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Last year, Maria underwent a lumpectomy surgery. While the surgery was successful, it left her with nerve damage and significant discomfort whenever she tried lifting anything. Looking to explore new career paths, she decided to join our Creative Employment Options program after hearing about it through word of mouth.
Our first Creative Employment Options webinar of the season, “Disclosure of a Disability: Who Needs to Know?”, launches September 9th.
Yesterday, Mercy Beilem, Job Developer and Career Facilitator for Creative Employment Options at our Yellowknife office, attended the Yellowknife Farmers Market Welcoming Day for Newcomers, and shared our program and services at Somba ‘Ke Civic Plaza alongside our community partner CDÉTNO.
With a number of certificates under his belt, Sheldon had a good job as a steelmaker and inspector for a steel and pipe manufacturer. Last July, however, he fell in an accident causing a C7 spinal cord injury, and he now needs to use a wheelchair for mobility.
Maxwell had recently been unexpectedly laid off, and with a tough job market for IT roles, he was feeling quite discouraged. Working with his Creative Employment Options Job Developer, Eden, however, he began to see a way forward.