Our Partners
In this research, we are working with 5 demonstration sites across Nova Scotia Works to help individuals and employers gain clarity on their strengths and stressors associated with each magnetic factor and use that clarity to create more successful and sustainable employment arrangements. In this research, we’ll be testing targeted interventions to support the journey from looking for work/workers to finding matches, and from hiring to successful onboarding and thriving together in the workplace.
What our partners are saying about their Thriving Workplace training:
I appreciated that we all were so open and honest on how we felt, worries, challenges, excitements and a deeper knowledge of ourselves and the changes we would like to see implemented in the work places
– Thriving Workplace Partner when speaking about their training experience
Learn more about our incredible demonstration sites below!
Cape Breton YMCA
With a commitment to nurturing the potential of children, youth and seniors, promoting healthy living, and fostering social responsibility, the YMCA ensures that every individual has access to the essentials needed to learn, grow and thrive.
Serving over 35,000 individuals, the YMCA of Cape Breton provides vital services such as health, fitness and recreation, child care, education, training and employment programs. The YMCA is an inclusive organization connecting people to life-building opportunities, to each other and to programs that will enhance their quality of life.
Our Vision
Thriving communities where everyone can shine and feel they belong.
Our Mission
Connect and ignite the potential in people, helping them grow and give back to our communities.
Our Values
Caring, Honesty, Inclusiveness, Respect and Responsibility.
Our Functional Areas
We fulfill our charitable mission by meeting the needs of our community in seven key functional areas:
- Employment
- Re-education and Training
- Child Care
- Day Camp
- Wellness and Preventative Health
- International Development
A social purpose organization responding to employment and skills development needs.
Founded in Nova Scotia in 1984, Futureworx Society is a charitable organization that helps individuals facing employment barriers realize their full potential at home, work and in the community. Working closely with our clients, we uncover and address the real obstacles that affect their ability to enter and maintain employment, with strategies as varied as the people we serve. We deliver accessible and relevant tools, resources and programs that support our clients to find meaningful work that leads to better lives.
Our story began 40 years ago as a social-purpose organization (then called Cobequid Neighbourhood Work Activity Program) founded by a group of community-minded individuals driven by a passion for helping others realize their potential.
We have seen many changes over the years — new programs, new faces, many expansions, but the core of our organization’s “why”, the honour we all feel in supporting deep and meaningful changes in the journeys of the people we serve, is one thing that has never changed. Four decades later, we continue to have a great sense of pride in Futureworx, as well as our resilience, responsiveness and our efforts to push the envelope of what is possible for a community-based organization with a social purpose, passion and heart.
We embrace an entrepreneurial mindset that is unique in the employment and career services landscape. This has led to a reputation as an innovative, energetic, and collaborative organization, delivering services in every county of Nova Scotia and every Canadian province and working with partners across the country and around the globe.
Job Junction
People Plus Consulting Limited (PPCL) is a privately owned and operated company based in Halifax that is specialized in delivering career and employment-related services to underemployed and unemployed job seekers, employers, and service providers. PPCL was established in 1991 with the mission to support clients in identifying and meeting their employment objectives. Over the years they have secured funding from the Province of Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour and Advanced Education, we formed an employment service centre called Job Junction – Nova Scotia Works.
Job Junction – Nova Scotia Works is part of a province-wide network of employment centres open to anyone and everyone who is looking for information about employment. We support job seekers, employers, and service providers by providing a customized and holistic approach to identifying and meeting their employment objectives. Our services and resources are dynamic and flexible, delivered by knowledgeable, diverse, and dedicated staff. These services include access to job search tools and software, one-on-one professional consultations, workshops and webinars, access to community resources and employer support. Whether you’re looking for your first job, a step up, or a complete career change, we can help make the journey a little easier.
Southwest Employment Services
SES is a designated Bilingual Centre under the Nova Scotia Works Branded centres and has received funding federally and provincially with over 27 years of experience in delivering employment services and programs to the community. Our mission statement is to provide pathways to meaningful, inclusive employment for all. We do this by helping job seekers navigate the job market and by helping employers meet their human resource needs.
Southwest Employment Services successfully manages the Nova Scotia Employment Assistance Services (NSEAS) which is an integrated service bundle under a common brand, (Nova Scotia Works) seeking to help Nova Scotians understand, prepare for, and meet the needs of the labour market while aiding businesses to locate, hire, manage and develop the talent they need to be more productive in a global economy. The delivery of NSEAS will contribute to the advancement of Nova Scotians along a workforce continuum and ensure a current and future labour supply for Nova Scotia employers, leading to improved labour market outcomes for job seekers, improved recruitment, and retention outcomes for employers.
Our Vision is a thriving workforce with meaningful opportunities for all. Our agency has received funding federally since 1997. We will provide a service that is confidential, community driven, client centered and committed to improvement. SES participates in labour market research to provide timely, relevant, and accurate information concerning human resource issues. We forge innovative alliances with a variety of partners including employers, employee groups, educational organizations, and governments, to identify and foster: an optimal human resource system that is responsive to changing needs; and healthy workplaces; healthy work life conditions SES promotes career opportunities that support recruitment and retention and promote lifelong learning as an essential workplace feature that’s key to a viable workforce.
TEAM Works
Since 1997, TEAM Work Cooperative Limited has been a leading provider of employment services for individuals experiencing barriers to employment and income. Our primary focus is to assist Nova Scotians in finding and maintaining employment, with the community’s best interests always in mind.
Serving as a one-stop shop for job seekers and employers alike, we offer a range of services including case management, career counseling, job development, and ongoing support. Employers can benefit from our recruitment services, training programs, and employee assistance. Our dedicated and skilled staff bring diverse experiences to the table, ensuring that clients have access to the resources they need.
By fostering partnerships within the community, we are dedicated to achieving positive outcomes for individuals overcoming barriers to achieving their employment and income goals. Our mission is to promote inclusive employment opportunities in Nova Scotia, with the vision of ensuring that all individuals in the province have access to such opportunities.