{"id":59084,"date":"2024-10-18T13:40:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/?p=59084"},"modified":"2024-10-18T13:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:49:27","slug":"mentorability-experience-story-kayla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/mentorability-experience-story-kayla\/","title":{"rendered":"Exp\u00e9rience de mentorat : Kayla"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59084\" class=\"elementor elementor-59084\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d76318 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d76318\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-605069a\" data-id=\"605069a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056aa69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"056aa69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"459\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kayla-EN-768x459.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-59085\" alt=\"Kayla: Child\u2019s Play Helps Decision Making. 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Logos: MentorAbility Canada, the Canadian Association for Supported Employment and the Government of Canada.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kayla-EN-768x459.png 768w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kayla-EN-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kayla-EN-600x359.png 600w, https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kayla-EN.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92b16c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92b16c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b4029a\" data-id=\"3b4029a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74b475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b74b475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While Kayla enjoyed the mentorship and connecting with her mentor, the experience helped her to realize that she was more interested in working in the restaurant sector. <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eeeb723\" data-id=\"eeeb723\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"737ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">While career decisions are not as easy as child\u2019s play, for Kayla, child\u2019s play was helpful in deciding which career path to take<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">Two careers that interested Kayla were <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW261132620 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\"> assistant and working in the restaurant sector. To learn more about working in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW261132620 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">, she spent time job shadowing her mentor, Jenny, and other Child Care Assistants at the local YMCA <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW261132620 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\"> programmes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">Kayla toured two programs that care for children 1-5 years old and a school-aged program for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW261132620 BCX0\">pour<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\"> infants 6-12-year-olds months old. She experienced first-hand Child Care Assistants\u2019 diverse tasks, from arts and crafts with the children to snack preparation and cleaning<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">Kayla thought this mentorship at the YMCA was informative and that her mentor, Jenny, who was mentoring for the first ti<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">me, was <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">very su<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">pportive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">. Some of the most impactful learnings included how each Child Care As<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">sistant <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">is respons<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">ible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\"> a specific section and that caring for up to five children at a time can be challenging<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span> <span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">Thanks to Jenny\u2019s mentoring and chats with the other Child Care Assistants, Kayla gained confidence in her ability with children and grew personally and professionally. The YMCA was the perfect mentoring partner with their welcoming, inclusive workplace and diverse staff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><span class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW261132620 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW261132620 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW261132620 BCX0\">While Kayla enjoyed the mentorship and connecting with her mentor, the experience helped her to realize that she was more interested in working in the restaurant sector. We wish you all the best, Kayla, as you explore that career path!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Kayla enjoyed the mentorship and connecting with her mentor, the experience helped her to realize that she was more interested in working in the restaurant sector. 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