Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Industrial sector: Educational services Website: Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
About this business
- 1 job posting advertised
- Extra large business (more than 500 employees)
- 1 business location
Workplace information
This business offers the following amenities and perks to employees in the workplace.
Workplace amenities
- Accessible parking
- Mental health resources available
- Variable work hours available
- Gender neutral facilities
- Flexible work arrangements for employees with specific needs
- Space for cultural and/or religious activities (for example: multi-faith rooms, etc.)
Support for specific groups
Here’s how this business makes their workplace more welcoming and supports members of different employment groups.
Support for persons with disabilities
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
- Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
Support for mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers
- Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.)
- Offers phased re-entry options for mature workers who are returning to work after retiring (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities)
- Offers resources to help mature workers plan their retirement (for example: financial planning, access to pension and benefits, lifestyle adjustments, etc.)
Support for Veterans
- Offers flexible onboarding options to allow Veterans to gradually adapt to the civilian workplace (for example: gradually increasing hours and responsibilities, etc.)
Support for youth
- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
Support for Indigenous peoples
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities
Business initiatives
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Learning opportunities
- On-the-job training
- Team building activities
- Leadership training
- Career development, training and/or talent management opportunities
- Health and safety training
Green initiatives
- Waste diversion from landfill
- Composting and recycling
- Waste water reduction
- Energy consumption reduction
- Use of environmentally friendly products or services
- Training for employees on environmental sustainability
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