Office phone 416-787-1151
Fax: 416-785-7529
E-mail: info@jvstoronto.org
Web site: www.jvstoronto.org
Address: 74 Tycos Dr, Toronto, ON, M6B 1V9
Location (Intersection) North York West (Dufferin St-Lawrence Ave W)
Ward: Eglinton-Lawrence (Ward 15)
Officers: Karen Goldenberg, President and Chief Executive Officer
Contacts Kim Coulter, Vice President, Operations, 416-787-1151 ext 204
Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-5, Friday 9-4
Languages of service: American Sign Language (ASL), Bulgarian, Chinese (Cantonese), English, Farsi, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Urdu, Yiddish
Eligibility: Nonsectarian
Fees Free or sliding scale
Physical access: Wheelchair accessible building including main entrance and barrier free washrooms and elevator - street parking close to entrance
Service description: Employment, education, training and support services
Bringing Employment Specialists to Tomorrow (BEST) -- for persons in receipt of social assistance 16 week job developer/employment consultant training program
Employment Services -- for Employment Insurance (EI) recipients, EI Reachback clients (who have received EI benefits in the past 3 years), long term unemployed, newcomers and foreign-trained professionals job search and interview skills resume writing networking mentoring individual and group counselling workshops, seminars, resource centre
Employment Support for Persons with Disabilities -- vocational counselling and employment planning employment preparation services with community-based work trials and job placement job coaching and job maintenance self employment workshop group programs to enhance personal and vocational growth focus on Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) Employment Supports Program clients
Ontario Works (OW) Employment Placement Program, 416-787-1151 ext 224, rdumon@jvstoronto.org -- 5 day work search strategies workshop for OW recipients topics include career objectives, skills inventory, job search techniques, resume and cover letter writing, local labour market information and research, job interviews, networking participants must have long-term child care and transportation arrangements in place
Project Job Search (PJS), 416-787-1151 ext 271, sdurrani@jvstoronto.org -- for unemployed individuals, including Employment Insurance (EI) and EI Reachback recipients or underemployed individuals (working up to 21 hours per week) employment counselling and coaching skills assessment assistance with resume writing, interview skills, self-marketing, networking, communication and work maintenance skills job matching and job development
Retail Source -- retail training program for youth and persons with disabilities who are 15-29 years, out of full-time school and work paid work experience in customer service and sales, merchandising and retail marketing, pricing and inventory control in partnership with City of Toronto, Dufferin Mall Youth Services (Turning Point Youth Services) and San Romanoway Revitalization Association
Specialized Assessments -- psychovocational assessments for adults psychoeducational assessments for children assessments for gifted programs diagnosis of learning problems in children, teens and adults remediation for adults with learning problems emotional intelligence testing also vocational evaluations
Cogmed Working Memory Training program -- 5 week intensive program for children, youth and adults who have been diagnosed with working memory deficits, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) and some learning disabilities
www.parnossahworkscanada.org -- online employment service for Toronto's Jewish community
Organization type: Non Profit, United Way, Registered Charity
