Kings County Employment Services
The Flower Cart
9412 Commercial Street
New Minas, NS, B4N 3E9
Phone: (902) 681-0120
Fax: (902) 681-0922
Website: http://www.flowercart.ca
E-mail: reception@flowercart.ca
Age: Adults
Fees: Free
Services Offered:
- Prevocational Programs:
- Individual challenges that need to be addressed before participation in a traditional Vocational or Community Employment program can occur
- Developing individual potential
- Assisting individuals to have more meaningful participation in their community
- Vocational Program
- Community Employment Services:
- Prepare clients for employment.
- Help clients find jobs.
- Help clients keep jobs.
- Provide paid employment for clients.
- Promote Supported Employment in Kings County.
- Outreach Project:
- Assessment
- Employment counseling
- Career exploration and decision making
- Referrals to training and other services in the community
- Referrals to jobs and job search support
- Job placement
- Initial on-the-job orientation, training and support (with assistance from CES)
- Employment maintenance.
- Transition to Work Project:
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Career Decision-making
- Community standards
- Mock interviews
- Job searching
- Resumes
- Job applications
- Cover letters
- Goals
- Recycling
- Informational interviews
- Phone skills
- Stress management
- Budgets and money management
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Disclaimer
LDANS does not support, endorse or recommend any method, treatment, product, remedial centre, program or person for children or adults with a learning disability. It does, however, endeavor to inform in the belief that you have the right to know.