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Brendan’s “legen-dairy” achievement

  • June 27

Brendan joined WorkReady in September 2018. During this time Brendan worked vigorously toward achieving his career goal of employment within the hospitality industry and did so with a passionate determination, strong work ethic and an eagerness to learn. Brendan successfully gained RSA and RCG qualifications and obtained his Learners License. Brendan would consistently express his love for his “local” – The Wyong Milk Factory. Brendan was in awe of this multi-faceted hospitality busines... CONTINUE READING

Thomas’ Story – A great time to explore work options

  • June 14

If you’ve never been unemployed, you may occasionally dream of never working again. However, for many people who have been out of the workforce for more than a few months, there may be a sense of alienation from society and anxiety about whether their situation will ever change. That anxiety is exacerbated for those with a physical or mental impairment, who know they face additional hurdles to getting a job. When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated for in 20... CONTINUE READING

Marc’s cooking journey from frozen to fresh

  • May 17

Marc and Annie O’Neill (Occupational Therapist) have been working together since March this year. Marc identified he wanted to improve his cooking skills and practice making meals at home. The Therapy Team have been supporting Marc with his goal. Together with Marc’s Support Workers, Annie has been working with Marc to build his capacity to prepare meals independently. So far, they’ve made spaghetti bolognese, nachos, and most recently a chicken and vegetable stir fry with the aid of hi... CONTINUE READING

Rose’s WorkReady Success

  • April 24

Rose has attended WorkReady since August of 2018 where she joined us as a Year 12 student. Rose had a goal of learning employment skills in the hope of eventually getting a job within the hospitality industry. Rose expressed to Consultants that she loved cooking but did not think this is something she was capable of doing for work. Our staff worked with Rose on customer service, appropriate behaviour, communication skills and money counting skills before placing her in to work experience at N... CONTINUE READING

Emma excels at Eurella

  • March 15

Emma joined the WorkReady service in July 2018 with her goals being to secure part-time role where she is able to help others and to build upon her confidence and independence through life skills. With these goals in mind, WorkReady Consultants created tailored one on one sessions and worked with Emma to develop her employment, communication and life skills in order to prepare her for the workforce and independent living. Emma attended WorkReady whilst also completing her final year of sc... CONTINUE READING

Top Results at Top Coat

  • January 15

I first approached Top Coat about an opportunity to fill an Apprenticeship role as a Furniture Finisher, in December 2018. I remember walking in to meet the Owner Roger, not sure how he would react about meeting a young girl for an apprenticeship in a predominantly male environment. My main concern was Tayler had already turned 21, so she wouldn't even be considered as wages play a large part in apprenticeships and people over 21 receive adult rates of pay. I had only spoken to Roger over the ph... CONTINUE READING

Kavya’s Story

  • January 11

Kavya has recently completed her first year in Bachelor of Nursing at UTS and was keen to get some work experience in the health sector. Although it was initially difficult to find employers able to facilitate work experience opportunities in this industry, Kavya and her WorkReady Consultant managed to secure an interview for a potential placement at Homebush Pharmacy. Kavya worked hard on developing her interview skills and self-confidence while attending one-on-one sessions with her Work... CONTINUE READING

Picked for Success

  • October 19

Late last year, Ability Options Employment division, Olympus Solutions partnered with a local RTO/Recruiter (Inspire Global Group), to assist Woolworths to employ staff for its next ‘Dark Store’ in Brookvale. Woolworths ‘Dark stores’ are closed to the public and are laid out like a supermarket to allow staff members to pack orders and ship directly from the store facilitating online orders for customers through the Sydney region. Through that initial partnership, our Employer Engag... CONTINUE READING

Bush Tucker “Damper Days”

  • June 15

For people with disabilities, it’s important to have access to community facilities, find opportunities for socialising and skill building. That’s exactly why Ability Options Community access groups have been exploring the local area, with an exciting new addition to the programs called “Damper Days”. During “Damper Days” the group members are supported at the Narrating Reserve to set up an open fire in a control environment, collect the wood, prepare the ingredients and bake Dam... CONTINUE READING

Aleesha’s Story

  • May 3

Aleesha is a talented young woman who has always been passionate about musicals. Aleesha’s dream is to sing in front of people and one of her NDIS goals is to get out and about and build her confidence through performing live. Ability Options is working together with Aleesha to achieve her dreams, supporting her with finding venues to perform and producing flyers to send invitations out to the public. One of Aleesha’s latest shows has been a heartfelt performance from 'Frozen' the movie a... CONTINUE READING

What can a Standout Support Coordinator can do for you?

In the ever-complex world of the NDIS, Support Coordinators emerge to empower participants to navigate the scheme, exercise choice and control and achieve their goals. This month, we wanted to highlight the thoughts from across our Support Coordination team about what they think makes a Support Coo...

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