Participants will spend a combination of in person, virtual (if needed), facilitator led workshops and peer employment placements working and helping the community. Participants will have the option to access personal counselling group sessions. The programs focus on various topics including personality assessments, Indigenous culture, addictions, violence and abuse, employment skills, time management, networking, transferrable skills and resume and cover letter writing.
This program offers a participant allowance based on attendance. Morning and afternoon sessions run for 3 hours each and are paid at $30 per session. Partial attendance is not prorated and the weekly maximum is $300 ($60 day x 5 days).
In order to be able to receive Services under the LINK Program, an Eligible Participant must also be:
a). At Risk of Homelessness, or experiencing Homelessness; and
b). Unattached to the Labour Market or Unemployed; and
c). Facing one of more of the following barriers to employment:
i. Facing, or recovering from addiction(s) or substance abuse,
ii. Street entrenched,
iii. Prior criminal justice involvement,
iv. Mental health challenges,
v. Lack of social networks and connections,
vi. Low self-esteem and/or low confidence,
vii. Low income, or
viii. Facing stigma associated with any of the above barriers.
Phone: 250 428 5655
Fax: 250 428 5336
Email: kesadmin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 119 11th Avenue North, Creston, BC, V0B1G0
Phone: 250 489 5117
Fax: 250 489 0663
Email: cranbrook.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: #210 1113 Baker Street, Cranbrook, BC, V1C1A7
Phone: 250 423 4204
Email: fernie.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 302 2nd Avenue, Fernie, BC, V0B1M0
Phone: 250 341 6889
Fax: 250 341 6886
Email: invermere.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 2-503 7th Avenue,
Invermere, BC, V0A1K0
Phone: 250 428 5655
Fax: 250 428 5336
Email: kesadmin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 119 11th Avenue North, Creston, BC, V0B1G0
Phone: 250 489 5117
Fax: 250 489 0663
Email: cranbrook.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: #210 1113 Baker Street, Cranbrook, BC, V1C1A7
Phone: 250 423 4204
Email: fernie.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 302 2nd Avenue, Fernie, BC, V0B1M0
Phone: 250 341 6889
Fax: 250 341 6886
Email: invermere.admin@kes.bc.ca
Address: 2-503 7th Avenue,
Invermere, BC, V0A1K0
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Land Acknowledgement
Kootenay Employment Services and our employees are committed to the continuous understanding of truth and reconciliation. We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the unceded traditional and current territories of the Ktunaxa Nation, including the Yaqan Nu?kiy,ʔaq̓am, Yaqit ?a’Knuqǂi’it, and ʔakisq̓nuk as well as the Shuswap Band. Unceded means that the land was never agreed to be signed away.