Job Postings, Employment Initiatives, and Training Opportunities
by Kristin Kozuback, Editor, RedWAY BC News
Updated: September 4, 2009
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RedWAY BC News. Thanks to these section partners at the right, Aboriginal Youth are paid to update this section regularly.
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September 2009 Job Postings & Employment News
- BC Hydro Job Postings in various positions across BC, details
ACCESS Call Centre Training Program OPEN NOW – training just started, Sept. 8th details
- Carpentry Training – ACCESS level 2 and 3 carpentry training starting mid-October details
- Conayt Friendship Centre Executive Director in Merritt, BC – Deadline to apply: Friday, Sept. 18th details
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Links to websites for JPEN Section Champions
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Aboriginal Career Community Employment Services Society “Building Futures Today” www.accessfutures.com phone: 604-913-7938
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Stitsma Employment Centre “Providing fair and equitable employment, education and training opportunities to all First Nations people”
www.squamish.net/services/stitsma_centre.htm
phone: 604-985-7711
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- Canada Council for the Arts – looking for a Director of Communications – deadline mid-October details
- First Nations Employment Society and CSC are hosting an Aboriginal Hiring Day Sept. 14th in Vancouver for Security for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Training included if you’re accepted! details
- Four Host First Nations Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games is looking for 12 Volunteer FHFN Protocol Officers details
- Request for Proposals for GIS Needs Assessment Specialist for Integrated Resource Management for a part-time contract now to March 2010 with the Heiltsuk Nation apply now details
- FREE Aboriginal BEST - Business and Entreprenuership Skills Training sessions beginning this month across BC - Check www.aboriginalbest.com for details in your community.
- Upcoming “Working Effectively with Aboriginal Peoples™” 1-day workshops in your community (Sept. 22 and 23 in North Vancouver, Sept. 29 and 30 in Toronto, click here for details
- Aboriginal Persons Inventory - this is one list you WANT to be ON! details The federal Public Service is recruiting Aboriginal persons for a variety of jobs across Canada…register now to be included on this list! It’s free!
- Apply now to be part of the Vancouver 2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering Hosted by the Four Host First Nations and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), the Gathering will bring together more than 300 First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth from across Canada. Volunteer positions, but transportation, etc. provided – register deadline to register has been extended to end of September!. Details
- Research opportunity for Aboriginal males who have been in care – unique opportunity to contribute to an important study; details
Details of job postings and employment news below – scroll down for more info...
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BC Hydro job postings for August 2009 – check here for current postings https://wwe1.bchydro.com/csbsites/bchydro/joblist.asp?supercategorycode=14201
Why work for BC Hydro? Try excellent benefits, wellness programs, professional development opportunities, and more! Check out their list of reasons at http://www.bchydro.com/careers/why_work_for_bc_hydro.html.
Forward your email confirmation of successful "online application" to Jeannie Cranmer to track your progress in the selection process. www.bchydro.com/careers. If you don't see a current opportunity that suits your background, we invite you to create your own personal Job Alert. You will be notified, by email, of new jobs that match your criteria. You may also view our General Applications to submit your application for future consideration.
PLEASE CONTACT Jeannie Cranmer directly for more information
Aboriginal Education and Employment Coordinator, BC Hydro
15th Floor – 333 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5R3
Ph: 604-623-4401
1-877-461-0161
Fx: 604-623-4415
jeannie.cranmer@bchydro.com
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ACCESS Carpentry Training for Trades
ACCESS Trades sponsors a broad range of certified trades programs to create a diverse and skilled workforce throughout the Aboriginal community. We constantly strive to provide our clients with the best training available.
Through our program, ACCESS clients have embarked on long-term careers that are fulfilling and financially rewarding. Register now for the upcoming Carpenter Apprenticeship upgrade - Level II and III Training session to start this October.
| Start Date |
End Date |
Program
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Partners
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Description
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| Oct 26, 2009 |
Feb 12, 2010 |
Carpenter Apprenticeship upgrade - Level II and III Training |
BCIT |
Registered carpenter apprentice who has successfully completed Level I technical training and 1000 hours work-based training |
For more info, visit http://accesstrades.accessfutures.com/training/ or see the full article, this issue of RedWAY BC News
Contact Information:For more information, please contact the ACCESS Trades office at 604-922-4077 or e-mail Helen Boyce at Helen Boyce
helenboyce@buildingfuturestoday.com
Employment Assistance Services Offices:
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ACCESS Employment Assistance Services Suite
o 110-1607 E. Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V5L 1S7
o Tel: 604 251-7955 Fax: 604 251-7954
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ACCESS Aboriginal Connections to Employment
o 390 Main Street Vancouver, BC V6A 2T1
o Tel: 604 687-7480 Fax: 604 687-7481
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ACCESS and MNBC Employment & Training
o Suite 201-10114 King George Hwy Surrey, BC V3T 2W4
o Tel: 604 582-4791 Fax: 604 582-4753
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Kla-how-eya Employment Services
o 13629-108 Avenue Surrey, BC V3T 2K4
o Tel: 604 584-2008 Fax: 604 588-1850
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www.accessfutures.com
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NEW - Call Centre Technician Training Level 1
Program just started September 8, 2009
Do you want to learn
Essential Skills for Aboriginal Futures? See if you fit the eligibility to join this upcoming training program to learn to work in a call centre:
• Aboriginal ancestry and able to work in Canada
• Have a referral from an ACCESS/MNBC employment counselor
• Willingness to learn about Essential Skills in the workplace
• Grade 12 preferred, but not essential
• Computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrate reliability, punctuality, commitment and a positive attitude
• Dedication to maintain a holistic and healthy lifestyle
• Mandatory criminal check due to the high security of the event
• Flexibility to work various shifts
CALL NOW TO REGISTER! PROGRAM STARTS:
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
Contact Information For more information, please contact the ACCESS Trades office at 604-922-4077. Visit
www.accessfutures.com
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** participate in research **
Are you an urban Aboriginal man that grew up in the BC foster care system?
Are you living in Vancouver, BC?
If you are 24 years old or older, then you are one of the 25 people I am searching for.
Your educational experiences are important.
My doctoral research study seeks to address the question,
“From the perspectives of urban Indigenous former youth-in-care, what can be done to improve the educational outcomes of urban Indigenous youth-in-care in British Columbia?”
The urban Indigenous former youth-in-care live, and have lived, the experience I am interested in better understanding. This study will primarily focus on the lived experience and perspectives of 15 urban Indigenous former youth-in-care, both men and women, living in the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples in Victoria and Vancouver BC. To add a context to the issue, this study will also include the perspectives of 10 current staff members, board members and foster parents of two urban Indigenous delegated child welfare agencies in BC (5 from each agency).
I am currently searching for 5 Aboriginal men, living in the Vancouver area, that are willing to talk about their educational experiences while they were in foster care and after they left foster care. The interview will take approximately one hour to complete.
For more information about this Aboriginal research project, please contact:
Shelly Johnson, Assistant Professor, Thompson Rivers University
Email : sjohnson@tru.ca or Phone: (250) 818-4647
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Canada Council for the Arts is presently recruiting for a Director, Communications Division.
Canada Council for the Arts is presently recruiting for a Director, Communications Division. Please post this vacancy internally or forward this e-mail to candidates that may be interested in this position.
Applications should be submitted to Manon Dugal, Director, Human Resources, no later than
October 13, 2009 at competition1@canadacouncil.ca quoting competition number 8000. For a complete job profile, please contact Rachelle Malone at 613-566-4414 extension 4114 or send an e-mail to competition@canadacouncil.ca. All applications can also be sent by fax to 613-566-4323.
The Employment Application Form must be completed and submitted in order to be considered for this position.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
The Canada Council for the Arts is committed to employment equity.
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Le Conseil des Arts du Canada recrute présentement pour le poste de Directeur, Division des communications. S’il vous plait afficher ce poste à l’interne ou faite parvenir ce courriel à tous les candidats qui auraient possiblement un intérêt.
Les demandes doivent parvenir à Manon Dugal, Directrice, Ressources humaines à competition1@Conseildesarts.ca au plus tard le 13 octobre 2009 et mentionner le numéro de concours 8000. Pour un profil d’emploi plus détaillé, veuillez communiquer avec Rachelle Malone, Coordonnatrice aux Ressources humaines au 613-566-4414, poste 4114 ou par courriel à competition@conseildesarts.ca. Vous pouvez aussi nous faire parvenir votre demande par télécopieur au 613-566-4323.
Le formulaire de demande d'emploi doit être complété et soumis afin d'être considéré(e) pour ce poste.
Nous remercions tous les candidats de leur intérêt; nous ne communiquerons toutefois qu’avec les personnes convoquées à une entrevue.
Le Conseil des Arts du Canada favorise l’équité en matière d’emploi.
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GIS Needs Assessment Specialist for Integrated Resource Management Term: Part Time Contract: September 2009 – March 2010
The Heiltsuk Nation is a dynamic First Nation whose home community is located on the famed Inside Passage of the central coast of BC and whose traditional territory comprises a diverse and largely unspoiled coastal marine and mainland environment. We have extensive experience in land and marine use planning, natural and cultural resource management, strategic planning, and integrated and interagency approaches to capacity development and service delivery.
Request for Proposals: We are seeking the services of a qualified GIS specialist to assist in undertaking a strategic needs assessment and demonstration application development as part of a long term project to establish sustainable GIS capacity for an integrated land and resource management and referrals department. Specifically, we wish to expand and secure our capacity in GIS by adopting a business model approach building on Dr. R.F. Tomlinson’s model (see training.esri.com and Thinking about GIS, 3
rd edition, 2007), and require the assistance of a GIS specialist or small team to develop GIS information product descriptions (IPDs) and sample applications using ArcGIS.
Time Frame: The work will entail trips in and out of Bella Bella over a 6 month period starting in mid-September 2009 to March 31, 2010 for a total of 40-50 contract days working with a local team of GIS technician, project support committee, and department managers.
For full project description, work plan, qualifications, and responsibilities, please contact:
J.G. Carpenter, Project Manager
Heiltsuk Tribal Council
PO Box 880, Bella Bella, BC V0T 1Z0
Email: hcec04@yahoo.com
Phone: (877) 957-2381 ex 2222 or
250-957-2626
Fax: (250) 957-2780
Proposals must be received by Heiltsuk Nation no later than Sept. 14, 2009, 4:00 pm PDT.
Location: Bella Bella, BC
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Do you want to be part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games?
Do you want to meet First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth from across Canada?
Apply now to be part of the Vancouver 2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering.
Hosted by the Four Host First Nations and the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC), the Gathering will bring together more than 300 First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth from across Canada.
Selected youth will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of the 2010 Winter Games - participating and performing in Games cultural activities. In addition to culture, programming for the Gathering will focus on healthy living, sport, leadership, sustainability and the Olympic Truce. Guest speakers will include Olympians and Paralympians, Aboriginal athletes and other role models.
Participation in this event is on a non-paid, volunteer basis. However, transportation, accommodation and meals related to participation in the Vancouver 2010 Indigenous Youth Gathering will be provided by VANOC, the FHFN, the Government of Canada and provincial/territorial governments.
When: January 30 to February 14, 2010
Where: Vancouver/Lower Mainland Area, British Columbia
Application Requirements: To apply for this program you must:
* Be of Aboriginal ancestry [First Nations (Status, non-Status, Treaty Indian), Inuit, Métis]. Proof of Aboriginal ancestry is required;
* Be aged from 19 to 29 as of July 1, 2009;
* Demonstrate and possess leadership qualities and be recognized within your community as a role model;
* Have experience in a cultural, community performance or leadership capacity (for example, music, drumming, dance, theatre or public speaking), or in competitive sport;
* Be outgoing, physically fit, able to follow instructions and be willing to learn professionally choreographed, rhythmic movement;
* Have access to traditional clothing and/or performance regalia and be willing to wear it at certain Youth Gathering cultural activities;
* Be willing to represent your First Nation/Inuit/Métis group in a public environment and to international audiences;
* Be willing to appear in photographs, video or audio recordings associated with public performances and the marketing, promotion and hosting of the 2010 Winter Games; and
* Be willing to undergo a background check by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for security and accreditation purposes.
Deadline for Applications: August 31, 2009, midnight Pacific Time (PT).
For more information please visit
www.2010iyg.com <
http://www.2010iyg.com/>
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Job Description : Executive Director
The Conayt Friendship Society is looking for a highly qualified and motivated individual for the position of Executive Director.
The Conayt Friendship Society is a registered non-profit community-based organization located in downtown Merritt BC. The Society has a longstanding commitment
is to improve the quality of life and adjustment to urban life for Aboriginal people. The Society is governed by eight (8) Board of Directors elected from the membership at large. The mandate of the Conayt Friendship Society is to build community bridges, increase awareness and support the retention of Aboriginal culture. The Society’s programs and services address individual and family issues, build a positive community image and initiate activities that foster community support and participation.
The Executive Director is accountable to the Board of Directors. The Executive Director administers the day to day business of the Society’s services and programs. The position requires a creative individual who provides leadership, to staff, volunteers and community partners. Representing the Center the Executive Director will maintain a visible profile and active role in the community to insure the Society’s Goals and membership needs are maintained, identified and addressed.
The ideal candidate will be a proven Aboriginal Leader and have a history of strong leadership in program planning, community and organizational development; broad experience providing operational, administrative, financial, policy and human resource management; and a record of capacity building, fundraising and sustaining effective partnerships with stakeholders at the local, regional, provincial and national levels.
The successful candidate will possess senior management experience within a community service organization and a comprehensive understanding of the issues facing the diverse Aboriginal community. The successful candidate will have a minimum of an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (Public Administration, Business Management); and or a work history that would show experience and the abilities needed to manage a non –profit organization with a demonstrated ability to work with a Board in a governance structure to support and implement the values and decisions of a Board; and have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
A competitive salary and benefits package will be negotiated with the successful candidate.
We thank all individuals for their interest, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls please. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday September 18, 2009 at 5:00 pm.
Interested individuals should forward a resume, covering letter and 3 work related references by mail, email or fax to:
Contact Information :
Personnel Committee
Conayt Friendship Society
1999 Garcia Street
Box 1989, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8
Fax: (250) 378-6676
Email: conayt[at]telus.net
Location : Merritt, BC
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Aboriginal persons inventory
On behalf of the Public Service Commission Aboriginal Centre of Excellence, and in a continued effort to hire a diversified and representative workforce reflective of Canadian society, the federal Public Service is recruiting Aboriginal persons for a variety of jobs across Canada.
If you have applied to the Inventory for Aboriginal persons (Reference Number: PSC08J-002917-000106), you will need to re-apply to this process.
Upon receipt of a request for referrals from federal departments or agencies, searches of the inventory will be conducted according to the criteria provided by the department or agency. Your application will be referred for review, if you meet the search criteria.
Department Name: Government of Canada on behalf of various departments
Locations: Various Locations
Salary: To be determined according to the position being staffed.
Closing Date: N/A
Reference Number: PSC09J-008455-000449
Selection Process Number: PSC09J-008455-000449
Employment Tenure: This process may be used to staff positions of various tenures at various work locations.
Vacancies: Number to be determined
Website: For further information on the department, please visit
Government of Canada on behalf of various departments
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* Feature stories written by Youth for you, with you
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Section Leaders benefit from:
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Additional Job search websites we like:
| http://www.nationtalk.ca/modules/jobs/ for a list of national job postings catering to Aboriginal peoples, organizations, recruiters |
Fill in your info and ACCESS will notify you of postings in your area or field. It’s pretty easy to do. Visit http://buildingfuturestoday.com/login.php |
| For careers in Journalism that make a difference in promoting social justice, free press, and Native rights, check out the employment section of our new favourite website at NAJA... http://www.naja.com/ |
www.charityvillage.com connect to a career in a field that motivates YOU |
| www.bchydro.com/careers for a current list of careers across the province in a range of categories – marketing, administrative, technical, etc. |
Thanks, Laura Reis at Canada Post for always sending notices of links at www.canadapost.ca/careers there’s tons of jobs across Canada – from full-time to part-time postings sent to us from Canada Post |
| www.workinfonet.bc.ca for BC-based government postings and links to public sector partnership postings |
GoodWork Green Jobs: http://GoodWorkCanada.ca |
| CivicInfo BC - Job Postings & Bid Opportunities http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/enews.asp?id=301, |
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| www.jobs.gc.ca for national postings |
http://bcjobs.ca – for provincial postings |
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