With a bit of support to address any barriers, Mai-Wel makes your employment opportunities full of possible. Having grown up in Maitland and being familiar with the Mai-Wel name, Stacy came to us as a job seeker who wanted a solid foundation of support. Despite this, she says had no expectations and just wanted to see if any opportunities would come about. Stacy is legally blind and experienced anxiety and a [...]
Top 10 reasons to hire a person with disability Did you know just 53.4% of people with disability are employed, compared to 84.1% of people who do not identify as having disability? Employment is an important part of life for all of us. It provides a sense of self-empowerment, independence and overall positive wellbeing. Like anyone else, people with disability can and want to work – it truly can be life [...]
It only took Thomas two workplace learning days of washing cars at Maitland Nissan & Kia Service Centre for them to offer him a permanent job in car detailing! Tom joined Mai-Wel Labourforce Solutions (MWLFS) as he had an intellectual disability, and wanted a helping hand preparing for employment with the goal to work with cars. MWLFS worked with Tom to support him to develop his skills, confidence and even obtained his [...]
We caught up with Kevin, one of our job seekers who takes part in Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions Disability Employment Supports (DES). With Mai-Wel, Kevin was able to gain and maintain meaningful employment at McDonalds! Read on to hear what Kevin has to say about his journey with Mai-Wel. “At each appointment with my Case Manager, Anthony explained how I wanted to work. He looked into many different roles for me, with some not [...]
[responsivevoice] Overcoming Barriers to Employment Lynette has been out of the workforce and approached Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions (MWLFS) to gain confidence and skills to get back to work. Her last role was 20 years ago but with the help of MWLFS staff, Lynette was able to work on her employability skills and gain work experience before landing a job. “I have been assisted and supported to undertake work experience at a [...]
Hear what Matthew has to say about Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions in Cessnock! With some help from Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions, Matthew was able to turn from job seeker to employee! Matthew told us what it was like to go on his employment journey with Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions. The first step is to gain the right skills and qualifications for the job or industry you are interested in. “I have been with Mai-Wel [...]
Kerran’s completed his course with flying colours! We had a chat to Kerran about his journey to training and employment with Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions. Kerran completed the Certificate II in Retail through the Australian Retailers Association and was supported by the Cessnock Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions team to complete this. “Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions provided assistance in many ways, such as letting me use the computers to complete my course, assisting me with scanning and uploading [...]
Jacob’s brewing skills for work with his barista course Meet Jacob, a job seeker who has been looking different industries and certificates to prepare for employment. Jacob is apart of the Mai-Wel Labour Force Solutions Disability Employment Service in Cessnock. We caught up with Jacob to talk about his goals and the steps he’s been taking towards them with Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions. “My Case Manager with Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions has been working with [...]
