Employer stories

Jenny: BIZLINK Support Coordinator (Support Coordinator for Sarah)

Customised Employment and Micro Business, Employers

Jenny is a Support Coordinator for Disability Employment Services at BIZLINK in WA. Her role is to assist clients in their jobs and support them to maintain open employment, focusing on personalising the support to the client’s needs to ensure they have meaningful participation in employment.

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Dean (employer of Harry)

After School Jobs, Employers

Like many good opportunities, this one came about over a coffee with a local.

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Deb (employer of Kyle)

Employers

Deb feels that having Kyle join the team has contributed to everyone’s ability to communicate with each other, especially in the kitchen.

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Kane (employer of David)

Employers

Kane says a highlight of working with David is that “He is here 10 minutes early every day, which is what I look for in an employee. That brings a little bit of a smile to my face.”

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Maryborough Sports Club (employer of Brock)

Employers

Since starting his career at the Maryborough Sports Club, Brock has gone from strength to strength and is a valued member of the organisation. Brock is a young man with speech language impairment who commenced his Australian School based Apprenticeship and Traineeship at the Maryborough Sports Club three years ago.

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Maddie (employer of Mia)

Employers

“I think my favourite time was watching Mia use her initiative to take an order. It was really amazing to see that happen, that her confidence had grown that she is doing things of her own bat,” Maddie says.

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Bruce (employer of Gavin)

Employers

Since taking Gavin on, and with the help of staff from Epic Assist, GMG has taken on two more students with disability from within the Ticket to Work network for a traineeship, with the hope to offer them employment when they finish school.

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