SERVICE PARTNER INFORMATION - A collaborative initiative between The BC Centre for Employment Excellence, employers and service agencies, applying an employer ‘demand-based’

Starting first with employers in the Lower Mainland Recruitment Specialists will work with employers and a network of local disability employment service agencies to streamline the recruitment process and make it easier to connect businesses to qualified, job ready candidates with diverse abilities and unique skillsets. [...] In addition, the project team has formed partnerships with the BC Construction Association’s Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP) to support employers in the construction industry and with the Canucks Autism Network to align with ongoing employment initiatives involving employers in their network. [...] We anticipate that this will benefit participating employers in the following ways: Recruitment is driven by employer needs Candidates are pre-screened and referred only if they are well-suited, have the right skillset and are a good match for the organizational culture Recruitment Specialists will work with the company’s hiring team to strategically tap into the talent and contributions of. [...] In addition to applying a ‘business approach’ to candidate referrals (which requires balancing individual job seeker and employer client needs), participating Service Partners are also asked to make the following commitments at the outset: Communicate the pilot to all employees in the organization and provide a program orientation with the project team, to all staff involved in the pilot Revie. [...] Participating employers are requested to make the following commitments at the outset: Help to finalize the design and inform the direction of the pilot relevant to cycle of own business/industry/sector participation Review and sign pilot program “Commitments and Guiding Principles” A willingness to establish and provide metrics to support program evaluation, promotion and development Iden.