‘This system is for everyone’
Jobs seekers and employers alike will be able to tap into some great services in Middleton as PeopleWorx joins the network of Nova Scotia’s new employment service centres across the province – Nova Scotia Works.
The offices at 298 Marshall St. were packed Sept. 23 when board chairwoman Gwenyth Dwyn was joined by clients and community partners at an afternoon open house. Middleton is one of three NS Works sites operated by PeopleWorx.
As a Nova Scotia Works Employment Centre, PeopleWorx will provide better access to high-quality, inclusive services for employers and job seekers, PeopleWorx said in a media release.
Those services and supports are delivered by qualified career practitioners and counsellors, and include career counselling, job search services and resources, job coaching, job development, employment workshops, and employer engagement.
“This system is for everyone. It will ensure all Nova Scotians Career practitioner Susan Gillis, left, and information resource specialist Melinda Humphries know how to help job seekers and employers alike. The staff at PeopleWorx in Middleton help those looking for work, including youth, by offering counselling, training, and support. The Middleton location is now a Nova Scotia Works site.
looking for work have the support they need to find a good job, and that employers know where to go when they’re looking for workers,” said Kim Aker, executive director of PeopleWorx. “Our centre employs a team of professionals, trained to serve the needs of all in the community.”
The Middleton Nova Scotia Works site also offers employ-
ment-related courses such as First Aid/CPR, occupational health and safety, safe food handlers, and Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System – all of which are coming up in October.
The Nova Scotia Works employment services system is a $23-million system to help Nova Scotians find work. For more in-