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Nadine’s taken the first steps towards open employment Meet Nadine, an attendee of Mai-Wel’s Step Up, who was very excited to recently complete her first course. Nadine was supported by Step Up, which she engages in using her NDIS funding for 1:1 supports, to complete an online Vocational Pathways course. With the help of her Support Worker Lisa to assist with reading and writing, Nadine was able to learn all about [...]

Sharon is getting ready for the hospitality world with work experience! Once again, St Joseph’s College have teamed up with Mai-Wel’s Step Up to provide Sharon with some experience in the hospitality industry by helping out in the school’s canteen. Sharon started work experience at St Joseph’s College canteen at the start of 2021, when Term 1 commenced, where she will continue to attend every Thursday for some time. Along with attending Step Up [...]

Aimie’s experiencing the world of work with Step Up! Aimie is currently completing work experience at Rashays, Stockland Greenhills, as part of Mai-Wel’s Step Up program. Step Up is a program that is available for people with a disability to build their work capacity in order to gain open employment in the future. For Aimie, who has worked in an Australian Disability Enterprise since 2008, her NDIS funding to access capacity building supports has [...]

Danielle’s gets experience for work with Quick Bites Café! Once again Quick Bites Cafe has teamed up with Mai-Wel to provide one of our School Leaver Employment Supports participants with a work experience opportunity! Meet Danielle, a participant of Mai-Wel’s Step Up program, which she accesses using her School Leaver Employment Supports funding. The Step Up initiative is delivered to Year 12 school leavers with a disability to support their transition from school to employment. The [...]

Montana’s getting a taste for the hospitality industry during work experience at AJ’s Café! Two weeks ago, Montana started her first day of work experience at AJ’s Café in Huntlee. She’s been  spending 2 hours per week at the busy café, learning to serve customers and building her customer relationship skills. Her duties include making coffees and other drinks, preparing small meals, delivering food, maintaining high standards of personal hygiene [...]