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Thank you to all exhibitors and participants who came out to the EmployABLE event. If you can take a few moments to fill out the online feedback form, it will be greatly appreciated.
The feedback will be used in our continuous effort to make EmployABLE better and more accessible to everyone.
EmployABLE 2008 – An innovative employment event for youth with disabilities
EmployABLE 2008 is presented by Mazemaster / Youth@bilities, The Scarborough Centre for Employment Accessibility & Bloorview Kids Rehab
Event info:
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When: Friday November 7th 2008
Where: Bloorview Kids Rehab
Times:
Morning session (8:30am - 11:30am) for youth 14 - 18
Afternoon session (1:00pm - 4:30pm) for youth 19 - 35
Lunch time session (11:30pm - 1:30pm) open to all youth
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- Please note that from 11:30am to 1:30pm, there will be some amazing presentations scheduled in addition to one-on-one support from employment experts
- Lunch is not provided but a great cafeteria is at the event venue.
- Open Studio – Creative Arts Centre
- 10:30am - 4:30pm – Look Your Best!
- Get tips from hairstylists, TDSB’s Hairstylist Apprenticeship Graduates and check out great fashion for work
To learn more about the event email scea@tdsb.on.ca or call
416-396-8100 or TTY: 416-396-8095
Attendant Care and Sign Language Interpreters available upon request
Participating exhibitors
- Sick Kids Hospital
SickKids hires employees for various areas in the hospital. Nurses, Professional Services (Physiotherapists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapist etc), Finance, Lab staff, employees for Commercial Services (Tim Hoton’s, Starbucks, Burger king Shopper’s Drugmart etc), Patient Service Areas – cafeteria, janitorial, patient service assistants.
- Home Depot
Various customer service positions are available at all Home Depot’s across the GTA. Previous cashier and retail experience is an asset. Must be able to work various day, evening and weekend shift.
- McDonalds
Food service
- CIBC
Customer Service Representative, Telephone Banking Specialist, Financial Service Representative, Financial Advisor
- TD Bank
Customer Service Representative, Telephone Banking Specialist, Financial Service Representative, Financial Advisor
- Service Canada Centre
Student Positions: Must be in full time school and returning full time in the next academic term
Regular Positions: Vary
- The City of Toronto – Parks & Rec
Clerical, recreation, Assistant Leader camp opportunities
- Community Outreach
Admin, Accounts, I.T., Medical (RN, RPN), Engineering, CSR, Retail, Hospitality
- Meow Films / Aangen Community Centre
Web design, graphic design, database creation and sales.
- TBDC
Starting your own business
- Passport Mentoring (Community Living)
An opportunity for students (14-21) currently in school and who are labelled with an intellectual disability to think about their interests and future and connect with various people (with and without disabilities) and places. The goal is to get the ball rolling around what students might want to start to work towards for their lives after high school (employment, volunteering, civic roles, etc).
- Kutaways
Coats designed to meet the quality of living for people in motion
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