Job Seekers
Youth – 16 to 29 years of age, out of school & not returning to school full-time.
Students – Students, who are looking for part time or summer employment
Adults – Individuals over 29 years old
Community Employment Services is a not for profit corporation that has been delivering federal, provincial and municipal employment and training programs in our community since 1994. We are entrenched in collaborative efforts to support a thriving economic climate in Oxford. We invest heavily in skilled worker recruitment, labour force development and strive to address challenges identified within our business community. In addition, through our “Community Development Fund”, we actively nurture and support strategies that enrich the holistic well-being of our community.
Our mission is to create opportunities, via programs and support, for the empowerment of individuals to become effective contributors in society. This mandate is achieved by adhering to our operating principles which include: working with community partners to ensure the needs of the community.
Youth – 16 to 29 years of age, out of school & not returning to school full-time.
Students – Students, who are looking for part time or summer employment
Adults – Individuals over 29 years old
New Immigrants to Canada requiring settlement assistance to successfully integrate in Oxford.
We work with all employers in our community to support the development of a skilled and responsive workforce now and into the future to ensure their economic vitality. Through our various programming streams, significant resources and financial supports may be available to hire and train labour.
Services that respond to those in need and to strive towards the development of community that abounds with opportunities for all members to achieve their potential. The organization, through its various streams of service, provides support to the members.
We aim to greet you within 5 minutes and direct you to the appropriate department. At that time, you will be advised of the waiting period for your next point of contact. We aim to see you at your scheduled appointment time. If you are unable to attend your appointment on time, please be prepared to reschedule. To respond to your needs as quickly as possible, we aim to introduce you to alternative sources of information, support and referral to other community service providers as required.
Service hours for in-person and telephone assistance in Woodstock are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday and Wednesday evenings until 7:00 pm.
We will approach clients with openness, flexibility, fairness, integrity, courtesy, discretion and empathy. We aim to explain our processes in a clear and understandable manner. We welcome your comments regarding services.
We aim to provide you with staff who offer timely, accurate and up to date information and service. When unable to answer your inquiry, we will redirect you to the most appropriate resource. We will respect the interests of clients and staff alike when dealing with financial and confidential issues.
We have always been and will continue to be committed to maintaining the accuracy, confidentiality and security of any information you provide to us. As part of this commitment, we are using the Ten Privacy Principles to govern our actions as they relate to the use of customer information.
Community Employment Services invites you to review the principles, which have been built upon the values set by the Canadian Standards Association’s Model Code for the Protection of Personal Information and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.
Community Employment Services is responsible for maintaining and protecting the customer information under its control. In fulfilling this mandate, we have designated an individual who is accountable for our compliance with the Ten Privacy Principles.
The purpose for which customer information is collected shall be identified before or at the time the information is collected.
The knowledge and consent of the customer are required for the collection, use or disclosure of customer information except where required or permitted by law.
The customer information collected must be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified by us. Information must be collected by fair and lawful means.
Customer information may only be used or disclosed for the purpose for which it was collected unless the customer has otherwise consented, or when it is required or permitted by law. Customer information may only be retained for the period of time required to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.
Customer information must be maintained in as accurate, complete and up-to-date form as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it is to be used.
Customer information must be protected by security safeguards that are appropriate to the sensitivity level of the information.
Community Employment Services is required to make information available to customers concerning the policies and practices that apply to the management of their information.
Upon request, a customer shall be informed of the existence, use and disclosure of their information and shall be given access to it. Customers may verify the accuracy and completeness of their information and may request that it be amended, if appropriate.
Customers may direct any questions or enquiries with respect to the privacy principles outlined above or about our practices by contacting the designated person accountable for privacy through our contact page.
Community Employment Services of Oxford County is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors elected from the local community.
Community Employment Services operates within a Policy Governance model. This means the Board plays a leadership role, focusing on the big picture and visions for the future; the board of directors do not involve themselves in the day to day operational and administrative details. The Board is responsible for directing and protecting the organization in the interests of the community. It encourages a diversity of viewpoints and clearly distinguishes board and staff roles.
The key areas of governance responsibility include the following:
If you are interested in joining the Board of Directors, please use contact us.
This Employment Ontario service is funded in part by the Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario.
We have received your request and will be in touch shortly. If for any reason you don't hear from us in the next 3 business days, please call us at (519) 539-8161.