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Staff matters May 26, 2017 - Issue 104 Week 46

Afford Employs a Proactive Approach

In This Issue 1 - Afford Employs a

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2 - Staff Profile - Cherrywood A Totem Success - ‘The Crew’ Equipped To Ride On

3 - Afford Employs a

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4 - Strategy Under the Coconut Trees in Brisbane

Last week, a new tradition continued with the second Afford Employment Conference a great success. The conference was the first time that the Team met since DES, ADEs and TTW joined under the one brand, Afford Employment. Afford Employment provides a holistic approach to employment supports - the increased interface between the employment arms of our organisation means we are able to offer participants exactly the right support for them to Find and Keep a Job. The Team came together to discuss the fantastic future ahead for their business units under the revised Afford Employment brand.

The conference was held at the Fairfield RSL and the atmosphere was a buzz with ideas and excitement on how Afford Employment will continue to grow and succeed with great leadership, partnerships and changes afoot. Being a proactive organisation was high on the agenda, with a focus on innovative ideas and growth under the NDIS. Paul Thomas led the charge, organising an informative and team building conference, with guest speakers Rex Eagle and John Fitzgerald from Given Australia, driving home some great tips on being a proactive organisation.

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Cherrywood A Totem Success Our Cherrywood Supersite was transformed into an exhibition of artistic talents this week, with an art workshop for our Lifestyle Centre clients.

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Hosted by talented artist, Diamando Koutsellis, Lifestyle Centre clients joined in the workshop and completed the final stage of the site's totem pole display.

Customer Care Team Central East Favourite Song: ‘When Doves Cry’ Lenny Kravitz Tribute To Prince (Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame).

The clients enjoyed the creating, making and building of their own totem pole art, as part of a feature to the gardens at our Cherrywood Supersite.

Favourite Movie: Legally Blonde & Hidden Figures.

The clients finished off the day with lunch in their newly renovated Lifestyle Centre! The project was all made possible through the Penrith City Council’s Magnetic Places Grants Program 2017.

Favourite Hobbies: Live theatre, and can’t go past a good coffee with interesting conversation.

Favourite Foods: Greek/ Vietnamese/French Cuisine.

If you could be an animal what would you be: A Horse.

What is your dream holiday destination: France, New York, Santorini.

If you had the power what would you change about the world: People to be kind to one another.

What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: Life has blessed me with many wonderful relationships.

If you had to teach something what would you teach: How to motivate people.

Something no one knows about me: Saw Lenny Kravitz perform live in Paris.

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A big thank you to the two Rooty Hill High School volunteers, Taine Campbell Orbell and Memphis Carroll, who did a wonderful job helping out on the day.

‘The Crew’ Equipped to Ride On The Crew are very excited about the new arrival of their brand new TORO ride-on lawnmower.

The new equipment will be a real time-saver and improve their efficiency on the job.

It will be especially useful for the large areas of vacant land being maintained by The Crew as part of their Department of Housing contract in the Macarthur.

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Our winners of the team building challenge - 'Battle of the Brains' - was awarded to the Team at Ingleburn ADE, with their team member Beau taking out the final ‘Ultimate Super Team Member’ title in the logical thinking knockout round.

After the conference, a great night was had by all with buzz night celebrations continuing through dinner at the Montagné French restaurant at Fairfield RSL. Oh la la!

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Strategy Under the Coconut Trees in Brisbane Last week, a group of Afford Employment managers attended the Disability at Work conference held in Brisbane. Afford was well-represented at the event where organisations from across the nation gather to share and learn.

The theme of the conference was 'Unleashing Employment Opportunities' for both people with disability and organisations, and was incredibly informative around recent DES reforms and the continual development of Finding and Keeping a Job funding under the NDIS. Speakers ranged from other notable ADE providers such as Bedfords and social enterprises like Yarra View, as well as government bodies and innovators. The broad discussions provided perspective on where Afford Employment sits compared to interstate competitors and gave the Team an idea of how different organisations have approached opportunity under the NDIS. Efficiency, synergy and meaningful opportunity were key contributors to the success of other organisations, and gave the Team plenty of things to think about under that infamous coconut tree that our CEO, Steve, loves to talk about.

Exciting times are ahead for Afford Employment!

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In the Selfie Above: Kay Wongwai and Michael Fontana playing with the Snapchat filters.

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