SUTHERLAND Career Center: Aunt Leah's Tree Lots

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Aunt Leah's Tree Lots - Volunteers Needed!

Aunt Leah's Tree Lots raises funds to assist youth in foster care, including teen moms, with their transition to independent living. Every year, hundreds of community members volunteer their time to help sell Christmas trees.

Please show your support and have some fun!

This is a great holiday activity to do plus you are earning WEX/Volunteer hours.

Volunteer jobs are in:

customer service/sales
cashier
lot maintenance
set-up and clean-up
holding trees to show families
helping load trees to vehicle
trimming trunks and lower branches

Note: Not everyone has to do heavy lifting! If this is a concern for you, you can sign up to work as cashier or providing customer service.

Please contact Chloe Dunn (Volunteer Coordinator) at (604) 525-1204 x224 or cdunn@auntleahs.org for more information or to sign up! Or visit http://auntleahs.org/support-us/volunteer/aunt-leahs-tree-lots/

For TREE LOT LOCATIONS & HOURS, visit http://auntleahs.org/support-us/buy-a-tree/

Before starting your volunteer or WEX, please see Ms. Abad or Ms. Watson

Work Experience Courses ~ WEX12A & WEX12B

WORK EXPERIENCE provides an opportunity for students, explore career options, build employable skills, possibly land their first job, give back to the community, add to their resume, scholarship, university applications and is a great life experience!!

Work experience takes place in the community providing students with an opportunity to explore a career of interest to them. Typically it is a school-arranged, non-paid placement which may lead to an apprenticeship or employment.

Requirement:

1. Complete WorkSafe BC Program (see Mr. Nevison)
2. Meet with the Work Experience Facilitator (Ms. Nieken-Spence) to determine career focus & arrange a placement
3. Complete 30-100 hours of volunteer or work experience
4. Submit a written report

Students may choose to register in the following Career programs:

1. Grade 10 Science COOP = 100 hours of career exploration (Planning 10 and Science 10 are the courses associated with the program. Incorporates WEX12A by allowing students to attend a work placement every Monday and Thursday afternoons, to complete the required 100 hours.

2. Grade 10 Explorer Program = 30 + hours of career exploration (Social Studies & PE Leadership are the courses associated with the program). Includes an opportunity for students to complete the minimum 30 hour Work experience requirement for graduation. Students attend work placement every Thursday afternoon.

3. Grade 11 and/or 12 Work Experience Program = 100 hours of career exploration (can be completed within the timetable of outside of the timetable including summers and other school break times. Register in WEX 12A/12B.

4. SSA (Secondary School Apprenticeship) = 4 courses for a total of 16 credits (can be started as early as age 15/can be done part time or over summer and other school breaks/ can be scheduled as an entire semester outside of the school classroom).

SSA is a career program that allows students to begin an apprenticeship while still in school and earn high school credits for doing so and be eligible for a $1000 scholarship!!

An apprenticeship is a paid training program for trades and technical careers that involves a combination of on the job training and classroom instruction. Register in SSA11a / SSA11b/ SSA12a/ SSA 12b.

For a list of apprenticeable trades, go to http://www.itabc.ca/

5. ACE IT Training = Foundation Level studies in a variety of trades (Cook Level 1 @ Carson Graham / Carpentry @WVSS / other trades at the Post-Secondary Institute – BCIT, VCC, etc)

Hidden Apprentices -- If you are working, you may already be a Secondary School Apprentice.

New resources to Help Students Find A Career in Skilled Trades: http://www.tradestrainingbc.ca/

For further information, please contact:

James Nevison (Teacher/Career Advisor) jnevison@sd44.ca
Yolanda Nieken-Spence (Work Experience Facilitator) YNieken-Spence@sd44.ca