Disabilities jobs Grande Prairie
Disabilities jobs Grande Prairie

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

EmployAbilities Grande Prairie

Building inclusive employment opportunities across northwest Alberta.

Disabilities jobs Grande Prairie

Empowering Job Seekers

EmployAbilities Grande Prairie’s Workforce Development Services helps people with disabilities living in Grande Prairie and the surrounding communities, prepare for, secure, and maintain meaningful employment.

We offer flexible, one-on-one supports designed to meet each person’s unique goals and circumstances.

  • Personal career & employment planning
  • Skills development: short-term training & certification
  • Resume, cover letter & interview support
  • Job matching with local inclusive employers
  • Innovative learning tools
  • Access to short-term mental health supports
  • Funding for work-related support. (Personal protective equipment, work attire, accommodations, start up needs and on-the-job coaching, etc.)

Our services are FREE for eligible participants. Contact us to learn more!

How we can help employers:

We partner with employers to make hiring easier and more successful. Our goal is to connect you with motivated, qualified candidates, strengthen workplaces and promote inclusive hiring across the Grande Prairie region.

Here’s how we can support your business:

  • Wage subsidies to offset training and onboarding costs when hiring employees with disabilities.

  • Individualized support from dedicated Employer Liaisons, who are HR professionals.

  • Prescreen, qualified candidates who are able, willing and ready to work.
  • Financial business supports: We’ll help you identify and apply for grants and related funding.

  • Tailored support for recruitment, employee retention and workplace inclusion.

  • Promotional opportunities for employee partners at events and through media, free of charge.

Connect with us today using the contact information below. Let’s build your productive and inclusive workforce together.

Am I eligible for Workforce Development Services?

To access Workforce Development Services through EmployAbilities Grande Prairie, you must be: 

  • An Alberta resident at least 18 years of age.
  • Unemployed or underemployed

  • A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or convention refugee.

  • Willing to adapt to barriers and be job-ready.

  • A person with disabilities. *

*Disabilities include physical disabilities and conditions that affect mobility or physical functioning, sensory impairments, cognitive and learning disabilities, mental health disabilities, chronic illnesses, permanent health conditions and neurodivergence and neurodevelopmental disabilities. 

Serving Northwest Alberta

Workforce Development Services are available in Grande Prairie and the surrounding communities.

We offer scheduled mobile services in the surrounding communities. In addition, we offer remote and virtual services, as well as regular in-person appointments at our Grande Prairie office.

We ensure accessible, community-based employment support throughout the region.

We help people living with disabilities get jobs in Grande Prairie.

FAQs

If you live in Alberta, are 18 or older, have a disability*, and are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or convention refugee, and are unemployed or underemployed, you’re likely eligible to access our services. Not sure if you qualify? Contact us!

Disability is broad term which encompasses people with physical disabilities – like hearing difficulties or mobility challenges – and mental disabilities – like depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit disorders. Under the Employment Equity Act, a person with a disability is “any person who has a long-term, reoccurring physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric, or learning impairment and who considers themselves to be disadvantaged in employment by reason of that impairment.”

According to Statistics Canada, about 1 in every 7 Albertans have one or more disabilities or barriers to employment. You are not alone!

Physical Disabilities: Conditions that affect mobility or physical functioning:

  • Mobility disabilities (e.g., uses a wheelchair, a cane, a walker, or has limited mobility)
  • Limb differences or amputations
  • Muscular, skeletal, or neuromuscular conditions (e.g., multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy)

Sensory Disabilities

  • Visual impairment or blindness
  • Deaf, Hard-of-hearing, hearing impairment
  • Sensory processing differences

Cognitive & Learning Disabilities

  • Learning disabilities (e.g., dyslexia, dyscalculia)
  • Intellectual or developmental disabilities
  • Traumatic brain injury (affecting cognitive functioning)

Mental Health Disabilities

  • Anxiety-related disabilities
  • Mood-related disabilities (e.g., depression)
  • PTSD and trauma-related conditions
  • Other mental health-related disabilities (self-disclosed)

Neurodivergence & Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

  • ADHD
  • Autism
  • Tourette’s
  • Other forms of neurodivergence

Chronic Illnesses and Permanent Health Conditions

  • Chronic pain conditions (e.g., Fibromyalgia)
  • Autoimmune disorders (e.g., Diabetes Type 1, 2, LADA)
  • Respiratory/chronic lung conditions (e.g., Asthma)
  • Heart or metabolic conditions
  • Chronic fatigue/“energy limiting” conditions (e.g., ME/CFS, Long COVID)

Employment-related supports are things we can provide you with for anything work-related. Examples include a gas card to get to work or money to buy steel-toed boots for the job site. Our work-related supports also include work attire, accommodation supports, short-term on-the-job coaching, and other items you might need to start your new job successfully.

Workplace accommodations are changes made to the workplace to make it easier for people with disabilities or barriers to employment. Examples include a larger keyboard for a person with visual impairments or a standing desk for someone with mobility challenges. Sometimes, workplace accommodations include flexible hours or the ability to work from home. If you need these things to thrive in your new position, we might be able to help. Check out this blog post for more examples.

Curious to find out more about EmployAbilities Grande Prairie and Workforce Development Services?

We want to hear from you!

780.933.5928

EmployAbilities Grande Prairie

#105 – 10126 117 Avenue
Grande Prairie, AB
T8V 7S4

Or get the process started by filling out the form below!

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The Government of Alberta is working in partnership with the Government of Canada to provide employment support programs and services.