Join Our Team
Beacon Community Services provides a friendly, safe, engaging and rewarding work environment with excellent wages and benefits. If you are interested in a career with us, please send in your resume and cover letter. We will take your skills into consideration and try to find an employment opportunity that suits your qualifications. Beacon does not accept unsolicited resumes because of protection of privacy issues. If you would like to volunteer in order to obtain a better idea of what our work environment and facilities offer, please visit the Volunteer Services page for more information.
Unless otherwise stated, to apply for any position on this site, please submit your resume and a cover letter by drop-off, mail, e-mail or fax to:
Beacon Community Services
9860 Third Street
Sidney, BC V8L 4R2
Fax: 250-655-4357
E-Mail
Employment Programs
Targeted Skills Shortage Program (TSSP)
This program, offered in partnership with ASPECT, helps organizations grow the potential of their eligible employees who have low skills. The program provides access to funded training for small businesses of 100 employees or less in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Transportation and Warehousing and Manufacturing sectors that are located on the Saanich Peninsula and Southern Gulf Islands. Funding being provided by the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Agreement.
JobOptionsBC
This 10-week paid employment program is funded by the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation and is located in Sidney. The program offers 5 weeks of paid classroom activities and 5 weeks of support with job placement. JobOptionsBC provides employability skills and life skills training presented through individual and group exercises and workshops.
It is open to individuals who:
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are legally entitled to work in Canada
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reside in Sidney, Saanich Peninsula or the Southern Gulf Islands
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are unemployed
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are 18 years of age or older
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are not in school full time
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are not on EI benefits and haven't had an EI claim within the last 3 years (or 5 years if on parental/maternity leave)
The next start date is June 6, 2011. Call today!
Phone: 250-656-0134 or 250-595-6626 or toll free at 1-888-993-2299 for more information.
Upcoming 2011 Sessions:
Group #3 June 6 to August 5, 2011
Group #4 September 5 to November 11, 2011
Group #5 December 12, 2011 to February 17, 2012
Income Assistance Clients
Community Assistance Program
(CAP)
CAP assists clients receiving Provincial
income assistance, who may be socially or culturally isolated within
their community. Clients are directly referred by the Ministry of Housing and Social
Development and receive assistance with identifying and resolving
barriers that impact their quality of life, which includes appropriate
referrals, strengthening their connections within their community and increasing their levels of
self-reliance.
1450 Elford Street, Victoria
Phone: 250-595-6626
9860 Third Street, Sidney
Phone: 250-656-0134
Specialized Community Assistance Pilot Program (SCAP)
A new pilot program called the Specialized Community Assistance Program (SCAP) will provide long term case management to about thirty individuals to ensure they have
suitable housing and supports to
work toward self-sufficiency. SCAP Case Managers help these individuals to recognize their
strengths and barriers and create a personal plan designed to increase their independence and
involvement in the community. They work to ensure participants have stable housing and connect them to a varied range of life skills based on their needs. Life skills may include help with addictions and other health issues, literacy and language skills, learning to be a good tenant, as well as volunteer or supported employment
opportunities.
BC Employment Program (BCEP)
BCEP is offered in partnership with GT
Hiring Solutions, to deliver a program to clients receiving Provincial
income assistance who are actively seeking employment. Clients are
directly referred by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development to
receive assistance with resume writing, job search strategies and
appropriate referrals to the community in order to enhance their
chances of securing and maintaining full-time employment.
9860 Third Street, Sidney
Phone: 250-656-0134
Employment Program for People with Disabilities
Triumph Vocational Services
Triumph is offered in partnership with WCG
International HR Solutions to support individuals with a medically-verifiable disability in
developing their vocational potential. Triumph explores their abilities, skills and employment options, including
volunteering and part-time, full-time or self employment. Clients may be
referred by the Ministry of Housing and Social Development or be
self-referred.
9860 Third Street, Sidney
Phone: 250-655-5307
Youth Employment
Youth Employment Program
This community-sponsored program provides opportunities for training, work and volunteer experiences that support future successful careers. Teens get to choose their own level of participation, attend workshops and courses, earn their own money and learn the value of effective communication, networking and community involvement. For more information, click here.
Springboard to Success
A paid employment program for people age 15-30, this 10-week course includes workshops, certificates and an active job search/volunteer component. Participants are assisted with obtaining employment or volunteer work in an area of their choosing with ongoing support. For participants that are invested in the program there is a stipend paid for classroom time.
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9860 Third Street, Sidney
Phone: 250-655-5303
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