Employment

This youth employment service supports Vancouver and Surrey’s youth aged 16-30 to achieve employment. In partnership with Starbucks and BladeRunners, the program provides life skills guidance, employment skills coaching, training certifications, and work experience in preparation for employment and increased health and well-being.

The next Baristas Training Program will run from January 24 to March 2, 2023. Please check back on this website for specific dates. Participants will attend 6 weeks of life skills and employability workshops as well as receive 3 certificates.

Eligibility requirements:

• 16 – 30 years old
• Legally able to work in Canada
• Must live in the lower mainland of Vancouver
• Unemployed or precariously employed
• Have not participated in another program funded by Access BladeRunners
• Able to attend each class via Zoom with video and audio and/or in-person
• There is a training allowance available

To Apply: Please fill out this referral form. You will be required to upload your resume and cover letter.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please call 604-999-2301 or 604-992-2133

This employment service supports youth and adults age 16 and over to find or prepare for jobs, training, and connections to employers. The centres provide resource rooms, employment readiness workshops, specialized services for persons with disabilities, services in multiple languages, professionally arranged job placements, and referrals to various supports including wage subsidy and subsidized training. Please contact us at any one of our centres:

Vancouver Midtown WorkBC Centre
#110 East 3rd Avenue, Vancouver BC
604-829-2300
midtown.employment@pcrs.ca

WorkBC Centre – Surrey Guildford
#202 – 10334 152A Street, Surrey BC V3R 7P8
604-580-9740

info-surreyguildford@workbc.ca

Burnaby-Edmonds WorkBC Centre
7297 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC
604-636-1124
burnaby@fraserworks.ca

New Westminster WorkBC Centre
2nd Floor, 519 7th Street, New Westminster BC
604-522-9701
info@fraserworks.ca

Job Options is an employment program, offered by Pacific Community Resources Society at no cost, for unemployed residents of British Columbia, ages 18 – 71, who are not in receipt of EI or CERB and are committed to gaining sustainable employment on a full or part-time basis.  Participants must not be attending school.

The program is divided into two components.

The first component, (8 weeks), delivers life, employability, and job maintenance skills through staff lead group workshops, 1-1 sessions, and individual assignments, in order to assist participants in overcoming barriers to suitable and lasting employment.

Participants will also be supported in finding and gaining sustainable employment during this period.

Job or industry-specific short-term certifications may also be gained, as required, to assist participants who are successfully moving through the workshop component, to increase their chances of successful job search.

The second component consists of 12 weeks of support and assistance as required, once a participant begins working.  We are here to assist with any concerns or issues that could affect the participant’s continued job success.  Support could be anything from 1-1 workshops on required soft skills, to assisting effective communication between participant and employer.

Funded by the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.

Serving the Residents of British Columbia. For more information please see the referral form or email joboptions@pcrs.ca.

This employment service supports youth 16-24 to gain customer service skills through a series of workshops and a paid internship with Old Navy in Langley, Surrey, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Vancouver, and Richmond. Please contact us at 236-888-4756 or by email GAPtraining@pcrs.ca or visit us at North Surrey Guildford WorkBC Centre at #202 – 10334 152A Street, Surrey BC.

For more information please see the referral form.