WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 198 6, PAGE 15 Centre helps Durham's disadvantaged youths With a littie under- standing, en- couragement anda crash course in the realities of the working world, Durham Region's disadvantagecl Young people can make very good workers, ac- cording to Colleen Bell, director of the Durham YMCA Youth Em- ployment Centre. Speaking to rnembers of the Whitby Chamber of Commerce at a lun- cheon meeting Iast Wednesday, Bell said the agency is set up to handie Young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who are unable to find work. Usually between the ages of 15 and 24, Bell's predominantly maie clientele may have suf- fered any one of a num- ber of setbacks ini their Young lives. Often they have had littie education or work ex- perience and tbey may have a criminal record or psychiatric problems, they may have grown Up in broken homes or witb parents who neyer provided the kind of support and en- couragement that is necessary for Young people to find their own way in the working world. It's the job of the Durham Youth Em- ployment Centre, said Bell, to make these Young people job ready, -help them find work and -do follow Up to ensure that everything is run- ening smoothly once tbey are on the job. "If you're having any problems we'll come down and try to belp. *It'a not an employers job to be a social 1worker. We're just glad you're giving these kids an opportunity to work and are providing tbem with the necessary tri 'n, Bell told the buiespeople in the audience. When the clients first arrive at the service, they are screened by Bell and her staff to deternifie whether tbey have any special capabilities or interests s0 the centre can try and place thein in an en- vironrnent wbere they will be able to succeed. This is a very important component of the ser- vice, according to Bell, because a client who is "willing to do anytbing" usually doesn't work out once lhe arrives on the job and discovers that doing '"anything" isn't aIl it's cracked Up to be. "We try to get tbem to pin down what tbey're interests really are and to encourage realistic expectations," said Bell. "We won't send anybody to a job that is- inappropriate." This kind of initial screening and preparation is a boon to d the employer as well, e she said, because it i-reduces the possibility y that the new employee will become quickly y disencbanted with the e job. Workers referred to ,.an employer by the sYoutb Employment 1Service know what they 1are getting into and, an iadded bonus, they want ;to work. 1 "These kids need to work. They don't have any money in their pockets and they're willing. to work for realistic wages. Many of tbem start out at minimum wage or a lit- tde igber because they know tbeir, skills are limited" said the direc- tor. "There are people out there who really do want to work. Tbey just need an opportunity. " Once the service's clients have been screened and their in- terests have been iden- tified, Bell and ber staff then set about training the young people in any areas tbey may be deficient. This aspect of the programn could cover anytbing from confidence building to personal bygiene and how to conduct oneself in a job interview. Bell said they try and look at the "overail picture" when preparing the young people for work to ensure that they are as job ready as possible. Wben tbey are ready for tbe job market, the service helps the clients organize their job sear- ch and does everything possible to get the clien- ts a job. Once on the job, The Youth Employinent Centre continues in a follow up capacity to en- sure tbere are no problems. Bell said that workers who corne out of her program hbave learned what an employer ex- pects from them, wbat- they require and what they won't put up with and this is important froni the employer's point of view, said Bell, because is new em- ployee bas already been made aware of his ex- pectations. Bell said the service can also apprize the employer of any special limitations the worker bas and cited as an exaniple a client who has trouble understan- ding verbal coni- rnunication and requires commands to be written. "This saves you time and rnoney," Bell toldi her audience of poten- tial ernployers. 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