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REPORT
COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Meeting:
GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
October 22,2007 Resolution #:6 f II-to '/-01
Date:
Report #: CSD-016-07
File#:
By-law #:
Subject:
MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON'S PARTICIPATION IN THE SUMMER
JOBS SERVICE PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee
recommend to Council the following:
1. THAT Report CSD-016-07 be received for information.
o p P. Caruana
rector of Community Services
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...hI anklin Wu
o Chief Administrative Officer
JPC/SM/J
CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON
40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L 1C 3A6 T (905)623-3379 F (905)623-5506
REPORT NO.: CSD-016-07
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1.0 BACKGROUND
1.1 Summer Jobs Service is a student job subsidy program created by the Province
of Ontario and is facilitated in the Durham Region through the John Howard
Society.
1.2 The Summer Jobs Service program provides a $2.00 per hour wage subsidy to
employers who employ students for the summer. The program also posts jobs,
which are subsidized by the program, in the Summer Jobs Service job bank for
student access.
1.3 The Summer Jobs Service program offers free training to students in areas such
as job search and self-marketing skills. This program is designed to help eligible
youth prepare for employment, gain employment experience and stay in school.
1.4 This is the sixth year that the Community Services Department has facilitated the
program on behalf of the Municipality.
2.0 TARGET GROUP
2.1 The Summer Jobs Service program is targeted to students aged 15-24 years (up
to 29 for a person with a disability) who are currently attending school and plan to
return to school in the fall.
2.2 The students must not be currently working for the employer applying for the
subsidy (exception: students whose part-time jobs will be increased to full-time
while participating in the Summer Jobs Service).
3.0 APPLICATION PROCESS
3.1 In spring 2007, the Community Services Department submitted an application to
the Summer Jobs Service program on behalf of the Municipality of Clarington.
Included with this application was a list of positions (Attachment #1) that were
forecast to be hired for the summer in the various departments including
Corporate Services, Operations, Planning Services and Community Services.
This application identified the start and end dates for our summer work term
(April 1 ,20 07 through to and including September 30, 2007).
3.2 The participating departments were responsible for submitting their student's
hours bi-weekly to the Community Services Department, who then forwarded
invoices to the Summer Jobs Service program throughout the summer term on
behalf of the Municipality.
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4.0 COMMENTS
4.1 Through staff initiatives to pursue this program, the Municipality submitted
requests for 94 student positions. We received approval for 46 students
(Attachment #2) in the Summer Jobs Service program. For 2007, the subsidy
that the Municipality of Clarington was approved for was $28,536.00. This
amount will be subject to final year end claims and audits by the Province and at
that time additional funds may be distributed to the participating agencies.
4.2 It should be noted that eligibility does not guarantee the employer will receive
$2.00 per hour per student as the total funds are distributed by formula to the
participating employers. The total grant amount may increase further, however
this will not be confirmed until all of the outstanding claims are processed by the
John Howard Society at year end.
4.3 Departments do not budget for this revenue as the program is not guaranteed
from year to year. The funds are recognized in a miscellaneous revenue account
specific to each department.
4.4 Should the Summer Jobs Service program be available again in 2008 the
Community Services Department plans to submit an application on behalf of the
Municipality at the appropriate time.
Attachment #1 - Total Positions Applied for 2007
Attachment #2 - Summer Job Service Funding Summary
CSD-016-07 Attachment #1
Summer Job Services Program - Clarington Positions
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Number Job Title Start date End Date # of Hours Salary
of weeks per Hourly
Positions week Rate
6 Camp Supervisors 28/15/2007 31/08/207 13 40 $15.18
27 Camp Counsellors 03/07/2007 24/08/2007 9 40 $9.89
1 Skateboard 21/05/2007 02/09/2007 15 40 $15.18
SUDervisor
1 Recreation 21/05/2007 31/08/07 15 40 $19.04
Proarammer
1 Camp Lead 03/07/2007 24/08/2007 9 40 $10.99
2 Mobile Skateboard 21/05/2007 02/09/2007 14 24 $9.89
Staff
2 Clerical Support- 06/2007 08/2007 12 35 $13.32
Summer Student
17 Outside Student 30/04/2007 31/08/207 17 40 $12.67
Labourers
1 Office Student- 30/04/2007 31/08/2007 17 35 $13.32
ODerations
1 Student Tourism 30/04/2007 1/09/2007 17 35 $14.78
Officer
1 Network Support OS/2007 08/2007 15 35 $16.73
Technician
25 Lifeguards 11/06/2007 03/09/2007 12 40 13.11
4 Outdoor Pool 11/06/2007 03/09/2007 12 40 $8.94
Cashiers
4 Assistant 11/06/2007 03/09/2007 12 40 $9.89
Lifea u ards/I nstructors
1 Student Planner 01/05/2007 31/08/2007 18 35 $17.23
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CSD-016-07 Attachment # 2
2007 Summer Job Services
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Job Title No. of No. of Hrs. per Total JHS
Dositions weeks week hours Contribution
Student Planner I 10 30 300 $600
Summer Student Clerk - I 12 30 360 $720
Onerations
Tourism Officer I 12 30 360 $720
Camn Counsellors 12 9 30 3240 $6480
Camn Sunervisors 3 12 30 1080 $2160
Recreation Prol!rammer I 12 30 360 $720
Camp Lead I 9 30 270 $540
Skateboard Sunervisor I 12 30 360 $720
Mobile Skateboard Staff I 12 24 288 $576
Network Sunnort Tech. I 12 30 360 $720
Student Clerical Support I 9 30 270 $540
- Enl!ineerinl!
Outside Student 7 12 30 2520 $5040
Labourers
Lifeguard II 10 30 3300 $6600
Pool Cashier 2 10 30 600 $1200
Lifel!uard Instructors 2 10 30 600 $1200
Total 46 14,268 $28,536
hrs.
Summarv of Revenue bv Department
artment
$20,196
$600
$5,760
$1,440
$540