{"id":6028,"date":"2021-08-17T08:36:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T14:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/supportedemployment.ca\/?p=6028"},"modified":"2023-07-05T16:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T16:58:03","slug":"abilities-at-work-podcast-mentorability-in-atlantic-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/fr\/abilities-at-work-podcast-mentorability-in-atlantic-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Abilities at Work Podcast: MentorAbility in Atlantic Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/abilitiesatwork\/embed\/episodes\/5--MentorAbility-in-Atlantic-Canada-e15q7et\" height=\"204px\" width=\"800px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;fifth episode of the Abilities at Work podcast profiles the two MentorAbility &#8211; Atlantic Canada regional hub coordinators, and describes how MentorAbility Canada provides a simple way for employers to build more inclusive workplaces while supporting jobseekers in exploring their career interests. <br><br>David Wareing, from TeamWork Cooperative, leads the MentorAbility Canada initiative in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Ashley Hammond, from Avalon Employment, leads the MentorAbility Canada initiative in Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related resources:<\/strong><br>&#8211; MentorAbility Canada:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/mentorability\/v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">About<\/a>&nbsp;l&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/mentorability\/provincial-hubs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Regional Hubs<\/a><br>&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/teamworkcooperative.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TeamWork Cooperative<\/a><br>&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avalonemploy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Avalon Employment<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong> to the Abilities at Work podcast on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-93610a41-e0af-4bbc-8c5c-1e7d2e5995fd\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/abilitiesatwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Anchor.fm<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/abilities-at-work\/id1576451462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breaker.audio\/abilities-at-work?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=531581108da57b87fceb44ffdad34ec7ccca8ae0-1626367799-0-Aa2eJ0jo-V4rxwPGrmLvU3BKbIQeJQ4k05Ui2W8aiASEKsai9sKIBJLgO0_WOz_peIy5DDJMQZVrKXJYulrEJnDE36d5xjLKX1K63IBO7Xl0Iv2kwTqarb4vvsDGwxbIpDz1WKCLtOBKEOZSEBq60cF-zO214kkESDzqZTS4kax7rb81nNS85zcNFIHEMAcLO7r3YB9RbS7T8sgjD96xIRrwb3CWguYcYf0wYAWPn9rYkd4CaM7opV2WQoD1wXdxq9GfaQG9jGyRbUlkGsC9dPESMXqbG58MXo23g-6vrxPGEnfM0zGdloveGjtOb7w0KjYB3iZfIemZtX0B3BRs4DOheEUd_a3whZqUTIA1n4Y_w5xB6YRIz4OHWepDXvL6qNL8Yt7H7Kp41cxXzhWt0IvkGyDgrL97ANP1Q9Pky1kNpJCuc-H7uo5xL55B5WXaa4aEDR9dDdV9WDfi8It_GcGNYEJbBUEcJhd_P4WL4Om0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Breaker<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy82MTVjNGM1MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Google Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/crc9z7hf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pocket Casts<\/a>; or<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6tIFTQvEyQWLuIhmOwLQlk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supportedemployment.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Abilities-at-Work-podcast-logo-1.png\" alt=\"Abilities at Work podcast logo\" class=\"wp-image-6070\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Podcast episode transcription:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This is Abilities at Work, a weekly podcast hosted by the Canadian Association for Supported Employment.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Hello everyone! I\u2019m your host, Alex&nbsp;Rascanu. The fifth episode of the Abilities at Work podcast showcases the impact of the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada initiative in Atlantic Canada. The term Atlantic Canada refers to our country\u2019s Eastern provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>On today\u2019s episode we feature Ashley Hammond, who works at Avalon Employment and acts as&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada Regional Coordinator covering Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, as well as David Wareing who works at&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;Cooperative and acts as&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada Regional Coordinator covering Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s now find out how Ashley came to join the supported employment community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>I got into the employment support sector when I was still a full-time student at Memorial University here in Newfoundland and Labrador. There I started with a student job at the institution in the career development department. I was working with post-secondary students doing undergraduate, graduate and PhD studies, helping them learn how to develop their resume, build employability skills like practice for job interviews&#8230; and that\u2019s when I discovered my passion for career development. After that, I worked at the Association for New Canadians, helping newcomers to Canada gain employability skills as well.&nbsp;After that, I came to CASE (the Canadian Association for Supported Employment) and I absolutely love my job now on the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;project. I love that I get to create mentorship experiences for people, I learn something every time I facilitate&#8230; and I get to connect with people across&nbsp;Canada, breaking down some of the barriers that people with disability face when they look for employment, educating people and working with the community at the local, regional and national level \u2013 this has been extremely valuable for me, personally and professionally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong> That&#8217;s brilliant, thank you so much. How would you describe MentorAbility Canada?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>I think at the core,&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada is all about making and building connections across Canada. It\u2019s about mentorship, where someone comes to us with career interests and we help them find a professional in their industry&#8230; but&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;is so much more than that. It\u2019s breaking down the barriers that individuals with disability face every day when they\u2019re looking for employment, bringing awareness (which is really important), and building connections for people on a national scale. One thing we\u2019ve learned through Covid [-related lockdowns] is the value of virtual mentorships.&nbsp;MentorAbility, at the beginning, was all about in-person mentorships and now we\u2019re in a place where we coordinate virtual mentorships &#8211; and they\u2019ve proven to be really successful.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Next, we asked Ashley to talk about the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada provincial hubs and the regional hub that she\u2019s part of.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Yes, sure. We\u2019re a national program and have provincial coordinators like myself across Canada. CASE partners with supported employment service providers to help support us in our roles, in our provincial contexts \u2013 in my case this is Newfoundland and Labrador. They help support us in our regions, in our roles. I\u2019m a little bit different because I\u2019m a regional coordinator. I make up half of Atlantic Canada \u2013 I represent Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island. And I work really closely with Dave Wareing, my colleague from&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;Cooperative, as he represents the other half of Atlantic Canada. Avalon Employment is my provincial hub here in Newfoundland has been around for about 30 years now, I work alongside some fabulous job developers who support job seekers with disabilities in finding meaningful employment. They do things like help clients prepare for an interview, they advocate on behalf of those individuals and help them find work, and we facilitate an award-winning program called the Autism Employment Program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Next, let\u2019s hear from David and how he joined the supported employment community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>David Wareing:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>My name is Dave Wareing. I work with an organization in Halifax called&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;Cooperative. For most of its existence,&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;provided employment supports to persons with disabilities. How I ended up there&#8230; I used to be an employer. I used to have a number of different small companies in the Halifax area and it came to a point where I was looking for a career change. I was looking to work in the nonprofit environment for better work-life balance. When I saw a posting for Job Developer at Independent Living Nova Scotia, I realized that having contacts in the business community and having business acumen would probably be really helpful&#8230; and they thought the same thing so they hired me. Once the program I was working for ran its course, I was starting to look at other opportunities and one came up to work with&nbsp;TeamWork. I was looking for a new challenge and the opportunity to become Regional Coordinator for the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada initiative came up. It sounded fantastic and I\u2019ve been enjoying serving in this role.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The reason why this type of program is important is employment equity. For a long&nbsp;time&nbsp;I could not understand why we put up barriers for anyone to have job. Everyone needs to have a job to be able to support themselves, and jobs are one of the biggest community connections that we all have. I thought that this type of work fits with my core beliefs around equity, that everyone should be provided with opportunities to succeed and be able to have a life that involves attachments to community&#8230; have a paycheck coming in so that they can support themselves.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Thank you so much. I\u2019m glad that you\u2019re able to share your story of how you joined the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada project. In your own words, how would you describe&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;Canada as a national initiative and how are you working on it in Nova Scotia?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>David Wareing:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>MentorAbility&nbsp;is a national program of the Canadian Association for Supported Employment, and it\u2019s meant to provide persons with disability (we call them prot\u00e9g\u00e9s) with first-hand information on jobs and companies that they\u2019re interested in so that they can make informed career choices. I used to run a program for youth with disabilities who were transitioning into employment or further education, and one thing that became very apparent was that a lot of them didn\u2019t have the same kind of opportunities to get first-hand career information; a lot of us might have had part time jobs as we were attending school and got to learn about the world of work that way, but a lot of people who experience disability didn\u2019t get to experience that to help them make informed career decisions. Being able to get that information, which&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;provides, can help people make informed career decisions. If you give good information to somebody, they can make good choices for themselves. We\u2019re out there, we\u2019re creating networks by contacting employers, contacting individuals who could be mentors, and providing short terms mentorships for people with disabilities so they can get that information and make those [career] decisions. The relationship benefits both the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and the organization or the individual doing the mentoring. The prot\u00e9g\u00e9 gets the first-hand information that is important for their career decision-making, and the mentor increases their experience in working with people with disabilities. If you haven\u2019t had a lot of experience working with people with disabilities you may not be sure what to expect, so we (MentorAbility) can come in, work with both the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 and the mentor to make sure that any needed accommodations are in place and that everyone knows what the expectations are, and hopefully make it comfortable experience for both.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Next, we asked David to share an example of a&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;success story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>David Wareing:<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s hard to share only one because there are so many success stories that are important. For me, the success story is about the individuals, but also this whole network and how it\u2019s been working. The success of having to transition in-person mentorships, once Covid hit, in a way that the program could still deliver successful relationship development&#8230; which contributed to the creation of the virtual network that has developed. We\u2019ve been able to do a number of&nbsp;versy&nbsp;successful mentorships with people in a virtual environment. The great thing with is that we now have access to more mentors. If a person is looking for a mentor in a particular field that is maybe not available in that (geographical) area, you can tap into the national network to find out if there\u2019s someone in that field who could help that particular client. A fun one for me is&#8230; a client from Newfoundland and Labrador who was interested in finding out about becoming a professional wrestler. That\u2019s a bit of an uncommon and unusual field, but she mentioned that to me and we actually have a Case Manager at&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;Cooperative who is a professional wrestler. He was able to actually mentor the client from Newfoundland, and provided that client with excellent information about the types of training involved, what to expect as you go forward and look to build out a career in professional wrestling. He (the client) got great information and thought that it was absolutely fantastic. I think that\u2019s a pretty good success story right there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Thank you for listening to the fifth episode of the Abilities at Work podcast. In our next episode, we will learn about the impact that the&nbsp;MentorAbility&nbsp;initiative is having in Ontario and Quebec. Until next time!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">If you like what you\u2019re hearing, make sure to subscribe and share Abilities at Work with someone who needs to hear this message. For more resources from individuals who experience disability with employment&nbsp;or resources to make your workplace more inclusive, visit SupportedEmployment.ca.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>Transcription de l&#8217;\u00e9pisode du podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Voici le&nbsp;balado&nbsp;hebdomadaire Les forces au travail, pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex&nbsp;Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Bonjour, tout le monde!&nbsp;Je suis votre animateur, Alex&nbsp;Rascanu.&nbsp;Le cinqui\u00e8me \u00e9pisode du&nbsp;balado&nbsp;Les forces au travail pr\u00e9sente l\u2019effet de l\u2019initiative&nbsp;MentorHabilet\u00e9s&nbsp;Canada au Canada atlantique.&nbsp;L\u2019expression&nbsp;Canada atlantique&nbsp;fait r\u00e9f\u00e9rence aux provinces de l\u2019Est de notre pays\u202f:&nbsp;le Nouveau-Brunswick, la Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse, l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>L\u2019\u00e9pisode d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui accueille Ashley Hammond, qui travaille chez&nbsp;Avalon&nbsp;Employment&nbsp;et occupe le poste de coordinatrice r\u00e9gionale de&nbsp;MentorHabilet\u00e9s&nbsp;Canada pour les provinces de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et de l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard, ainsi que David Wareing, qui lui travaille au&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;Cooperative&nbsp;et est coordinateur r\u00e9gional de&nbsp;MentorHabilet\u00e9s&nbsp;Canada en Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse et au Nouveau-Brunswick.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00e9couvrons maintenant comment Ashley a rejoint la communaut\u00e9 de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Je suis entr\u00e9e dans le secteur du soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi lorsque je fr\u00e9quentais encore \u00e0 plein temps l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Memorial, ici, \u00e0 Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.&nbsp;C\u2019est dans cet \u00e9tablissement que j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9 un emploi \u00e9tudiant au sein du d\u00e9partement d\u2019avancement professionnel.&nbsp;Je travaillais avec des \u00e9tudiants de niveau postsecondaire qui \u00e9tudiaient dans le cadre d\u2019un programme de premier, de deuxi\u00e8me ou de troisi\u00e8me cycles, les aidant \u00e0 apprendre \u00e0 r\u00e9diger un curriculum vitae, \u00e0 d\u00e9velopper des comp\u00e9tences favorisant l\u2019employabilit\u00e9 comme se pratiquer pour des entretiens d\u2019embauche\u2026 C\u2019est \u00e0 ce moment que j\u2019ai d\u00e9couvert ma passion pour l\u2019avancement professionnel.&nbsp;Par la suite, j\u2019ai travaill\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019Association for New Canadians, o\u00f9 j\u2019aidais les nouveaux arrivants au Canada \u00e0 acqu\u00e9rir \u00e9galement des comp\u00e9tences relatives \u00e0 l\u2019employabilit\u00e9.&nbsp;Puis, je suis arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019ACSE (l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi) et j\u2019adore tout simplement mon emploi maintenant au sein du projet MentorHabilet\u00e9s.&nbsp;J\u2019aime le fait que je sois en mesure de cr\u00e9er des exp\u00e9riences de mentorat pour les gens. J\u2019apprends chaque fois\u2026 et cela me permet d\u2019entrer en contact avec des gens de l\u2019ensemble du&nbsp;Canada, d\u2019\u00e9liminer certains des obstacles auxquels font face les personnes en situation de handicap lorsqu\u2019elles se cherchent un emploi, d\u2019\u00e9duquer les gens et de travailler avec la communaut\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelon local, r\u00e9gional et national\u202f\u2013 cela s\u2019est av\u00e9r\u00e9 extr\u00eamement valorisant pour moi, tant personnellement que professionnellement.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>C\u2019est g\u00e9nial, merci \u00e9norm\u00e9ment.&nbsp;Comment d\u00e9riveriez-vous MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Je pense qu\u2019\u00e0 la base, le but de MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada est de cr\u00e9er et d\u2019\u00e9tablir des liens d\u2019un bout \u00e0 l\u2019autre du Canada.&nbsp;Il s\u2019agit de mentorat, o\u00f9 une personne vient \u00e0 nous avec ses int\u00e9r\u00eats professionnels et o\u00f9 nous l\u2019aidons \u00e0 trouver un sp\u00e9cialiste de son industrie\u2026 Toutefois, MentorHabilet\u00e9s est beaucoup plus.&nbsp;C\u2019est \u00e9liminer les obstacles auxquels les personnes en situation de handicap sont confront\u00e9es au quotidien lorsqu\u2019elles sont en recherche d\u2019emploi, sensibiliser (ce qui est r\u00e9ellement important) et \u00e9tablir des liens pour des gens \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle nationale.&nbsp;L\u2019une des choses que nous avons apprise durant [les confinements attribuables \u00e0] la COVID-19 est la valeur du mentorat virtuel.&nbsp;Au commencement, MentorHabilet\u00e9s se consacrait au mentorat en personne, et maintenant, nous en sommes \u00e0 coordonner du mentorat virtuel \u2013 et cela s\u2019est av\u00e9r\u00e9 un grand succ\u00e8s.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Ensuite, nous avons demand\u00e9 \u00e0 Ashley de parler des coordonnateur provincial\/r\u00e9gional de MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada et du carrefour r\u00e9gional dont elle fait partie.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><strong><em>Ashley Hammond:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Oui, absolument.&nbsp;Nous sommes un programme national avec des coordinateurs provinciaux dans l\u2019ensemble du Canada, comme moi.&nbsp;L\u2019ACSE travaille conjointement avec des prestataires de services de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi afin de nous aider \u00e0 accomplir notre r\u00f4le selon nos contextes provinciaux\u202f\u2013 pour ma part, il s\u2019agit de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador.&nbsp;Ils nous offrent du soutien dans nos r\u00e9gions, dans nos r\u00f4les.&nbsp;C\u2019est un peu diff\u00e9rent dans mon cas comme je suis une coordonnatrice r\u00e9gionale.&nbsp;Je m\u2019occupe de la moiti\u00e9 du Canada atlantique\u202f: je repr\u00e9sente Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et l\u2019\u00cele-du-Prince-\u00c9douard.&nbsp;Je travaille \u00e9galement en \u00e9troite collaboration avec Dave Wareing, mon coll\u00e8gue de&nbsp;TeamWork Cooperative, puisqu\u2019il repr\u00e9sente l\u2019autre moiti\u00e9 des provinces maritimes.&nbsp;Mon coordonnateur provincial \u00e0 Terre-Neuve est&nbsp;Avalon Employment, lequel est maintenant ouvert depuis environ 30\u202fans. Je travaille avec des prospecteurs d\u2019emploi formidables qui aident les chercheurs d\u2019emploi en situation de handicap \u00e0 trouver un travail significatif.&nbsp;Ils font des choses comme aider les clients \u00e0 se pr\u00e9parer pour un entretien, ils d\u00e9fendent les droits de ces personnes et les aident \u00e0 se trouver un emploi, et nous animons un programme prim\u00e9 qui s\u2019appelle \u00ab\u202fProgramme d\u2019emploi pour personnes autistes\u202f\u00bb.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;\u00c9coutons maintenant David raconter comment il a int\u00e9gr\u00e9 la communaut\u00e9 de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>David Wareing:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Je m\u2019appelle David Wareing.&nbsp;Je travaille au sein d\u2019une organisation \u00e0 Halifax nomm\u00e9e&nbsp;TeamWork Cooperative.&nbsp;Pour la majorit\u00e9 de son existence,&nbsp;TeamWork&nbsp;a offert de l\u2019aide \u00e0 l\u2019emploi aux personnes en situation de handicap.&nbsp;Comment suis-je atterri l\u00e0?&nbsp;J\u2019\u00e9tais auparavant un employeur.&nbsp;Je poss\u00e9dais diff\u00e9rentes petites entreprises dans la r\u00e9gion d\u2019Halifax, et \u00e0 un moment, j\u2019ai ressenti le besoin de changer de carri\u00e8re.&nbsp;Je souhaitais occuper un poste dans le secteur \u00e0 but non lucratif pour mieux concilier le travail et la vie personnelle.&nbsp;Lorsque j\u2019ai vu l\u2019offre pour un prospecteur d\u2019emploi chez&nbsp;Independent Living Nova Scotia, j\u2019ai r\u00e9alis\u00e9 qu\u2019avoir des contacts dans le milieu et un sens des affaires serait probablement tr\u00e8s utile\u2026 et c\u2019est \u00e9galement ce qu\u2019ils ont pens\u00e9, alors ils m\u2019ont engag\u00e9.&nbsp;Lorsque le programme pour lequel je travaillais a pris fin, j\u2019ai commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 chercher d\u2019autres possibilit\u00e9s et l\u2019une d\u2019elles s\u2019est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e pour&nbsp;TeamWork.&nbsp;J\u2019avais envie de relever un nouveau d\u00e9fi, et c\u2019est \u00e0 ce moment qu\u2019est arriv\u00e9e l\u2019occasion de devenir un coordinateur r\u00e9gional pour l\u2019initiative MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada.&nbsp;Cela me paraissait fantastique, et j\u2019aime vraiment occuper ce r\u00f4le.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>Ce type de programme est important pour l\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9 en mati\u00e8re d\u2019emploi.&nbsp;Pendant longtemps, je ne comprenais pas pourquoi nous mettions des obstacles pour que quiconque ait un emploi.&nbsp;Tout le monde doit en avoir un pour \u00eatre en mesure de subvenir \u00e0 ses besoins, et le travail est l\u2019un des plus grands liens avec la communaut\u00e9 que nous avons.&nbsp;Je trouvais que ce type de travail correspondait \u00e0 mes convictions fondamentales entourant l\u2019\u00e9quit\u00e9, que chacun devrait avoir l\u2019occasion de r\u00e9ussir et de pouvoir avoir une vie accompagn\u00e9e de liens \u00e0 sa communaut\u00e9\u2026 de recevoir une paie lui permettant de subvenir \u00e0 ses besoins.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Merci beaucoup.&nbsp;Je suis tr\u00e8s heureux que vous puissiez partager votre histoire \u00e0 propos de votre arriv\u00e9e dans le projet MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada.&nbsp;Dans vos propres mots, comment d\u00e9riveriez-vous MentorHabilet\u00e9s Canada en tant qu\u2019initiative nationale et comment y contribuez-vous en Nouvelle-\u00c9cosse?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>David Wareing:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>MentorHabilet\u00e9s est un programme national offert par l\u2019Association canadienne de soutien \u00e0 l\u2019emploi, et il vise \u00e0 offrir aux personnes en situation de handicap des renseignements de premi\u00e8re main au sujet d\u2019emplois et d\u2019entreprises qui les int\u00e9ressent, leur permettant ainsi de faire des choix de carri\u00e8re \u00e9clair\u00e9s.&nbsp;Auparavant, j\u2019\u00e9tais responsable d\u2019un programme destin\u00e9 aux jeunes en situation de handicap qui passaient au march\u00e9 du travail ou poursuivaient leurs \u00e9tudes. Ce qui m\u2019est apparu tr\u00e8s \u00e9vident est que beaucoup d\u2019entre eux n\u2019avaient pas le m\u00eame genre de possibilit\u00e9s pour obtenir directement de l\u2019information sur les carri\u00e8res. Plusieurs d\u2019entre nous avons peut-\u00eatre eu un emploi \u00e0 temps partiel tout en fr\u00e9quentant l\u2019\u00e9cole et avons ainsi d\u00e9couvert le monde du travail, mais un grand nombre de personnes en situation de handicap n\u2019ont pas eu cette chance pour les aider \u00e0 prendre des d\u00e9cisions r\u00e9fl\u00e9chies en mati\u00e8re de carri\u00e8re.&nbsp;\u00catre en mesure d\u2019obtenir cette information, laquelle est fournie par MentorHabilet\u00e9s, peut les aider \u00e0 ce sujet.&nbsp;Si l\u2019on donne de bons renseignements \u00e0 quelqu\u2019un, il pourra prendre de bonnes d\u00e9cisions pour lui.&nbsp;Nous sommes l\u00e0, nous cr\u00e9ons des r\u00e9seaux en communiquant avec des employeurs, en contactant des personnes qui pourraient agir \u00e0 titre de mentors et en offrant du mentorat \u00e0 court terme aux personnes en situation de handicap afin qu\u2019elles puissent recevoir cette information et prendre ces d\u00e9cisions [en mati\u00e8re de carri\u00e8re].&nbsp;La relation profite \u00e0 la fois au mentor\u00e9 et \u00e0 l\u2019organisation ou l\u2019individu qui sert de mentor.&nbsp;Le mentor\u00e9 obtient l\u2019information de premi\u00e8re main qui lui est importante pour la prise de d\u00e9cision en lien avec sa profession, et le mentor a une plus grande exp\u00e9rience de travail avec les personnes en situation de handicap.&nbsp;Si l\u2019on n\u2019a pas beaucoup d\u2019exp\u00e9rience dans ce domaine, on ne sait pas vraiment ce \u00e0 quoi s\u2019attendre. Nous (MentorHabilet\u00e9s) entrons alors en jeu, travaillant avec le mentor\u00e9 et le mentor pour veiller \u00e0 ce que les mesures d\u2019adaptation n\u00e9cessaires soient en place et que chacun connaisse les attentes, et, avec un peu de chance, pour rendre l\u2019exp\u00e9rience agr\u00e9able pour tous.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Par la suite, nous avons demand\u00e9 \u00e0 David de nous faire part d\u2019un exemple d\u2019une histoire de r\u00e9ussite de MentorHabilet\u00e9s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>David Wareing:<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;Il est difficile de n\u2019en raconter qu\u2019un seul, car il y a tellement d\u2019histoires de r\u00e9ussite qui sont importantes.&nbsp;Selon moi, une histoire de r\u00e9ussite concerne les personnes, mais aussi l\u2019ensemble de ce r\u00e9seau et comment il fonctionne.&nbsp;La r\u00e9ussite d\u2019avoir d\u00fb effectuer la transition du mentorat en personne, \u00e0 l\u2019arriv\u00e9e de la COVID-19, de mani\u00e8re \u00e0 ce que le programme se poursuive et offre encore un bel \u00e9tablissement de relations\u2026&nbsp;ce qui a permis de cr\u00e9er un r\u00e9seau virtuel qui s\u2019est d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 par la suite.&nbsp;Nous avons pu offrir de nombreuses occasions positives de mentorat virtuel dans un environnement en ligne.&nbsp;Ce qui est bien, c\u2019est que nous avons maintenant acc\u00e8s \u00e0 plus de mentors.&nbsp;Si une personne cherche un mentor d\u2019un domaine pr\u00e9cis qui n\u2019est peut-\u00eatre pas disponible dans cette r\u00e9gion (g\u00e9ographique), il est possible d\u2019acc\u00e9der au r\u00e9seau national pour voir si quelqu\u2019un de ce domaine peut venir en aide \u00e0 ce client.&nbsp;Une situation qui m\u2019a amus\u00e9e est\u2026 une cliente de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador voulait en savoir plus \u00e0 propos de devenir une lutteuse professionnelle.&nbsp;C\u2019est un domaine plut\u00f4t rare et peu commun, mais elle m\u2019en a parl\u00e9, et il y a en fait un agent de gestion de cas chez&nbsp;TeamWork Cooperative&nbsp;qui est un lutteur professionnel.&nbsp;Il a pu servir de mentor \u00e0 cette cliente terre-neuvienne et lui a fourni d\u2019excellents renseignements concernant les types d\u2019entra\u00eenements et ce \u00e0 quoi s\u2019attendre en s\u2019investissant dans cette voie et en d\u00e9sirant en faire une carri\u00e8re.&nbsp;Elle (la cliente) a obtenu d\u2019excellents renseignements et trouvait que c\u2019\u00e9tait absolument fantastique.&nbsp;Je pense que cela est une tr\u00e8s bonne histoire de r\u00e9ussite.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Alex Rascanu:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Merci d\u2019avoir \u00e9cout\u00e9 le cinqui\u00e8me \u00e9pisode du balado Les forces au travail.&nbsp;Dans notre prochain \u00e9pisode, nous d\u00e9couvrirons l\u2019effet de l\u2019initiative MentorHabilet\u00e9s en Ontario et au Qu\u00e9bec.&nbsp;\u00c0 la prochaine!&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Si ce&nbsp;balado&nbsp;vous a plu, n\u2019oubliez pas de vous y abonner et de partager Les forces au travail avec quelqu\u2019un qui a besoin d\u2019entendre ce message. 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