BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN Creating employment connections in your community.
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB SEEKERS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions (MWLFS) offer an entirely free of charge recruitment solution for all businesses across the Newcastle and Hunter regions. Whilst we do pride ourselves on the recruitment expertise we provide to our participants with disability, Mai-Wel LabourForce Solutions offers recruitment services that encompass all those in our community who are seeking employment – regardless of age or ability.
The Business Development team work with nearly
2000
Hunter businesses
300+
local job seekers placed into employment by MWLFS in 2020
High Retention MWLFS has higher than average employment retention rates
WHAT SETS US APART? The success of our business model is a testament to our investment in supporting our employer partners to succeed. Our approach to training and development is tailored to meet each job seeker’s employment goals and the needs of our employer partners. Mai-Wel’s point of difference is our commitment to ongoing on-the-job support for both our participants and the employer, all at no cost to the employer. If your business is in need of the right candidate to join your team, or you’re considering a LabourHire solution for your business, reach out to one of our Business Development Representatives (BDRs) today and let us take the stress out of recruitment for you.
IS YOUR BUSINESS MISSING FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITIES? DID YOU KNOW... To assist in the recovery from the impact of COVID-19, any eligible** businesses that engage an Australian Apprentice or Trainee at the commencement of 2021 can apply for a wage subsidy of 50% of the apprentice or trainee’s gross wages - up to $7,000 per quarter! Our team know all about how your business can benefit. Mai-Wel’s BDRs will help your business, irrespective of size or industry, to access this funding and will take the pressure off so you can focus on running your business. ACT NOW! There are limited positions available for eligible businesses so don’t miss out on this opportunity to upskill or grow your workforce - speak to our team today!
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Eligibility Criteria requires businesses to have engaged an Australian Apprentice since 5 October 2020 to undertake a Certificate II or higher qualification that is formally approved by the state training authority.
MAKING EMPLOYMENT A REALITY
MEET OUR BUSINESS ANDREA NOVAK E: ANDREA.NOVAK@MAIWEL.COM.AU M: 0423 881 012
A longstanding member of the MWLFS team, Andrea commenced her BDR role almost ten years ago. Boasting a further ten years’ experience in a similar role prior to joining MWLFS, Andrea offers business owners within the industries she represents an extensive knowledge base from which to support their businesses to achieve their recruitment and diversity goals. An energetic, enthusiastic and ambitious professional, Andrea has extensive experience in developing long standing, mutually beneficial business relationships. With an impressive academic record featuring a Certificate IV in Community Services, Train the Trainer, and Mental Health First Aid, Andrea is also an active member of the HunterNet professionals network in the Hunter region, who have recognized her outstanding capabilities by awarding her their prestigious Chairman’s Award for Networker of the Year. Contact Andrea if your business is aligned to the following industries:
Automotive
Transport & Logistics
Manufacturing & Warehousing
HR & Recruitment
Mining
Civil Construction & Earthmoving
Boating & Caravanning
Traffic Control
DEVELOPMENT TEAM AMY BOTTRELL E: AMY.BOTTRELL@MAIWEL.COM.AU M: 0437 828 621
A highly educated professional, Amy’s academic achievements include a Certificate III in Childcare, a Certificate IV in Pharmacy, a Certificate IV in Business Management, as well as her Assistant in Nursing qualification including proficiencies in Mental Health First Aid and regular First Aid. With extensive career experience in pharmaceutical sales and marketing, and in excess of thirteen years’ experience as a Pharmacy Assistance and Dispensary Technician, Amy’s knowledge in this field is a great asset to the businesses she supports through MWLFS. The additional experience gained as an Assistant in Nursing in the aged care industry, coupled with over two decades of experience in customer service and business relationship management, cements Amy as quite an established professional and asset to the Mai-Wel team for more than three years now. Contact Amy if your business is aligned to the following industries:
Professional Services
Cleaning & Laundry
Sport & Recreation
Retail - Health
I.T, Media, Telecommunications & Technical Services
Education & Training
Fast Food
Wine Industry & Vineyards Health & Community Services
ALLY MEYN E: ALLY.MEYN@MAIWEL.COM.AU M: 0429 219 074
Possessing a Diploma in Fashion Design, Ally’s early career also boasts extensive experience across the hospitality industry prior to her joining the MWLFS team as a Customer Service Officer more than four years ago. Ally’s relationship management and business management skills were quickly rewarded with her promotion to an Employment Assistant role supporting Mai-Wel participants to upskill and transition into ongoing work, a role that Ally fulfilled for two years before attaining her current role as a BDR. An active member of the regional business network, Ally is President of the local Business Networking International chapter. In recognition of her contribution to the businesses and job seekers in her community, Ally was presented with the highly prestigious award of Maitland Young Person of the Year by Maitland’s Lord Mayor Loretta Baker on Australia Day of 2021. An accolade most deserved. Offering a thorough understanding of the recruitment industry, from upskilling of Mai-Wel participants to supporting businesses to achieve their strategic recruitment goals, Ally possesses a unique skillset from which her partner businesses benefit. Contact Ally if your business is aligned to the following industries:
Hospitality
Trades & Services
Real Estate
Retail
Accommodation
Skip Bins & Rubbish Removal
Rural Supplies & Services
WHICH BDR DO I NEED? Based on the education, career experience and expertise of each of our BDRs within the BD Team, we have now adjusted the industries each BDR represents in order to assure optimum support for our partner businesses and your participants alike. As of January 2021, our BDR’s respective industries are as follows:
Tiffany
Andrea
Amy
Ally
Industry
Description
Local Council
Cessnock & Maitland
Automotive
Businesses associated with Auto industry including car dealerships (new and used), servicing, repairs, maintenance, workshops and car detailing
Mining
Businesses associated with and/or delivering a service to the mining industry
Manufacturing & Warehousing
Businesses associated with the fabrication, processing or preparation of products from raw materials and commodities, including all foods, chemicals, textiles, machines and equipment
Transport & Logistics
Trucks and bus drivers, couriers
HR & Recruitment
Labourhire, private recruiters and apprenticeships centres
Boating & Caravanning
Sales and services
Traffic Control
Suitably qualified, involve directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around construction zones, accidents or other road disruption
Civil Construction/Earth Moving
Civil construction and earth moving businesses
Sport & Recreation
Recreational activities, travel, fitness industry, supplies and services. Excludes bowling clubs
IT, Media, Telecommunications & Technical Services
IT, computer sales, support and servicing, web and graphic design, media advertising, tech support including office machinery
Professional Services
Accountants, Solicitors, Lawyers, banking, finance, support services, shredding, scanning, data entry
Cleaning & Laundry
Cleaing and laundry services
Fast Food
All fast food chains (KFC, McDonalds, Hungry Jacks etc)
Education & Training
Early learning and Childcare services, schools and training providers
Wine industries & Vineyards
Restaurant, accommodation and productions - Pokolbin area
Retail - Health
All businesses related to health industry retail (e.g. Pharmacy, hairdressing, beauty etc.)
Health & Community
Aged care facilities, disability support workers and home care services
Skip Bin & Rubbish Removal
Hire of bins, delivery and removal, sorting of waste
Hospitality
Pubs, clubs, race clubs, cafĂŠs, restaurant and catering, takeaways
Accommodation
Motels, B&Bs, guest houses (outside vineyard area)
Real Estate
Real Estate agent and property management
Retail
All retail outlets with a shop front (e.g. petrol stations, supermarkets, butchers, hardware stores etc.)
Trades & Services
i.e. Electrician, air conditioning technician, tilers, painters, builers etc.
Rural Supplies & Services
Turf farms, farm supplies, rural fencing, growers, equine services, kennels, stables etc.
WHEN ARE THE BDRs IN MY OFFICE? In order to more efficiently service the businesses in all industries across both the Maitland and Cessnock regions, and subsequently your participants wishing to work in these industries, we have updated our BDR Dual Site Roster. In doing so, we have mitigated the previously reported challenge of only having each BDR in the Cessnock office every three weeks. The new BDR Dual Site Roster will be in effect from January through to March 2021 at which point it will be reviewed to assure efficacy before rolling out the April through June roster. This new roster is the result of direct feedback from our colleagues in our DES and TTW teams across both Cessnock and Maitland, so please, if you have any feedback – be it positive or negative – please email Tiffany.Watters@maiwel.com.au or direct your feedback to your Service Lead to pass onto Tiffany for review before the end of March 2021. All feedback is welcomed to assure we are working as a cohesive and collaborative team to better service our business partners, and your participants alike. The BDR Dual Site Roster can be viewed in the following folder on the O: Drive:
BDR DUAL SITE ROSTER FEBRUARY 2021
BDR DUAL SITE ROSTER MARCH 2021
MEET THE BDR SESSIONS REINTRODUCED With great pleasure the Business Development Team announce the reintroduction of the monthly Meet The BDR sessions for 2021. The goal of these sessions is for you to accompany your Place-Ready-phase TtW participants, and Green-phase DES participants, to an interview with the BDR aligned to the job goal of your participant. This will offer valuable insight for the relevant BDR to align your participant for an existing or future employment opportunity with our network of businesses, or for the BDR to acquire the necessary knowledge to broker a position for your participant. To aid us in offering this service to you please ensure that you have placed your participant on your respective target job seeker spreadsheet located on the O: Drive in the following location:
We have now also simplified the booking process for you to reserve your meeting slot with the respective BDR. In the following folder on the O:Drive you will now be able to access the relevant booking form yourself:
MEET THE BDR BOOKING FORM The revised booking form contained in each of the aforementioned folders for each location now appears as follows:
As these booking forms are now available to all EAs and YSMs you are now welcome to insert your participants booking into any available time slot listed. If you feel your participant may require a longer meeting than the 15 minutes, please book out two timeslots. We ask for your cooperation in ensuring that you are available to attend the Meet The BDR session with your participant to ensure continuity of service to your participant, and sharing of information across our linked business units. We thank you in advance for your support in channeling BDR meetings with your participants to the specified days of the month wherever possible. This will ensure the BDR’s schedules are focused on marketing your participants to our business network, and creating employment opportunities generally. Following the Meet The BDR sessions with your participants, the BDR will now be responsible for the CIMS notes for these meetings.
HAVE A QUESTION? GET IN TOUCH WITH US TODAY! SEND OUR TEAM AN EMAIL: businessdevelopment@maiwel.com.au
CONTACT US IN THE OFFICE: MAITLAND Unit 6, 555 High Street, MAITLAND NSW 2320 Tel: (02) 4015 8400
CESSNOCK 201 Vincent Street, CESSNOCK NSW 2325 Tel: (02) 4015 8970
DUNGOG 114 Dowling Street, DUNGOG NSW 2420 Tel: (02) 4015 8400