Youth Job Connection (YJC): Summer

Youth Job Connection (YJC): Summer

YJC: Summer is designed to help young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are facing challenging life situations. It provides them with pre-employment training and work opportunities that will help them make informed career and educational planning decisions as they embark on their careers. YJC: Summer helps participants to make informed educational and career planning decisions by providing:

• Opportunities to learn employment readiness skills for initial work experiences;
• Access to job placements;
• Career development resources to increase their knowledge of employment and career options and the job market;
• Education and work transition support to help plan for the future.

Components of YJC: Summer

1. Client service planning and coordination: Intake, assessment, referrals, individualized employment service planning, monitoring, case management and mentoring
2. Pre-employment services: 20-30 hours of training, a stipend is paid for hours of training
3. Job matching, placement and incentives
4. Education and work transition support

Eligibility criteria: 15 to 18 years of age at time of registration, Resident of Ontario, Eligible to work in Canada, High school students* intending to stay in or return to high school, or access post secondary education after the job placement.

Funding source: Employment Ontario, Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development

Sites of program delivery

3225 Eglinton Avenue East, Unit 101/111, Scarborough ON (itinerant)
3363 Bloor Street West, Etobicoke ON