Employment Services provide an integrated approach to assist participants entering or re-entering the workforce. Services include assessments, referrals, life management workshops, employment counselling, safety courses, resume development and supported job searches.
Casual Labour
Casual Labour connects daily and temporary workers with employers through a variety of job placements. This service operates at no charge to employers or workers. It is open to registered Bissell Centre community members seeking short-term employment. Individuals referred to employers are offered a healthy bagged lunch and basic safety equipment such as work gloves, safety glasses, hard hats, and coveralls when available. Highly motivated workers are often offered longer term or permanent employment. More than 11,000 Casual Labour job requests are filled each year and Casual Labour has 500 registered businesses providing jobs for inner city workers.
Casual Labour hours:
Monday – Thursday 7:00 am – 2:00 pm
Friday 7:00 – 11:30 am
Casual Labour Office
780.424.4385
“Because you guys [Employment Services staff] helped me,
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Skill Enhancement
Skill Enhancement promotes employment readiness through skill training and goal-setting programs. Frequent workshop topics include Preparing for Your Interview, Supported Job Search, Resume Writing, Personal Power and Money Management. Safety Tickets are difficult for many community members to afford and therefore Employment Services offers CSTS, First Aid and H2S to those who enrol in one of our 3 pre-employment programs.
Moving Up engages 
participants in a variety of training seminars and provides one safety ticket per week. Through this program, individuals learn concrete skills to prepare for full-time employment, identify personal barriers and work to overcome them.
Strengthening Our Spirit (SOS) is a three week program that brings together the elements of Aboriginal teachings, sharing circles and life skills training and pre-employment training.
Women’s Pre-Employment Program supports mothers with young children who have little or no work experience but are ready to enter the work force. The program seeks to bring traditional life and work skills training to the participants and features speakers related to the program content.
