What We Do
We created Job Quest in April 2004 as a pilot project. Our goal
was to help people with employment barriers to find work.
An employment barrier is defined as an impairment that interferes
with the ability to find and keep a job.
We know that the key to success is meeting the needs of both
employer and the person who wants to work. In addition to supporting
people who are looking for work, we help employers to create job
opportunities in which our clients can truly succeed.
In our first year, we helped 90% of the people we supported to
find work. Our success - along with positive responses from our
clientele and community partners - resulted in our developing a
business plan to further expand Job Quest’s services.
Job Quest now operates as a business division of
Community Living Kawartha Lakes and serves approximately 100 new people each year. In
the past year, we helped 130 people to find or keep a job.
Community employers - those both familiar with and new to Job
Quest - have realized the value-added benefit of employees coming
from Job Quest and have begun contacting us directly to when they
are looking for workers.