Job Listings for Port Alberni

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Berk's Intertruck Ltd. is looking for qualified, full-time commercial transport / heavy-duty mechanics for our busy shop in Port Alberni.

We offer competitive wages, a full benefits package, continuing education and a safe, stable and satisfying work environment.

At Berk's Intertruck Ltd. we strive to exceed our customers' expectations, and to be their first choice for parts, sales and service

LB Woodchoppers is looking for a part time Clerk/ Store Stocker

Duties include filing rental slips and other paperwork 

Stocking and tidying store clothing displays, may do some sales down the road 

Light cleaning duties 

We are currently seeking a Dental Hygienist to join our team! You have a passion for building strong relationships with patients and providing them with optimal oral health care. You have an outgoing personality, professional, and courteous with a great attitude for patient care.

Your responsibilities include:

•  All aspects of clinical preventative hygiene services including scaling, root planning, polishing, and topical fluoride
•  Evaluate, plan, and implement services for patient care
•  Counsel and educate patients regarding oral health and preventative care
•  Establish strong patient relationships

We have a strong focus on patient care and we operate in a chartless environment. We use current technologies and methods to provide a wide range of services for our patients, including one-appointment crowns and sedation. In addition to a competitive base hourly wage, we offer employer paid Extended Healthcare Benefits (includes vision, prescription medication, paramedicals) and an employer matching Retirement Savings Plan

Duties: Bundling firewood 

Must be a creative, passionate and friendly individual.

This is a non-union position with the starting wage rate as per the current Collective Agreement. This position is open to both men and women. The position is part-time with a future potential for full-time. 

• Intake and assess clients for their needs
• Provide meals and support services to clients
• Inter-act with clients and help with their basic needs
• Be caring, companionate and be able to show empathy in dealing with the marginalized individuals that the Society works with.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Complete intake forms with clients, assign beds and support client’s needs in Sobering and Assessment
• Case planning
• Be responsible for the implementation of Society rules and building safety
• Act within the Policy and Procedure Guidelines of the Port Alberni Shelter Society
• Work as a team player and be responsible to communicate with other staff by both verbal and written communications
• Prepare, cook and serve meals
• Wash dishes and food service and preparation items
• Keep food service and storage areas clean
• General cleaning of facility, janitorial, wash floors, vacuuming, dusting, empty garbage and laundry.
• Report any maintenance or safety needs to your supervisor.

Additional Information:

The job entails working with a broad cross section of individuals with varying needs that are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, it is best suited to individuals that like to work with people. It is help full to be out going and have good strong personal boundaries.

Often exposed to some undesirable working conditions in the form of unpleasant dealings with uncooperative or demanding clients.

• Duties :
  Pick up from Wood school at 2:40, walk or drive home (same street as school) and childmind until 5:30/6pm

Applicant must be flexible regarding work schedule,

Duties:

Produce detailed designs and CAD drawings

Ensure that drawings are completed to a high standard and comply with all necessary legal and contractual/project requirements.

Local homeowner needing help with yard/house labour.

Activities include mowing the lawn and organizing a garage. 

Come on down to Slammers Gym and help instruct a Pickleball class with a group of highschool students!

Large space and equipment are all available here for use!

The Port Alberni Friendship Center is seeking one Urban Aboriginal Childhood Development Outreach Liaison Worker for full time (35 hours/week).  Under the direction of the Family & Health Services Team Leader, this person will be responsible for supporting parents or expectant parents and care givers with babies or young children in their own homes with the objective of enhancing parenting skills, reducing isolation and encouraging individuals to establish linkages with informal support networks and community resources.

• Cleaning rooms/ Washrooms
• Dusting
• Vacuuming
• Making beds

Providing company to an 87 year old man, is healthy, but cannot see or hear very well.

Live in Bamfield in a large house on the ocean. 

• Light housekeeping
• Cooking 2 meals per day (light lunch & dinner)

Wage Subsidy:

This position is open to everyone, however, if you are eligible for a Wage Subsidy please inform the employer upon contact.  To become eligible you must first contact the Alberni Valley Employment Centre. A Wage Subsidy is available to individuals who are unemployed or working less than 20 hours per week, and are:

• Currently on EI Benefits; or
• Not currently on EI Benefits but have had a claim within the previous 60 months (5 Years).

Please contact:  Alberni Valley Employment Centre, by phone: (250) 724-4560, or in person at: 4805-B Mar St. Port Alberni to find out more about your eligibility for Wage Subsidy.  

We are looking for a part-time associate interested in a work hard, play hard lifestyle. We require someone to work in our busy office Thursdays and Fridays (willing to participate in our Tuesday Team Meetings). The rest of the week is yours to discover our lovely Island or take a short trip to Vancouver to get your taste of the city whenever you need time away from the tranquility. Are you a new Optometrist looking for an exciting opportunity to learn from a progressive doctor with a large variety of cases while enjoying the Coast or are you a mature Optometrist seeking the opportunity for family/work balance in one of the most beautiful and affordable places in the Country? Either scenario might be the mutual fit we have been seeking. Based on our former associate's level of production an associate should be able to earn $75,000/year (on 2 days/week). We offer a guaranteed minimum of $350/day. We are a very busy office, known for our comprehensive medical care. We offer a well-established database of loyal, repeat patients that trust us for all their medical eyecare and contact lens needs.

Our mission is to provide customized solutions to every day visual challenges to enhance each and every patient's life. We strive to achieve this by developing a working relationship with each patient in a caring, comfortable environment. Our eye doctors and staff are committed to learn and to teach so that our patients can be better informed about all aspects of their vision and preventative care. About Port Alberni Port Alberni is a desirable location in the mid-Vancouver Island Region. We are a 2 hour drive from surfing on the West Coast, 1.5 hours from beachcombing on the East Coast, 1.5 hours from snowboarding north at Mount Washington, and 45 minutes away from the float plane terminal in Nanaimo to hop over to Vancouver or Seattle. We often think of ourselves as a “best kept secret”. Housing is affordable and we have access to all the amenities that nature enthusiasts are looking for. Whatever your outdoor passion is, you can fulfil it here: surfing, kiteboarding, canoeing, kayaking, hiking, mountain biking, swimming, etc… Our weather is pretty fantastic too. Although, like Vancouver, we are known for our gray and wet winters, we can also boast our lack of snow in winter and our gloriously hot summer in July and August. Overall, our climate can't be beat and we're often the envy of our neighbouring provinces. The Team We currently have 12 support staff and in our practice we run the “scribe model”. This involves our optometric assistants pretesting patients. The doctor is paged to the exam room once all the diagnostic testing is done. The optometric assistant stays in the room and then scribes for the doctor. An eyewear consultant is then paged to the room where the doctor “hands-off” to patient by reviewing spectacle and contact lens prescriptions, nutraceuticals, and any other recommendations. 

We are looking for a companion for a 62 year old male with physical and mental challenges.

You have to enjoy taking outings with our client - bowling, swimming, picnics, church, hockey games etc.

Job description includes but is not limited to the following: 

• We are looking for a self-motivated individual who can think on their feet and come up with ideas to keep our client entertained and comfortable.
• Cooking light meals and some light housekeeping may be involved. 
• A valid class 5 drivers license is necessary and the ability to drive a standard transmission. 
• Some weekend and evening work will be part of this part time job - scheduling can be somewhat flexible to work out times that work with both our clients schedule as well as yours. 

• Reading blueprints and drawings and taking measurements to plan layout and procedures
• Determining the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements
• Setting up components for welding according to specifications

• Pub food Line cook required for local business
• Part-time could lead to full time 

• Utilize customer service skills, basic sales techniques, and product knowledge to connect customers with the right products and drive sales.
• Maintain knowledge of sales items and be available to operate POS system for regular transactions.
• Perform basic data entry and computer related tasks.

Summary

The Port Alberni Friendship Center is looking for Early Childhood Educators to work on a Casual Basis which may lead to Full Time Basis. The Early Childhood Educator reports to the Childcare Manager and will be part of a team that will plan and implement a culturally based child care program that is designed to give each child an opportunity to participate in experiences that will enable them to reach their full potential. The ECE will provide nurturing care and education to young children from infancy to preschool age in a group setting, supporting parents through on going communication about each child’s development. The ECE will work collaboratively with other child care staff, Elders, families and children.

Specific Duties

• Responsible for the continuous supervision, safety and well-being of the children
• Recognizes and responds to the needs of each child by using developmentally appropriate teaching and child behaviour management techniques
• Shares in the responsibility for planning, preparing and implementing stimulating, culturally based, age-appropriate activities that encourage children’s creativity and learning and promote each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical development
• Participates fully and consistently as a conscientious team member in caring for the children and in the overall operation of the program and centre; maintains regular and open communication with program team members and all other co-workers
• Establishes and maintains regular communication with parents
• Ensures the program operates at all times in compliance with all child care licensing standards
• Must know and implement: Centre routines and practices; BC’s Child Day Care Regulation and Standards of Practice
• Observes and records relevant information on each child's progress as required/as per Centre practices
• Attends and participates actively in all program/centre, parental or other meetings as required
• Shares responsibility for maintaining program equipment in good repair; assists with toy/equipment disinfectint
• Shares responsibility for maintaining the play environments and storage areas in an organized and clutter-free condition. Participates in regular fire drills and other emergency procedures
• Engages in positive collaboration with the other programs and early childhood educators of the centre in coordinating the effective use of equipment, facilities and personnel
• Participates in ongoing professional development and attends/maintains all mandatory training
• Participates in the supervision, training and mentoring of students and supply teachers
• Assists the Child Care Manager in maintaining a safe and healthy work environment by promptly reporting any existing and/or potential workplace hazards
• Performs other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Child Care Manager or her/his designate

Service and repair marine engines (primarily mercury), attend service calls, remain up to date on new products, fill out work orders.

Service and repair diesel and marine engines, attend service calls, fill out work orders daily.

• Operate concrete pump truck
• Drive other trucks (re: concrete truck/slinger truck)

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC)’s Fisheries Department (Uu-a-thluk), is seeking a full-time Fisheries Intern to join our team from May until the beginning of September.
The Fisheries Intern will be based in the NTC southern region office located in Port Alberni but may work out of any of the other regions throughout their term based on project opportunities.
Job Overview:
Activities will include a variety of fisheries management projects and duties, such as fisheries enforcement and compliance monitoring, monitoring and assessments of salmon, groundfish, crabs, prawns, gooseneck barnacles, and data processing and writing. Uu-a-thluk staff will provide training and mentoring in relevant job skills. Please note that this position is subject to funding.
A successful candidate will have been registered as a full-time student in the previous academic year. They will intend to return to post-secondary school on a full-time basis in the next academic year and will possess the following:

• Interest in a career in natural resource management
• A desire to do field work
• Comfort around water, fishers and boats
• An understanding of Nuu-chah-nulth culture
• Good physical fitness
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• The ability to travel, occasionally overnight
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Computer skills such as Microsoft Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Internet
• A driver’s license and access to a vehicle are assets for this position

Experienced Harvester/Processor Operator with falling experience and with extensive Costal BC Forestry road building experience required immediately for Mid-Vancouver Island area. Must have knowledge of Species and Sorts. All applicants must possess a valid BC Drivers Licence, as well as be able to provide a clean BC Drivers Abstract.

Experienced Excavator Operator with extensive Coastal BC Forestry road building experience required for Mid-Vancouver Island area. All applicants must possess a valid BC Drivers Licence, as well as be able to provide a clean BC Drivers Abstract.

Position Summary:

The Director of Care has the responsibility for the day to day management and operation of the Nursing Department for Fir Park Village and Echo Village.  This includes the planning, organizing, directing and controlling of the administrative and educational activities of the Department.  The Director is responsible for the development of departmental policies and procedures; personnel supervision and support; resource management; and monitors, evaluates and coordinates these services with other programs and services offered in Echo Village and Fir Park Village. This career opportunity is a full-time permanent position and you are a key member of the management team for two Homes serving 133 residents in the beautiful Alberni Valley of Vancouver Island!

Serving customers

Taking Orders 

POS system 

Cleaning