“Mai-Wel gave me the confidence to achieve my goal.” When Brooklynn came to Mai-Wel, she had a dream of supporting people through her work but wasn’t quite sure what was possible. With some help from her Youth Support Mentor, Brooklynn came up with a plan to break through the barriers and reach her goal. Having a license is a job requirement for many Support roles, so Brooklynn began working towards her [...]
Kane’s taking the next step in his career From searching for work, to a successful career helping other do the same, our Youth Support Mentor is taking the next step in his career and achieving his long-term goal of supporting youth in the Indigenous community. We spoke to Kane about his journey with Mai-Wel. “I had an initial appointment with Mai-Wel in 2021. I was hesitant to come in because I [...]
Top 6 Tips to Running an Inclusive & Diverse Business Many businesses list inclusivity and diversity as core values. The MacMillian Dictionary provides an easy definition for the two concepts: Inclusivity: the fact of including all types of people, things or ideas and treating them all fairly and equally. Diversity: the fact that very different people or things exist within a group or place. But how do you actually create an [...]
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 [...]
Lights, Camera, Work Experience! One needed headshots, another needed photography experience. Put the two together and what do you get? Great results for two participants at Mai-Wel! Musician and aspiring actor Christopher has previously launched two albums and has been wanting to delve further into the world of acting. To do this, he needed promotional headshots and a showreel to present at upcoming auditions. Enter Isaac, who has been attending supports to [...]
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 [...]
Earlier in the year, Gemco Rail met with Mai-Wel to discuss and explore options to enhance their diversity and open further inclusivity in their workforce. Mai-Wel has been providing employment and disability supports and services in the Maitland community for over 62 years. “Supporting Mai-Wel is deeply aligned to our values of good corporate citizenship, supporting the communities in which we operate,” said Michael Rae, Gemco Service Manager. From a meeting [...]
Mike and Tori had a goal to gain employment, but first they needed to get some experience. Mt Carmel, an Aged Care facility, selected Michael and Tori to take part in a 12-week work place learning opportunity, with the prospect for this to lead into employment. Over the 12-weeks Mike and Tori were busy, working across many areas of Mt Carmel Residential Aged Care. Examples of this includes group activities with [...]
Ashley and Samantha have been cooking up a storm at the Morpeth School Canteen! Building skills such as food preparation and customer service are extremely important in order to be prepared for working in the hospitality industry. Ashely and Samantha are learning new skills from cooking, baking, filling lunch orders and serving to implementing the importance of cleaning and maintaining a hygienically clean work area all apart of a Mai-Wel workplace [...]
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 [...]
