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Job Opportunity: President & CEO of Easter Seals Nova Scotia

easterseals — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:34:06 +0000

PRESIDENT & CEO

EASTER SEALS NOVA SCOTIA

Easter Seals Nova Scotia is one of Nova Scotia’s leading health service organizations, and delivers exceptional programs and services for children and adults with physical disabilities.

We are seeking an experienced, dynamic leader, passionate about being of service to persons with disabilities, and ready to take on the challenge of strategically growing the programming and resources of Easter Seals Nova Scotia as its President & CEO.

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is responsible and accountable for the day-to-day management of the organization in accordance with its mission, goals and policies. The President & CEO will take on an advocacy role externally, working collaboratively on the development of disability services in Nova Scotia and with colleagues nationally within the Easter Seals Canada partnership.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

University degree in relevant discipline, but a related post graduate degree and/or MBA is preferred;
Appropriate experience within the not-for-profit/social sector in a senior management/leadership position; and knowledge of the Nova Scotia disability community;
Highly client-focused and energetic, with a proven track record of success in managing key stakeholder relationships; including business leaders, partners, government agencies, and community groups;
Demonstrated innovative and strategic thinking, along with strong planning, prioritization and execution skills;
Demonstrated leadership skills with a strong focus on supporting and motivating professional employees and encouraging Board member engagement;
High level of integrity, ethics and personal accountability;
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a persuasive and passionate communicator with superb interpersonal skills.

Easter Seals Nova Scotia offers a rewarding work environment with a competitive salary and benefits program. Salary will be commensurate with experience and track record of success. For more information please visit www.easterseals.ns.ca.

Qualified candidates can submit their letter of interest, indicating their salary expectations and their resume in confidence to the CEO Search Committee at: ceosearchcommittee@easterseals.ns.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Anticipated start date is July 2, 2013.

Disability Travel Card

easterseals — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:47:13 +0000

This Disability Travel Card is intended for people with disabilities who require the assitance of a support person when traveling. The Card offers it’s holder discounts to the support person in attendance with them when traveling with participating partners Via Rail, Greyhound bus lines and Coach Canada.

To apply for a Disability Travel Card through Easter Seals Canada please CLICK HERE to download a PDF application and submit by fax, scanned email or mail to the following:

Attn: Disability Travel Card

40 Holly Street, Suite 401

Toronto Ontario M4S 3C3

Fax: (416) 932-9844

Email: bchan(at)easterseals .ca

For all Travel Card inquires please contact us at 416-932-8382, or toll free number is 1-877-376-6362 x 224. You may also email bchan@easterseals.ca or sheila@easterseals.ca

Kids Who Can

easterseals — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 05:07:00 +0000

Photo courtesy of James Hamilton

Easter Seals Canada will be showcasing a national tour of the Kids Who Can Photography presented by Photosensitive and Canon. Kids Who Can takes a compassionate look at la joix de vivre involved in life at an Easter Seals Camp.

Easter Seals Camps are often the first time away from home for many children living with disabilities. Each Camp is a unique, fully accessible experience, tucked away in some of the most beautiful locations Canada has to offer. Photosensitive’s exhibit invites prominent photographers from across Canada to document the beautiful smiles, confidence and friendships born at summer camp.

The tour begins in Halifax on June 18th, 2012 at the MicMac Mall. The exhibit will tour the country throughout the year and future dates and host cities will be announced in June. Have a look at the video from the opening in Toronto at Brookfield Place.

From Camper to fundraiser

easterseals — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:52:22 +0000

When you’ve had years and years of fun at camp with your friends, what do you do once camp’s over? Shaw TV’s Dan Kahan catches up with a Camp Shawnigan graduate who has the answer: she’s giving back after years of great memories.

Sign Up For The Dropzone

easterseals — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:36:53 +0000

The 2012 Drop Zone is happening in 15 cities across Canada from August into October 2012. This sixth year of the event once again brings you the opportunity to be a Superhero for a day with the thrill of scaling down prominent sky scrappers across the country.

Sign up today to raise $1500 in support of Easter Seals programs and services for people living with disabilities. Achieve your goal and enjoy the thrill of a lifetime as you join hundreds of others who will collectively work to raise more than $2Million across the country. Get out of your comfort zone and learn more about a Drop Zone event near you by clicking on the city name in the list below.

Get out of your comfort zone and be a super hero for a day.

Avril Lavigne takes to the ice with Easter Seals

easterseals — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:04:35 +0000

Avril visits an Easter Seals sledge hockey program in Halifax, Canada. The Avril Lavigne Foundation partners with Easter Seals to support programs like this one to provide recreation opportunities for children with disabilities, their families, and communities. To learn more about the Avril Lavigne Rockstar Club at Easter Seals, visit www.theavrillavignefoundation.org

The Bargain! Shop and Easter Seals Work Together to Support Canadians with Disabilities

easterseals — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:39:21 +0000

(Toronto, November 24, 2011)—Canadian retailer The Bargain! Shop is using an environmental awareness initiative to support their leading charitable partner, Easter Seals Canada, and to continue their support of families and communities across Canada.

The Bargain! Shop encourages their customers to bring their own reusable bags to stores as a means to reduce the number of plastic bags used at the checkout. Customers wishing to use plastic bags can purchase them, in participating retail locations. Beginning November 2011, The Bargain! Shop will be donating the net proceeds from each bag purchased to Easter Seals, The Bargain! Shop’s national charitable partner.

“The Bargain! Shop is proud of this initiative as it marries our philanthropic mandate with our corporate social responsibility efforts,” said Tracey Mikita, Vice President, Human Resources, The Bargain! Shop. “We believe this program will result in fewer bags going to landfills which supports our commitment to reducing our impact on the environment. We’ll use the net proceeds of this program to support initiatives for Canadians with disabilities at the same time.”

Since 2005, the Bargain! Shop has raised over $1 Million for charitable organizations with $810,304 of those dollars going directly to Easter Seals. In 2011 $152,805 was raised nationwide, making it Easter Seals’ top national contributor in its Paper Egg fundraising campaign. The company has held this distinction since 2007 when it first became involved with the cause.

“We’re always thrilled to see our corporate partners strategize new ways to support our programs and services,” said Max Beck, CEO, Easter Seals Canada. “The Bargain! Shop has shown tremendous creativity in using an existing program to drive new revenue for Easter Seals. Their continued support will mean that we can do more to support people with disabilities in communities across Canada each year.”

While it’s unclear how much the shopping bag program will raise in its first year, both parties are confident it will add considerable dollars to The Bargain! Shop’s fundraising total and raise continued awareness of Easter Seals and its programs.

Nova Scotia: Avril Lavigne learns Sledge Hockey from Easter Seals Kids

easterseals — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:38:41 +0000

Easter Seals Nova Scotia in Halifax held a Sledge Hockey Demonstration for Avril Lavigne at the Dalhousie University Memorial Arena on October the 20th with a big group of very excited kids especially when Avril got on the ice to visit, take pictures and sign autographs! In addition to coming out and enjoying sledge hockey demonstrations, Avril also made the dreams of a few Easter Seals clients come true by giving them tickets to her show with the opportunity for them to meet the skater girl herself.

The Easter Seals’s Take PART (Physically Accessible Recreation Today) Sledge Hockey Activity provides an opportunity for physical literacy development in children with a physical disability. Sledge participants learn to use their bodies to push themselves on their sleds using their upper body strength, how to get back up after falling on their side in the sledge, how to manoeuvre around pylons and other skills related to sledge to achieve success. This results in improved knowledge of their body, body movements and their ability to perform the basic and more advanced movements of physical activity skills.

Take PART contributes to the wellness in our community by strengthening and supporting Healthy Child Development by providing and encouraging participation in fun activities that build strength, dexterity and problem-solving abilities by developing positive self-esteem and self-reliance by ensuring successful completion of activities for the children participating in the adapted physical activity. This exercise improves the child’s social, mental, emotional, and overall health and results in reduced risk of obesity.

Big thanks go out to Avril and all responsible for the Avril Lavingne foundation, your continued support of Easter Seals is fantastic. For more photos of the event visit Easter Seals Nova Scotia’s website by clicking here.

2010/2011 Annual Report is now available

easterseals — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:32:32 +0000

To read the Easter Seals Canada 2010/2011 Annual Report click on ‘Expand’ in the image below:

Open publication - Free publishing - More annual report

For Easter Seals Canada’s past annual reports:

Easter Seals 2009/2010 Annual Report

Easter Seals 2008/2009 Annual Report

Exciting New Muliti-Sport Activity Centre Opens at Easter Seals Camp Woodeden

easterseals — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:58:19 +0000

London, ON – This summer federal, provincial, and Easter Seals Ontario representatives celebrated the completion of a new multi-sport activity centre at Easter Seals Camp Woodeden.

Camp Woodeden has been a home away from home for children, youth and young adults with physical disabilities for the past 65 years. The fully accessible activity centre is comprised of two buildings and includes a full-size gym, indoor climbing wall, amphitheatre, sports equipment storage areas, multi-purpose rooms, and change room facilities. This new facility will enable Camp Woodeden to offer an even wider range of athletic and cultural activities to children and youth with physical abilities.

“Camp Woodeden holds a special place in the hearts of many families in Ontario,” said Joe Preston, Member of Parliament for Elgin—Middlesex—London, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. “This new multi-sport activity centre will welcome children and youth with disabilities, and encourage them to participate to the fullest extent of their abilities. The Government of Canada is proud to have supported such a worthy project that will benefit so many.”

“The Ontario government is proud to have contributed to this important project,” said Chris Bentley, Member of Provincial Parliament for London West. “By helping Camp Woodeden turn their dream for a new sports and activity complex into a reality, we have made this special camp an even more welcoming and engaging place for children and youth with disabilities to grow and play.”

“We are very fortunate to have a government that recognizes the benefit of recreation for kids with physical disabilities,” said Nelson Millman, Chair of the Board, Easter Seals Ontario. “This fully accessible, multi-sport centre will benefit Easter Seals campers as well as people of all ages and abilities from the community.”

The governments of Canada and Ontario have each committed over $1.3 million toward this project. Easter Seals Ontario is contributing the balance of the total eligible project cost of just over $3.9 million.

Federal funding for this project comes from the Government of Canada’s $4-billion Infrastructure Stimulus Fund, which is providing funding to over 4,100 infrastructure projects across the country. Over the last couple of months, Ontario had an increase of 38,000 jobs and the unemployment rate declined to 7.9 per cent.

For additional information about investments in infrastructure, visit www.creatingjobs.gc.ca.

For further information about Canada’s Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.

For more information on how Ontario is revitalizing its infrastructure, visit ontario.ca/infrastructure.