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Employment

We understand your unique challenges and we are now offering one-stop, no-cost, employment services, including:

A safe, open-minded environment to explore your goals and needs
One-on-one support with an employment specialist who will work with you in reaching your employment goals
Job readiness training
Job matching and employment placement opportunities
On the job coaching to help you maintain employment
Access to Thrive portal to help assist you in your job search

You are eligible for employment support if you are:

A resident of Ontario
Eligible to work in Canada
Currently unemployed OR currently in non-competitive (employment that pays below minimum wage) employment and currently not in school full-time
Living in the catchment area composed of Prince Edward County or the southern portion of Hastings County below the village of Tweed.

Benefits of Work

Working while you are balancing your mental health provides a number of benefits, and can play an important role in your recovery.

Work can:

improve your quality of life and wellbeing
give structure and routine to your day-to-day life
contribute to your sense of meaning and purpose
promote opportunities for social inclusion and support
provide financial security

Barriers to Working While Supporting Your Mental Health

Depending on your circumstances, certain factors can make it difficult for you to stay at work, or return to work after an absence.

These may include:

reduced self-confidence due to your mental health
being worried that workmates may find out about your mental health without your permission
stigma associated with mental health, and fear of possible discrimination
uncertainty about the type of assistance available to you
concerns that workplace stressors have not been addressed

Here at the Enrichment Centre for Mental Health we take great pride in working as a cooperative model of care. We work together as a team, dedicated to ensuring our clients best employment outcome. We also love building relationships and working with our employers to create a healthy workplace enriched with diversity to ensure the employers success.

Ready to Get

Back to Work?

Provide us with your contact information and our Employment team will follow up with you.