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Ability Options 300 Jobs for Christmas campaign hits its mark
Supporting people doing it tough over Christmas In the lead up to Christmas Day, our employment teams wanted to make an ambitious push to support at least 300 of our employment program participants to find work. Having employment during peak seasons like Christmas helps people provide for their fami
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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