Career Navigation: Ready, Willing & Able (RWA)
For Autistic job seekers (16+) in the Lower Mainland & Kelowna.
Are you an employer looking for support with inclusive hiring? Visit RWA: Employer Engagement to learn more!
Reach your career goals!
Are you looking for employment or need extra support in your post-secondary studies? We can help.
Our Navigators can connect you with community agencies and services that:
- provide pre-employment and on-the-job supports
- have connections to employment opportunities in a variety of industries
- provide mental health, life skills, and housing service referrals
- help with post-secondary studies (e.g. coursework and accommodations needed to complete an internship or field placement)
Check back this Fall!
New intakes for our Lower Mainland navigation services are temporarily on hiatus for the final weeks of the summer.
Please check back in early-Fall for details on starting your career journey!
In the meantime, be sure to sign up for the CAN youth & adult newsletter to stay in the loop on all opportunities for Autistic individuals ages 13+!
At this moment, we are no longer offering navigation services in the Kelowna region.
You can still kickstart you career journey by using the employment resources provided below:
Kelowna
Kelowna Community Resources | 250-763-8008 • info@kcr.ca
Open Door Group – Jobs in Demand | 236-427-5932 • jobsindemandkelowna@opendoorgroup.org
Foundry Kelowna | 236-420-2803 • foundry@cmhakelowna.org
MentorAbility | 604-777-9100 • info@inclusionbc.org
ARC Programs | 250-763-2977 • arcprograms@arcprograms.ca
Community Futures Central Okanagan | 250-868-2132 • info@cfdcco.bc.ca
Pathways Kelowna | 250-763-4837 • info@pathwayskelowna.ca
Piers Partners – Kelowna | 250-762-3494 • info@pierspartners.ca
Thompson Community Services – Kelowna | 778-753-6718 • reception@tcsinfo.ca
WorkBC Kelowna | 778-738-0225 • centre-kelown@workbc.ca
Penticton
Foundry Penticton | 778-646-2292 • foundrypenticton@oneskycommunity.com
Okanagan Inclusion | 236-422-0056
Piers Partners | 250-490-8696 • info@pierspartners.ca
Thompson Community Services – Penticton | 250-490-0288
WorkBC Penticton | 1-833-313-0547 • info-penticton@workbc.ca
Vernon
Community Futures North Okanagan | 250-545-2215
Kindale Developmental Association | 250-546-3005
Thompson Community Services- Vernon | 778-753-6718 • reception@tcsinfo.ca
Piers Partners – Vernon | 236-426-3838 • info@pierspartners.ca
Note that access for certain resources requires eligibility for Community Living BC funding
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Employment Resources
We believe every Autistic individual has the right to meaningful employment.