to reflect the diverse and evolving needs of our consumers. Today, a broad range of highly successful services and resources are provided to assist persons with disabilities towards independent living and to help organizations in developing more inclusive environments.

Employment Team Members:

Stephen Quinn

E: stephen@empowernl.ca | T: 722-4031 Ext. 214

Sherri Tucker

E: sherrri@empowernl.ca  | T: 722-4031 Ext. 210

Finders Keepers is a CSC NL value+ employment program that provides support to young adults seeking assistance with career skills training and job experience. A training allowance and a paid quality work placement is provided.

Horizon TNL is an economic development organization that offers supports and services for employment, entrepreneurship, immigration & tourism.

Services & Support:

Employment Team Members:

Alyson Judd

Economic Immigration and Employability Assistant

E: services@rdeetnl.ca  | T: (709) 757-2852

Regis Guyot

Immigration, Recruitment and Employability Advisor

E: immigration@rdeetnl.ca | T: (709) 757-2861

Samir Jaouadi - Economic Development Officer NL East

E: east@rdeetnl.ca | T:  (709) 757-2858

Ruth Bongba - Economic Development Office Labrador

E: labrador@rdeetnl.ca | T: (709) 765-4623

Andrew Hibbitts - Economic Development Officer West

E: west@rdeetnl.ca  | T: (709) 642-5155

What we do: 
We provide pre-employment and career counselling to individuals seeking re-entry to labour market or return to school. Focus is placed on job search techniques, resume writing skills, and interview preparation strategies. Assistance with identifying labour market trends, entry into educational programs, educational funding and record suspensions applications are also available. Referrals to other agencies are made as needed.

Services & Support:

Career Development Practitioners:

• Caitin Penton (CDP) cpenton@jhsnl.ca 709-726-8880
• Laura Strong (CDP) lstrong@jhsnl.ca. 709-726-5508
• Adam Power  (Manager of Programs: Employment Services) apwer@jhsnl.ca, 709-726-9753

In M&M+ Facilitators:

Contact Info:

342 Pennywell Road

St. John's, NL A1E 1V9

T: (709) 726-5500

E: info@jhsnl.ca

Description:

The Murphy Centre offers an enhanced and alternative high school and career experience designed to meet the unique needs of learners.

Supports & Services:

Career Practitioners:

• Deanne Bambrick - deannebambrick@murphycentre.ca
• Sondria Browne - sondriabrowne@murphycentre.ca
• Candace Fulford - on maternity leave
• Stephanie Hoskins - stephaniehoskins@mupphycentre.ca
• Natasha Luby - natashaluby@murphycentre.ca
• Connie Manning - conniemanning@murphycentre.ca
• Cathy Ryan - cathyryan@murphycentre.ca
• Tobi Smith - tobismith@murphycentre.ca

Telephone: (709) 753-2830

Career & Employment

320 Torbay Road, Suite 201

St. John's, NL A1B-4C5

School

Telephone: (709) 579-6606

1 Prince Phillip Drive
St. John's, NL  

Career Services at Student Life are central to the learning experience at Memorial. They host events and programs and we have resources to help students along the way. Students and alumni can explore their career options, build work experience, and meet employers.

Supports & Services

Career Development Practitioners

Danielle Jackson
Manager (Acting), Career Development
djackson@mun.ca or (709) 864-3446

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Suhail Hassan

Career Advisor, International Students

shassan@mun.ca

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Erin Kenny
Career Advisor, Accessibility

eak453@mun.ca or (709) 864-7074

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Mher Mardoyan
On-Campus Employment Skills Awareness Project Coordinator
mmardoyan@mun.ca or (709) 864-3151

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Sam Hoddinott
Employer Development Coordinator
sbh113@mun.ca or (709) 864-8690

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Coreen Bennett
Cooperative Education Services Coordinator
coreenb@mun.ca or (709) 864-4484

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Enaya AbdElGaber

Experience Ventures Coordinator 

amahmoudfahm@mun.ca

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Andrea Dawe-Keating
Career Development Coordinator

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Located: A-2070
avkeating@mun.ca / (709) 864-8363

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Contact Info:

Memorial University

St. John's, NL A1C 5S7

T: (709) 864-3446 / F: (709) 864-8960
E: djackson@mun.ca

AESL has 5 employment centres in the Avalon Region: 3 in St. John's, one in Carbonear and Placentia/Dunville. These centres are community-based resource centres, linking job seekers and employers. Each centre serves the career and employment needs of the general public and labour market challenges facing our employers.

• DUCKWORTH STREET, 285 Duckworth Street, St. John's

• ELIZABETH AVENUE, Regatta Plaza Building, 80-84 Elizabeth Avenue
  

• TOPSAIL ROAD, 1170 Topsail Road, Mount Pearl
  

• CARBONEAR, 17 Industrial Crescent, Carbonear
  

• PLACENTIA/DUNVILLE , 1116-1120 Main Street, Dunville

Description: 

The Ches Penny Centre for Hope provides employment program to people who are receiving Income Support or at-risk of receiving IS. 

Building Service Worker and Retail Skills Programs run for 12-week and include 9 weeks in the classroom and 3 weeks in a job placement.

Services & Support:

Career Practitioner:

• Jane Coombs - jane.coombs@salvationarmy.ca 

Contact Info:

Ches Penny Centre For Hope

18 Springdale Street, St. John's, NL A1E 2R1

Telephone: (709) 237-0075

Description: 

The Single Parent Association of Newfoundland (SPAN) is dedicated to the mission to provide supports for single parent families in Newfoundland & Labrador to enable them to regain control over their lives for the empowerment of themselves & their children.

Services & Support

Career Practitioners:

• Aletha Palmer - apalmer@spanl.ca
• Donna Sheppard - dsheppard@spanl.ca

Other SPAN Services:

Annual Programs Christmas and Back to School Programs- projects@spanl.ca / 709-738-3401

Food Bank - foodbank@spanl.ca / 709-739-0709

Margaret’s Closet (coming Spring 2022)

Contact Info:

472 Logy Bay Road

Mailing: P.O. Box 21421, St. John's, NL A1A 5G6

T: (709) 738-3401 | St. John's  E: span@spanl.ca

Description:
Stella's Circle is a leading social services agency in St. John's, NL that offers programs for adults who have barriers to full participation in the community, including poverty, homelessness, and health issues. With our help, people can – and do— change their lives for the better.

Work Experience

They offer practical workplace-based learning to suit individual participants interests, needs and abilities. 

• Hungry Heart Cafe offer training to help people enter the food service industry as cooks,, servers, or kitchen staff.
• Trades Helper Program allow participants to gain practical experience in the construction trades
• Clean Start provides on-the-job training in office cleaning and maintenance. 

Employment Counselling and Support Transition Groups

Participants can engage in a range of options to address their varying needs as they move towards employment. 

Groups:

• Skills Discovery
• Employment Motivation
• Work Orientation Workshops

Adult Basic Education - Level 1

ABE Level 1 offers basic literacy and numeracy education in the supportive environment through delivery of standardized provincial government curriculum. Level 1 is equivalent to grades 1-6 and is offered in small groups of up to 12 students. Admission is continuous intake. 

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Career Practitioner:

• Sarah Mills - s.mills@stellascircle.ca
• Danielle Lee - D.Lee@stellascircle.ca
• Twilla Thorne - T.Thorne@stellascircle.ca
• Erin Holland - E.Holland@stellascircle.ca
• Domonique Jean - d.jean@stellascircle.ca

ABE Instructor:

• Jessica Lee-Middleman- j.leemiddleman@stellascircle.ca

Contact Info:

114 Cabot Street

St. John's, NL

T: (709) 579-1181
E: employment@stellascircle.ca

E: ABE@stellascircle.ca

Description:

Outreach and custom employment counselling services and supports including information sessions and presentations. One on one career counselling sessions for women. Located through out the province. 

Services & Support:

Career Practitioners: 

• Avalon: Lisa Roestenberg - lroestenberg@wrdc.ca
• Central: Jennifer Cheeks - jcheeks@wrdc.nf.ca
• Corner Brook: Bobbie Jo Mauger - bmauger@wrdc.ca
• Labrador City: Judy Voisey - jvoisey@wrdc.ca

T: (709) 738-3713
E: info@wrdc.nf.ca

Mailing Address: 175 Hamlyn Road, St. John's, NL A1E-5Z6

The YWCA vision is a community where all girls and women are safe, supported and empowered.

Their mission is:

Programs:

Career Development Practitioners:

Deanne Howlett

Program Manager

E: deanne@ywcastjohns.ca 

Nadia Dunman

Work Transitions Coordinator

E: nadia@ywcastjohns.ca 

Jennifer Snow

Launch Program Coordinator

E: jennifer@ywcastjohns.ca

Description: 
Pre-employment and career services build community understanding around Autism Spectrum Disorder and inclusive hiring practices.

Services & Support:

Career Practioner:

• Sarah O'Grady - sogrady@autism.nf.net

Contact Info:
70 Clinch Crescent
St. John's, NL A1B 4G6

T: (709) 722-2803 | Ext 237