Work With Us

WORK WITH US! spruce

grounds maintenance

encore

clothing

prime

timber production

merit

commercial solutions

Registered NDIS Provider

plenty catering & hire life skills program & employee entitlements next steps & getting a job at Self Help Workplace

spruce

grounds maintenance We keep gardens neat and tidy.

At Spruce Grounds Maintenance we help people and business with their gardens. We learn to do our work safely and well.

the things we help with: Mowing Brush cutting

Tidying up gardens Weeding and pruning It is good that we can go out to work and meet new people. DALE

encore

clothing

We get used clothing ready to sell by making it like new again.

At Encore Clothing we wash and iron the donated clothes and put them in the shop for people to buy. You will get to work in a fun environment, meet the customers and make new friends.

It is a friendly place. It is good to come to work and make new friends because you would get bored at home. JULIEANNE

prime

timber production I enjoy my work and having fun with my work mates.

ROBERT

We make useful products from wood.

At Prime Timber Production we make lots of different things from timber. We learn to do our work safely and well. Our customers are very happy with the products we make for them.

merit

the things we make: PALLETS SURVEY PEGS GARDEN STAKES PACKING CRATES FRUIT & VEGETABLE BINS PLUS LOTS MORE

commercial solutions

We do big and the things we do: small jobs for our FOLDING customers. We do our LABELLING work carefully so we FILLING ENVELOPES can be proud of it.

TAPING

At Merit Commercial Solutions we have to do a neat job so we make the customer happy.

SHREDDING AND LOTS MORE

It is good that we are able to have a job so we can work and earn money. AILSA

plenty catering & hire We make nice food for people to buy.

At Plenty Catering & Hire we make meals for our own morning tea and lunches. We also make hot and cold food and deliver it to people for their meetings and events.

I have learned how to cook different meals. Now I help in the group home where I live. KELLY

life skills program & employee entitlements The Life Skills Program supports our employees who have a disability to learn independent living skills.

The program incorporates the following elements:

DO YOU WANT TO MAKE FRIENDS?

COOKING • Kitchen and food handling hygiene • Food preparation and presentation • Storage of food • Healthy food choices and portion control

DO YOU WANT TO LEARN NEW SKILLS?

HYGIENE • Personal hygiene eg. handwashing • Work hygiene eg. wiping canteen tables, cleaning floors • Maintaining written cleaning records

DO YOU WANT TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT?

KITCHEN GARDEN

• All employees are paid at Self Help Workplace

• Maintaining the on-site garden beds • Choosing items to plant • Planting, weeding and harvesting

Employee Entitlements

DO YOU WANT TO EARN MONEY?

• Employees receive an assessed wage depending on the sort of work done • Employees also get superannuation and leave • You will still get all or some of your pension

KITCHEN GARDEN • Maintaining the on-site garden beds • Choosing items to plant • Planting, weeding and harvesting

• The work day is from 9:00am to 3:30pm (Monday to Friday). This can be negotiated

next steps & getting a job at Self Help Workplace Employment at Self Help Workplace • You need to have a plan with the NDIS • Your NDIS plan includes finding and keeping a job

Potential employees need to: • Be keen to work

WHAT DOES EMPLOYER OF CHOICE MEAN? Self Help Workplace is an Employer of Choice recognised by the Tasmanian Government. This means that we are a really great place to work! Our employees provide quality products and services to local businesses.

• Understand and follow instructions • Use their hands to build, fold, seal, tie knots, etc.

JOB TRAINING

• Work well with others

All our employees participate in training to help them get better and achieve their goals.

• Work safely • Attend to their own personal hygiene • Administer their own medication

• FRIENDS • RESPECT • VALUED • PURPOSE • INDEPENDENCE

WORK WITH US! If you want to work at Self Help Workplace you need to:  Ring and make an appointment on 6344 7133  We will make a time for you to visit us and meet the team  We may ask you to do a volunteer trial  If suitable we will arrange a time for you to start work

414 Hobart Road, Youngtown, Tasmania 7249 PHONE 03 6344 7133 FAX 03 6343 0651 EMAIL info@selfhelp.com.au

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www.selfhelp.com.au