Open day at the Renaissance thrift shops

On August 3, it's open day at the Renaissance thrift shops from 1 to 4 pm

It’s a great opportunity to find out about our integration programmes, a six-month paid training course to develop new skills. Yes, the people enrolled on these courses are paid to learn!

It’s also an ideal opportunity to talk to the management team who help participants learn a trade, and to the support workers who provide personal and social support throughout the training.

To help them succeed, Renaissance offers:

• Paid work, 35 hours a week
• A job reference
• Job search support for two years following completion of the training

Training available

Sales, sorting, cashiering: sorting, labelling and rotating clothes in the sales area, serving customers and working the cash register.

Handling: loading and unloading lorries and helping customers transport purchased items.

Accounting clerk (two runs per year, at head office only): checking deposits and cash reports, processing invoices for payment and bank reconciliations, reception.

Criteria for admission

• Be at least 18 years old
• Live in Montréal, Laval or Brossard
• Receive income security (social assistance), employment insurance (unemployment insurance), have no income or no stable income
• Be a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident, have a temporary work permit (e.g. a temporary work permit for people with disabilities), have refugee status and hold a work permit valid for more than six months
• Be unemployed or in unstable employment. Not be a full-time student
• Be available 35 hours a week, days, evenings and weekends
• Have a basic knowledge of the French language and mathematics.

Renaissance’s social mission

Renaissance is a non-profit Quebec organisation whose mission is to facilitate the social and professional integration of people who have difficulty entering the job market, while encouraging everyone to take concrete action to preserve the environment.