OCCUPATIONAL PROFILE
Secondary School
Teachers
“While the reality is that there are 3.5 job
seekers for every job in teaching, it would be
inaccurate to state that it is impossible to find
employment.”
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Edition 16.7 | April 14th, 2016
A DEEPER LOOK NTO OCAL AGES
WorkBC.ca Position Summary
April 13th, 2016
Full Time Positions
582
550
Up 2%
Part Time Positions
149
92
Up 39%
Permanent Positions
611
536
Up 12%
Temporary Positions
45
47
Down 4%
Contract Positions
33
32
Up 3%
Average Rate of Pay for last 30 days as posted to WorkBC.ca for
Victoria BC, broken down by Minimum Education Required and Job Type
Casual Positions
19
10
Up 48%
Seasonal Positions
39
5
There is a growing trend in the Canadian
ings requiring Masters Degrees with only
employment market: jobs are routinely
one sharing wage and 5 postings requiring
posted without a wage indicator. Victoria is Doctorate Degrees with no wage offerings
not immune to this practice with just above
being shared.
50% or 128 of the 253 opportunities in the
Breaking down the table there are not many
last 30 days posted to the WorkBC.ca
surprises, with higher Minimum Education
website not including a wage offering in the
requirements generally representing an
description. An unfortunate
increase in wage and Permanent
truth, but employers nowadays
Just over 50% Positions offering a higher pay
just don’t need to include wage.
of Job Postings than Contract/Temporary or
While the possible reasons are
Casual positions. The only excependless, the reality is companies in Victoria not
tions being Technical Training,
these days do not want or even
offering a wage with the majority of Full Time
need to “show their hand” with
indicator.
Positions not offering wage
their compensation packages.
information and a single tempoNevertheless we were left with 125 postings
rary Physiotherapist posting offering double
to analyze some data.
the wages of its small pool skewing the
Of the 253 postings the vast majority of the
Temporary wage offerings. This same efpositions included a Minimum Education
fect skewed the results in the None category
requirement of High School [132] or None
with only 3 of the 11 permanent positions
[48]; leaving a Diploma [31], Bachelor’s
including wage. For a detailed breakdown
Degrees [20], and Technical Training [13].
of average rates of pay locally over the last
Not included in the table below was 4 post30 days please see the below table.
Full Time Positions
Avg. Wage
Up 87%
January 2nd, 2016
The WorkBC.ca website comprised
of 14,769 jobs in ALL of BC, with
717 of those jobs being in Victoria
including 31 new jobs posted in the
last 3 days. Victoria is holding steady
with 4.9% of the job market.
Total Positions
None
High
School
Technical
Training
Diploma
Bachelors
$14.20
Permanent
$15.05
Temporary
$12.26
31 postings
21 postings
10 postings
$15.90
$16.07
76 postings
62 postings
Overall
Part Time Positions
$15.97
Permanent
$14.53
Temporary
$17.90
17 postings
11 postings
6 postings
$15.21
$16.16
$16.50
$15.22
14 postings
56 postings
39 postings
17 postings
No Data
No Data
No Data
$23.21
$16.00
$26.81
13 postings
8 postings
5 postings
Overall
$23.29
$25.01
$17.25
$23.50
$30.00
$17.00
26 postings
21 postings
5 postings
5 postings
2 postings
3 postings
$29.57
$30.14
$27.88
$21.91
$22.00
$21.82
15 postings
12 postings
3 postings
5 postings
3 postings
2 postings
UPCOMING EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS & EVENTS
Employer Forum and Hiring Event
Division: Parks and Landscaping
Careers in Traffic Control
Purpose of Position: Parks & Landscape Workers at
Victoria Contracting and Municipal Maintenance Corporation (VCMMC) are part of a large team who provide
maintenance and public services – primarily roadways and
parks – to several municipalities in the Capital Regional
District. As such, employees with VCMMC are expected to
engage in a diverse range of activities that relate to installation, inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement.
Western Traffic is part of the Island Traffic Group, the
largest company on Vancouver Island. Western Traffic is
proud to be the only unionized traffic control company on
Vancouver Island. This service has an exciting future with
lots of continued growth which means there are great
opportunities for career advancement.
Job Description:
Reporting to their Team Lead, the Parks and Landscape
Worker is primarily responsible for performing tasks
required to enhance and maintain public park areas and
boulevards. The Parks and Landscape worker will work in
a team, completing tasks and projects as assigned in
various municipalities.
Details
Requirements
A valid TCP ticket
A valid Class 5 or 7 Driver’s License
Your own vehicle
The ability to communicate clearly in English
Interviews after the employer presentation may be arranged so
bring your resume and dress for success! Registration DOES NOT
guarantee an interview
Friday, April 22, 2016 from 9:30am - 12pm
Register with your WorkBC Employment Service Advisor
GT Hiring Solutions Employment Services Centre
OR email Amy at [email protected]
201 – 3962 Borden Street (Parking above Borden Mercantile)
To Register
Employer Round Table
Thursday April 28th 10:00 – 12:00
Have You Ever:
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Applied for a job, but never heard back?
Wanted to know if your resume was even considered?
Wondered what exactly should go
In your cover letter?
Wondered if you “failed” the interview?
Wondered what was the best way to follow up after an interview?
Hear from 5 Hiring Managers from different
sectors about how they make decisions to hire
new staff.
Find Out What Employers think about:
Resumes – Cover Letters – Applications – Cold Calls –
Interviews – Online Applications References – 30 Second Ads –
Information Interviews – Post Interview Follow Up
Find Out How to Convince Employers to Hire YOU!!
Details
To Register
Thursday April 28th 10:00 – 12:00
GT Hiring Solutions WorkBC Employment Services Centre
201 – 1483 Douglas Street (at Pandora) (refreshments and pizza will be provided)
email Sue at [email protected]
OR register with your WorkBC Employment Service Advisor
LABOUR MARKET
IN THE NEWS
Local
Times Colonist | Residential construction booms in Greater Victoria
Times Colonist | 1,200 flock to Victoria job fair, pitching themselves to
employers
Citified | Gondola planned between
Mt. Finlayson and Langford's Bear
Mountain development
Provincial
Times Colonist | B.C. businesses
having a tough time filling jobs
Times Colonist | Port Renfrew bustles with array of new projects
National
Times Colonist | B.C. businesses
having a tough time filling jobs
Globe and Mail | Alberta NDP
scraps job-creation incentive program
Globe and Mail | Loonie strengthens
to 11-day high as oil rallies
COMMUNITY AGENCY UPDATE
Community Micro Lending
202-2610 Douglas ST Victoria BC | www.communitymicrolending.ca
250-590-4515 | [email protected]
What they do: Community Micro Lending is a small non-profit born and raised in the heart of Victoria BC. With a staff team of 3,
they rely on the support of volunteers and their dedicated Board of Directors. Their mission is to help local people without access
to traditional financing to start and grow their business, or to obtain training that will lead to employment, by matching them with
local lenders and providing ongoing capacity building and support. Potential entrepreneurs can receive a loan from the local community. They can also get assistance in developing and implementing a business plan. There are also opportunities to take part in
a mentors-entrepreneurs community and get financial literacy training.
Populations served: They facilitate loans between lenders and entrepreneurs in the Greater Victoria Community.
Referral process: go to website and click “register” or call.