Beacon Community Services takes on WorkBC career help contract

Published: December 20, 2011 5:00 PM

People seeking employment services on Salt Spring will be visiting a new office operating under a new service provider starting in April 2012, when Beacon Community Services takes on the contract for a WorkBC Employment Services Centre.

Beacon Community Services announced its successful bid for the contract under the provincial government?s new Employment Program of British Columbia on Dec. 13. The not-for-profit company replaces CARE (Career Assistance & Resources for Employment), a branch of the Ethos Career Management Group.

Kerry Readshaw, media spokesperson for Beacon, said the WorkBC model is slightly different than what has been available on Salt Spring to date because it?s a move toward ?one-stop shopping? in employment services. Centre workers will be able to assess clients? skills and needs, determine their eligibility for various programs and help them secure and maintain employment.

Readshaw said clients who are currently working with other employment offices will find the WorkBC model will continue to meet their needs throughout the transition. New clients will find things ?a little crisper,? she said.

Readshaw noted that Beacon Community Services has already been providing some employment services to Gulf Islands clients and will continue to work with those people. The group is currently in discussion with Salt Spring Community Services to find a shared office space, to be announced early in the new year.

The new WorkBC office is scheduled to open April 2, 2012.

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