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DES Delivering Exceptional Services Handyman Timetable Selfies of the Week Upcoming Events Afford Trivia Answer
from Staff Matters 249
by Afford
DES DELIVERING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES Afford is proud to offer exceptional employment services for people with disability. One of our most successful employment services is our DES (Disability Employment Services). Our DES staff do a fantastic job helping their job seekers find work and keep a job in open employment. Over the past financial year, we have seen our DES services blossom into an extremely profitable part of our organisation with a 25% profit margin. Afford’s culture is to recognise and celebrate these achievements and we would like to congratulate our DES teams on an exceptional achievement this past financial year. For the current financial year, our DES services have placed so far over 215 participants into work, which is a 35% placement rate, and DES is well on track to exceed their budget this financial year. We have 5 full-time DES sites and 7 outreach sites, making 12 sites in total. Over these 12 sites, we have a total of 700 active participants in our caseload! Our shining star locations are Bankstown, Fairfield and Mount Druitt achieving a 5-star employment rating, the highest rating you can receive. Our Employment Consultants assist our clients each day in overcoming their barriers to employment and helping them find their dream jobs by working together through their job plans. DES Employment services welcome referrals from other departments such as SLES or ADEs and others to achieve the end goal of securing clients part-time work in OPEN employment. If you know someone who may benefit from these services, please contact Jim Win, DES & SLES Manager on: jim.win@afford.com.au
Our Handy Man, Tahier, will be at the following sites this week: - Monday 23rd March: Mount Druitt & St Marys - Tuesday 24th March: Billabong, Dolphin & Empire - Wednesday 25th March: Minto ADE & Ingleburn ADE - Thursday 26th March: Narellan Vale, Narellan & Glen Alpine - Friday 27th March: Weekly catch-up and urgent requests Handyman Timetable
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SELFIES OF THE WEEK
Selfie Above: Kings Park DP, having a team meeting. It’s a tribe vibe!
Pawsome Selfie Above: Nancy Bola, True Blue Accommodation, with a Gentoo Penguin at the Sealife Sydney Aquarium.
UPCOMING EVENTS
DATE: EVENT:
21 March World Down Syndrome Day
28 March Earth Hour
1 April April Fools Day
2 April World Autism Awareness Day
Afford Trivia Answer: 1951, the year we established the Poliomyelitis Society.
