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Employment Services Stories
Employment Success for Nambucca Local Ollie
When a young Ollie was seeking employment, Anessa at our Nambucca Disability Employment Service was able to support him towards success.
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Employment Services Stories
Breaking the Sound Barrier – A Local Story of Workplace Inclusion
When Nambucca Heads business owner David needed a new staff member, his local Disability Employment service had the perfect match in mind.
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Disability Services Stories
Employment Services Stories
A hole in one for young jobseeker Jamie!
Patrons of the Bellingen Golf Club will be familiar with Jamie, the young Club All Rounder who works with the club crew and keeps the golf carts clean, fuelled and in tip top shape.
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Disability Services Stories
Employment Services Stories
Empowering participants to unlock their potential: Emma, Manager – WorkReady
NDIS Employment Assistance, also known as WorkReady, is a service offered by Ability Options that supports people with disability prepare to enter or re-enter the workforce with confidence. Delivered by our team of passionate WorkReady Consultants, participants work on building the skills and experi
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Employment Services Stories
Thomas’ dream job lands him independence
Finding your calling for work can really come down to what you love in life. For Thomas, that was a keen interest in fish and plant life. Having realised his passion, Thomas decided to take his niche interests and enlist the support of Ability Options’ Employment Consultants. As a participan
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Employment Services Stories
WorkReady Superstar Thomas achieves employment goals through food
Since leaving school in 2018, Ability Options participant Thomas has been working hard towards achieving his employment goals. Through our WorkReady program, he has gained a range of real-world experience in the culinary industry, and at just 24 years old, says he’s fortunate enough to have alread
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Disability Services Stories
Employment Services Stories
How resilience can help you build strategies for success
It can be society’s view that disability is a one-size-fits-all label that defines a person’s lifestyle. However, not all disabilities are the same, nor are they all visible. As someone who has lived with a disability my whole life, I see disability as a characteristic which forms part of a pers
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Employment Services Stories
Your Support: Vanessa, ParentsNext Consultant
At Ability Options, putting the people we support first is at the heart of everything we do. We are here to help you reach your goals and realise your potential. This Q&A is the first in a new series where we will take you behind the scenes to see how our people work to support […]
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Employment Services Stories
From Participant to Employment: Lauren lands dream role through ParentsNext
Life’s challenges come in many forms. Lauren’s challenge was navigating her re-entry to full time work after becoming a mother for the first time. She found our ParentsNext program and developed her skills to achieve her goal of working in Human Resources. Becoming a parent for the first
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Disability Services Stories
Employment Services Stories
You are your own Leader
The term “Leadership” is often thought to be interchangeable with “management”, however, this isn’t always the case. Rafael Sanchez-Bayo, the Editor of Ability Options’ quarterly newsletter TheVoice, penned his thoughts on the importance of leadership and the role it plays in making a di
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