CURRENT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN ANNAPOLIS DIGBY

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• Foamworx, a promotional products company doing business on a global scale from its headquarters in Cornwallis Park, is looking for a Marketing & Sales Professional to launch a new product brand.  The salary is very competitive.  Please reply in confidence here.
• The Annapolis Family Medical Group in Annapolis Royal is actively recruiting physicians.  With generous incentives, you can work collaboratively and broaden your experience in this beautiful coastal community.
• Mountain Lea Lodge in Bridgetown is recruiting for a number healthcare positions, including full-time, part-time and casual employment for Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Continuing Care Assistants.  Resumés should be submitted in person, by email, or by fax to the Director of Care at (902) 665-2099.

N.B.:  Beginning in December 2010, foreign-trained architects, engineers, financial auditors and accountants, pharmacists and registered nurses will be among the groups that fall under a new federal framework that will allow them to work in Canada without having to retrain here.

Every year, the Nova Scotia labour market information team analyzes occupations in seven local labour markets in Nova Scotia. The goal of this analysis is to determine the short term potential employment prospects in each area.  As of July, 2009, below is a list of the top job opportunities in the Annapolis Valley.  A full list of all 520 occupations and a detailed review of the rationale for the ratings can be found by clicking here.

1.  Health Care Workers (Doctors, Nursing Related, Dentists, Pharmacists, Physiotherapist, Speech-Language Pathologists, Technologists & Health Support Occupations)

There were significant shortages and consistent demand for a broad range of health related occupations across the Annapolis Valley and this situation is forecast to continue. Trends contributing to this include an aging population (creating increased demand for health services), the shift towards home care, and an aging workforce (increasing retirements) thereby creating opportunities for replacement workers. Another contributing factor is the limited supply of workers and working conditions including shift work, high stress levels due to heavy patient workloads and low wages in several occupations.

2.  Educators and Community Workers (Early Childhood Educators, Community Outreach Workers and Recreational Related)

Opportunities exist for early childhood educators due to increased funding for additional day care spaces and the expansion of some existing day care operations but increased demand will also arise from high turnover created by challenging working conditions and relatively low pay. There is also consistent demand in the valley area for community-based workers such as addictions and youth services as well as recreational related program leaders and supervisors.

3.  Call Centre Workers (Supervisors, Technical Support, Market Researchers, and Customer Service)

The call centre industry is expected to continue to grow steadily into 2009 and generate good occupational opportunities across a broad range of call centre positions from those in customer service right up to those at the supervisory level. Past growth has primarily been due to the expansion of existing local businesses, however the recent arrival of new companies (i.e. Acrobat Research Ltd. with 150+ employees) will strengthen growth in the area despite the recent closure of KLJ Field Services (market research) in Windsor.

4.  Retail Sales and Service Workers (Managers, Salespersons/Cashiers, Food Service, Cleaning Services)

Despite a weakness in tourism, the large Retail Trade sector continues to grow, especially in areas in and around New Minas and Greenwood/Kingston. This has resulted in good opportunities at all three occupational levels - management, supervisory and sales.  However, many of the sales and service positions are entry level, offering limited wages/benefits and varied work hours. This creates additional opportunities from job turnover, as workers move between jobs in search of better alternatives. Several new big box developments have recently or will soon open in the Valley Region.

5.  Agricultural Workers (Farm Workers/Harvesters, Nursery/Greenhouse and Landscape Workers)

There continues to be high levels of demand for agricultural workers particularly in harvesting. Working conditions including relatively low wages, long hours and seasonal work, have led to increasing difficulties by many farmers in attracting workers every year. This is reflected in ever-growing usage of foreign workers by farms in the Annapolis Valley. In addition, local food processing operations such as Larsens in Berwick continue to indicate a shortage of food processing workers mostly concentrated at the labourer level. Local nurseries and greenhouses along with landscaping services continue to expand and this growth is reflected in increasing numbers of advertised job openings.

6.  Construction & Trades Workers (Carpenters, Construction Labourers, Truck Drivers, Mechanics)

Strong activity within the local construction sector in recent years and new federal infrastructure funding in 2009 should ensure a steady level of demand for construction workers in the local area. At the same time, increased retirements due to an aging workforce and the out-migration of youth are both reducing the number of construction workers available in the area. This has resulted in good opportunities for some construction trades, most notably carpenters and labourers. Long-haul truck driving also continue to offer "good" opportunity for employment in the local area as they have for several years.

7.  Advisory Volunteerism is another great way to make yourself a part of the community, as well as build the case for your immigration application, as volunteerism is can prove to be a vital part of that process.  By serving on one of Nova Scotia's advisory and decision making non-adjudicative agencies, boards and commissions you can play a vital role in the administration of government.  There are hundreds of opportunities listed here!

Statistics Canada has compiled these employment-related websheets that could be of interest to you:

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