Nova Scotia Works Schools Liaisons (NSWSLs) & Let's Talk Careers

Let's Talk Careers

Let’s Talk Careers sessions help families and communities to support youth in making informed career choices. This program is intended to open and support career dialogue, build connections and increase the sharing of information and resources among youth, families and their communities. 

Nova Scotia Works School Liaison (NSWSL)

Nova Scotia Works School Liaisons (NSWSL) provide students and families support with:

  • access to and understanding of Labour Market Information
  • access to potential employment opportunities for youth
  • delivery of workshops and sessions (one-on-one or group sessions), related to career planning and labour market information, both virtually and in-person
  • delivery of workshops and sessions for schools, community groups, families, workplaces and other both at the school and in the community

Reach out to the NSWSL connected or nearest to your local high school.

School Assignment School Liaison
Auburn Drive High School
Cole Harbour District High School
Woodlawn High School
Aisha Bear
email: aisha.bear@halifax.ymca.ca
Amherst Regional High School
Oxford Regional Education Centre
Pugwash District High School
Tatamagouche Regional Academy
Alex Brown
email: alex.brown@cansa.ca
Halifax West High School
JL Ilsley High School
Alisha Hill
email: alisha.hill@jobjunction.ca
Barrington Municipal High School
Drumlin Heights Consolidated School
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School
Amanda MacKay
email: amackay@swemployment.com
Cobequid Educational Centre Arshdeep SIngh
email: arshdeep.singh@futureworx.ca
Memorial Composite High School
Rankin School of the Narrows
Sydney Academy
Avery Varnes
email: avarnes@nedac.ca
École acadienne de Pomquet
École Beau-Port
École NDA
Brenna Gould
email: bgould@cdene.ns.ca
Liverpool Regional High School
Lockeport Regional High School
North Queens Community School
Shelburne Regional High School
Catherine Gillis
email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca
Annapolis West Education Centre
Bridgetown Regional Community School
Digby Regional High School
Islands Consolidated School
Cathy White
email: cwhite@nsworksdigby.ca
Eastern Shore District High School
Island View High School
Marine Drive Academy
Musquodoboit Rural High School
Dawn Howe-Power
email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca
Étoile de L'Acadie Devon Pierre
email: devon.pierre@cb.ymca.ca
North Nova Education Centre
Northumberland Regional High School
Pictou Academy
Joey Desmond
email: jdesmond@careerconnections.ca
Advocate District School
Parrsboro Regional High School
River Hebert District School
Springhill Junior-Senior High School
Kaitlyn MacDonald
email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca
Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High
Fanning Education Centre
Guysborough Academy
St. Mary's Education Centre/Academy
Katie Pellerin
email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca
Charles P. Allen High School
Lockview High School
West Bedford High School
Kyle Lantz
email: KLantz@opportunityplace.ca
Bay View High School
Millwood High School
Sackville High School
Kyle Lantz (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: klantz@opportunityplace.ca
Breton Education Centre
Glace Bay High School
Riverview High School
Lijia Cara Jiang
email: cara.jiang@cb.ymca.ca
École Rose-des-Vents
École secondaire de Clare
École secondaire de Par-en-Bas
St. Mary's Bay Academy
Lisa Comeau
email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca
Avon View High School
Central Kings Rural High School
Horton High School
Lisa Diggs (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: ldiggs@vansda.ca
Forest Heights Community School
New Germany Rural High School
Park View Education Centre
Lorenda Barkhouse
email: lbarkhouse@empsolutions.ca
Baddeck Academy
Cabot Education Centre
Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy
Inverness Education Centre/Academy
Mat Noble
email: mnoble@nedac.ca
Citadel High School
Dartmouth High School
Matt Jamieson
email: mattjamieson@teamworkbridge.org
Hants East Rural High School
Hants North Rural High School
South Colchester Academy
Meagan Kuhn
email: meagan.kuhn@futureworx.ca
Middleton Regional High School
Northeast Kings Education Centre
West Kings District High School
Melanie McCulloch
email: mmcculloch@peopleworx.ca
Dalbrae Academy
East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy
Richmond Education Centre/Academy
Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre
Patti MacDonald-David
email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com
Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud
École acadienne de Truro
École secondaire du Sommet
École secondaire Mosaïque
Rim Elbaze
email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca

School Assignment School Liaison
Advocate District School Kaitlyn MacDonald
email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca
Amherst Regional High School Alex Brown
email: alex.brown@cansa.ca
Annapolis West Education Centre Cathy White
email: cwhite@nsworksdigby.ca
Auburn Drive High School Aisha Bear
email: aisha.bear@halifax.ymca.ca
Avon View High School Lisa Diggs (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: ldiggs@vansda.ca
Baddeck Academy Mat Noble
email: mnoble@nedac.ca
Barrington Municipal High School Amanda MacKay
email: amackay@swemployment.com
Bay View High School Kyle Lantz (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: klantz@opportunityplace.ca
Breton Education Centre Lijia Cara Jiang
email: cara.jiang@cb.ymca.ca
Bridgetown Regional Community School Cathy White
email: cwhite@nsworksdigby.ca
Cabot Education Centre Mat Noble
email: mnoble@nedac.ca
Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy Mat Noble
email: mnoble@nedac.ca
Central Kings Rural High School Lisa Diggs (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: ldiggs@vansda.ca
Centre Scolaire de la Rive-Sud Rim Elbaze
email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca
Charles P. Allen High School Kyle Lantz
email: KLantz@opportunityplace.ca
Citadel High School Matt Jamieson
email: mattjamieson@teamworkbridge.org
Cobequid Educational Centre Arshdeep SIngh
email: arshdeep.singh@futureworx.ca
Cole Harbour District High School Aisha Bear
email: aisha.bear@halifax.ymca.ca
Dalbrae Academy Patti MacDonald-David
email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com
Dartmouth High School Matt Jamieson
email: mattjamieson@teamworkbridge.org
Digby Regional High School Cathy White
email: cwhite@nsworksdigby.ca
Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High Katie Pellerin
email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca
Drumlin Heights Consolidated School Amanda MacKay
email: amackay@swemployment.com
East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy Patti MacDonald-David
email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com
Eastern Shore District High School Dawn Howe-Power
email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca
École acadienne de Pomquet Brenna Gould
email: bgould@cdene.ns.ca
École acadienne de Truro Rim Elbaze
email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca
École Beau-Port Brenna Gould
email: bgould@cdene.ns.ca
École NDA Brenna Gould
email: bgould@cdene.ns.ca
École Rose-des-Vents Lisa Comeau
email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca
École secondaire de Clare Lisa Comeau
email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca
École secondaire de Par-en-Bas Lisa Comeau
email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca
École secondaire du Sommet Rim Elbaze
email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca
École secondaire Mosaïque Rim Elbaze
email: rim.elbaze@halifax.ymca.ca
Étoile de L'Acadie Devon Pierre
email: devon.pierre@cb.ymca.ca
Fanning Education Centre Katie Pellerin
email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca
Forest Heights Community School Lorenda Barkhouse
email: lbarkhouse@empsolutions.ca
Glace Bay High School Lijia Cara Jiang
email: cara.jiang@cb.ymca.ca
Guysborough Academy Katie Pellerin
email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca
Halifax West High School Alisha Hill
email: alisha.hill@jobjunction.ca
Hants East Rural High School Meagan Kuhn
email: meagan.kuhn@futureworx.ca
Hants North Rural High School Meagan Kuhn
email: meagan.kuhn@futureworx.ca
Horton High School Lisa Diggs (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: ldiggs@vansda.ca
Inverness Education Centre/Academy Mat Noble
email: mnoble@nedac.ca
Island View High School Dawn Howe-Power
email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca
Islands Consolidated School Cathy White
email: cwhite@nsworksdigby.ca
JL Ilsley High School Alisha Hill
email: alisha.hill@jobjunction.ca
Liverpool Regional High School Catherine Gillis
email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca
Lockeport Regional High School Catherine Gillis
email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca
Lockview High School Kyle Lantz
email: KLantz@opportunityplace.ca
Marine Drive Academy Dawn Howe-Power
email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca
Memorial Composite High School Avery Varnes
email: avarnes@nedac.ca
Middleton Regional High School Melanie McCulloch
email: mmcculloch@peopleworx.ca
Millwood High School Kyle Lantz (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: klantz@opportunityplace.ca
Musquodoboit Rural High School Dawn Howe-Power
email: dawn.howepower@halifax.ymca.ca
New Germany Rural High School Lorenda Barkhouse
email: lbarkhouse@empsolutions.ca
North Nova Education Centre Joey Desmond
email: jdesmond@careerconnections.ca
North Queens Community School Catherine Gillis
email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca
Northeast Kings Education Centre Melanie McCulloch
email: mmcculloch@peopleworx.ca
Northumberland Regional High School Joey Desmond
email: jdesmond@careerconnections.ca
Oxford Regional Education Centre Alex Brown
email: alex.brown@cansa.ca
Park View Education Centre Lorenda Barkhouse
email: lbarkhouse@empsolutions.ca
Parrsboro Regional High School Kaitlyn MacDonald
email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca
Pictou Academy Joey Desmond
email: jdesmond@careerconnections.ca
Pugwash District High School Alex Brown
email: alex.brown@cansa.ca
Rankin School of the Narrows Avery Varnes
email: avarnes@nedac.ca
Richmond Education Centre/Academy Patti MacDonald-David
email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com
River Hebert District School Kaitlyn MacDonald
email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca
Riverview High School Lijia Cara Jiang
email: cara.jiang@cb.ymca.ca
Sackville High School Kyle Lantz (TEMP, liaison TBD)
email: klantz@opportunityplace.ca
Shelburne Regional High School Catherine Gillis
email: cgillis@empsolutions.ca
South Colchester Academy Meagan Kuhn
email: meagan.kuhn@futureworx.ca
Springhill Junior-Senior High School Kaitlyn MacDonald
email: kaitlyn.macdonald@cansa.ca
St. Mary's Bay Academy Lisa Comeau
email: serviceemploiclare.3@cdene.ns.ca
St. Mary's Education Centre/Academy Katie Pellerin
email: kpellerin@careerconnections.ca
Strait Area Education and Recreation Centre Patti MacDonald-David
email: patti.macdonald-david@ymcacanada.onmicrosoft.com
Sydney Academy Avery Varnes
email: avarnes@nedac.ca
Tatamagouche Regional Academy Alex Brown
email: alex.brown@cansa.ca
West Bedford High School Kyle Lantz
email: KLantz@opportunityplace.ca
West Kings District High School Melanie McCulloch
email: mmcculloch@peopleworx.ca
Woodlawn High School Aisha Bear
email: aisha.bear@halifax.ymca.ca
Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School Amanda MacKay
email: amackay@swemployment.com


 

Career Coaching Tools

There's no shortage of information to help youth and families learn about career planning, occupations, education/training, and the labour market. The following resources may be helpful to get started.

myBlueprint: This is an excellent resource available to all public high school students and families to support career development and helps students make informed decisions about career pathways. 

Nova Scotia Works Online: This website is a great place to start! Find information on career planning, labour market information and more! 

Careers Atlantic Canada: This site provides resources for students, families, and schools related to skills for success and labour market information. 

Canadian Government Career Planning: This resource includes career quizzes, job profiles, local and national labour market information, and tools to find out about career trends.

Have questions? Get in touch.