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!

  • Lower Mainland, Kelowna (Virtual)
  • Youth & Adults (16+)
  • Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
  • No formal diagnosis required
  • Individual support
  • Employment Service

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)

 

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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

 

Sign up for the CAN youth & adult newsletter to stay in the loop on all opportunities for Autistic individuals ages 13+!

 

See our impact:

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True Calling MediaPresidents Group & Meridian Farm Market.

 

Employment Resources

We believe every Autistic individual has the right to meaningful employment.

About Ready, Willing & Able (RWA)

Funded by the Government of Canada’s Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities, RWA is a national partnership initiative of Inclusion Canada and Autism Alliance of Canada and their member organizations.

We are an RWA partner, co-delivering the program provincially with Inclusion BC.

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