Join us in celebrating more than 25 years of designing and delivering social service programs under contract to governments across Canada.
W. J. Stelmaschuk and Associates Ltd. -- or WJS as we are more commonly known -- is a multi-faceted human service agency specializing in unique service options. Our vision is to promote individual and community wellness through a broad spectrum of effective and culturally competent services that support individuals to participate in society and their communities to their full potential. Our unique approach to human services recognizes no geographic, social or cultural boundaries in addressing the human service needs of diverse groups of persons from across Canada.
Come and explore our site to learn more about WJS resources and expertise, our past experiences and our current service options, and to meet our people ....
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Moving Forward into a New Decade
The WJS
strategic plan for 2010 continues to focus on five key areas:
Service Quality—“Give great service that builds strengths and prepares people for life.”
Governance—“Running
WJS and making it the best place to work.”
Marketing—“People
understand what we do and want to be a part of it.”
Information Technology—“Technology works to make everyone’s job easier, & everyone
knows what’s going on.” and
As we move
forward, we find ourselves looking for ways to simplify and clarify our
processes and procedures to zero in on our mission, "strengthening people
and communities with innovative, individualized services."
For example, staff seek ways
to concentrate time, energy and resources on direct services, spending less
time on duties that aren't specifically people-oriented.Management looks for ways to value and retain
staff because we know our excellent staff are the reason our programs are
successful.At the same time, we're
reviewing and refining the “central nervous system” of WJS, our IT network, to
decrease the time spent on administration and make our services more efficient
and effective. We’re also implementing video conferencing, human resource
scheduling software, e-mail for all employees, personal electronic
communication devices, and case management software to bring us together and
make our services better.
And finally,we’re changing our look.We decided it was time to update the face we
present to the public and, as a result, we’ve adopted the new logo and corporate
colours you see displayed on this website.We’ll soon have a date for our formal launch of our new logo, and we
hope you’ll visit us at one of our programs or office during that time to see
'what’s new' at WJS.
RAK and Roll!!!
In November, 2009, the WJS HR
department challenged employees to help reach a goal of 1,000 Random Acts of
Kindness in the month of November!! The WJS 1,000 RAK Campaign demonstratedthat WJS employees sure know how to promote
the Christmas spirit, even when it’s not December.
According
to the HR manager, it was clear that WJS has plenty of wonderful peers, mentors
and role models throughout all the programs and divisions. Many, many staff
reported the things they did in both their work and their private lives to keep
the spirit of kindness going.It was
also obvious that staff appreciated the kindnesses bestowed upon them.We’re proud to be able to say we work with
these wonderful people!!We thank
everyone who participated in making a difference in the lives of others.