The City of Greater Sudbury and The Homelessness Network are hosting a job fair at Tom Davies Square on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to open the call to those looking for work in the social services.
A diverse slate of job opportunities await, said Raymond Landry, co-ordinator of housing services for the Homelessness Network. He told Sudbury.com the agencies that deal with Sudbury’s most vulnerable have been in a constant state of hiring.
Running from 12 to 8 p.m., the job fair will feature social service agencies including the Sudbury Action Centre for Youth (SACY), Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS), N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario, the Elgin Street Mission, YWCA Genevra House, the John Howard Society, Salvation Army Cedar Place, the Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury , as well as outreach work with the Homelessness Network.
Landry told Sudbury.com the Homelessness Network, as well as a few other organizations, are also looking for those with lived experience.
“Most of the agencies that will be present at the job fair are looking for a variety of skilled folks,” he said, “From drivers, to street based support workers, to program delivery workers that are more administrative, to direct-therapeutic counseling workers. A real variety of roles and jobs to fill in among several different agencies with different mandates.”
Landry said the agencies are looking for full time permanent employees, but also those who can work part time or on-call, particularly when an extreme cold weather alert is called.
“We're looking for retirees with some time on their hands to people who are looking for a secondary income, and students from social services, addictions and mental health and justice programs.”
He said both those with specialized training and those who understand the population they’ll be working with are welcome. “If you want to help out generally with charitable work or move to direct-intervention work, the whole gamut is needed at this time.”
Landry advises that applicants bring a resume, and be ready to chat with the agency representatives.
Jenny Lamothe covers vulnerable and marginalized communities for Sudbury.com
