Summer Job Services

Provides summer employment opportunities to students and hiring incentives of $2.00 per hour to employers who provide summer jobs.

Who benefits from the program?

Students who are returning to school in the Fall and are between the ages of 15-24 and up to 29 for those who have a disability.

Student Eligibility

To be eligible for a subsidized placement, students must be:

• 15-24 years of age, up to 29 for persons with disabilities
• Planning to return to school in the fall
• Eligible to work in Canada
• Hired by a person to whom they are NOT related
• Not currently working for the employer applying for the hiring incentive

Employer Eligibility

To be eligible for a subsidized placement, employers must:

• Operate and offer a job in Ontario
• Be in the private, non-profit or broader public sectors
• Not be related to the student(s) they are hiring
• Be in compliance with WSIB or alternative workplace insurance and third party liability insurance
• Not displace existing staff
• Not hire students before program begins (some exceptions)
• Not be receiving other governments funds for the same student.

Benefits

Summer Jobs Service (SJS) is a program that focuses on providing students with work experience during the summer months. Although the subsidized component of the program of the SJS is available in April of each year, students and employers begin their summer job search and recruiting as early as January.

Support Services for Students and Employers

• Job searching techniques
• Employers can access students who are job ready and willing to work
• Employers will receive $2.00 per hour hiring incentive

Contact Information

South Essex Community Council
Youth and Employment Services
215 Talbot St E
Leamington, ON N8H 3X5
Phone: (519) 326-1873
Fax: (519) 326-1529

South Essex Community Council
Youth and Employment Services
30 Main Street East
Kingsville, ON N9Y 1A2
Phone: (519) 733-5784
Fax: (519) 733-6741