Staff Matters 18

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August 21, 2015 - Issue 18 Week 8

From Good to Great – ELMO eLearning Coming Soon

In this Issue Page 1 • Elmo eLearning

Page 2 AFFORD prides itself on the training it provides staff and this will continue to be an important part of the future. Moving into NDIS, there is a need to transition from good to great and provide a range of training courses that would be easily accessible 24/7 to all staff.

We are therefore proud to announce the commencement of our new project - ELMO Talent Management eLearning platform.

ELMO is an interactive e-learning program which assists staff to understand policies and the correct application of procedures, guidelines, tools and templates. It delivers cloud-based Talent Management solutions used by leading organisations and they deliver best practice insights derived from over 13 years of experience working with HR teams from a diverse range of organisations.

ELMO services more than 500 customers and 2 million users. They serve organisations of all sizes, across more than 25 industries in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia and are a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). All solutions are hosted by ELMO in Australia and New Zealand.

Some of the benefits of using ELMO eLearning include an easy to use course builder, they are multi device compatible and have customised reports. There will be further information sent out about this platform in due course.

AFFORD’s Got Talent Next Page!

T 02 8805 3700 E info@afford.com.au 12 Marieanne Place, Minchinbury 2770 afford.com.au

• Staff Profile • AFFORD’s Got Talent

Page 3 • AFFORD’s Got Talent

Page 4 • Spenser Gets A Bike • AFFORD Selfies • Have A Laugh

AFFORD Fact In 1985, as a result of a review of services for people with disability, the Department of Community Services encouraged a change of attitude to the disability issue and the services provided, and as a result the workshops previously known as Sheltered Employment Enterprises, adopted the less discriminatory name of FODI Industries.

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Staff Profile

AFFORD’s Got Talent!

Last week the highly anticipated annual AFFORD’s Got Talent event, organised by the fabulous Helen Berridge along with a committee of enthusiastic AFFORD staff members, was held at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre in Penrith.

Victoria Kemp Lifestyle Assistant Kings Park

Favourite Song: Fast Car – Tracy Chapman Favourite Movie: Pretty Woman Favourite Hobbies: Shopping!

Favourite Foods: Seafood If you could be an animal what would you be: Dolphin

Many AFFORD Day Programs and Transition To Work customers took to the stage on the evening, with performances of songs such as ‘Livin La Vida Loca’, ‘’Dancing Queen’, ‘Say Geronimo’ and ‘We Will Rock You’. AFFORD Mt Druitt and Penrith Day Programs featured group acts ‘Grease Lightning’ and ‘Let’s Get This Party Started’ which were fantastic.

The event is designed to offer AFFORD customers along with their parents and carers a fun evening that allows them to celebrate their individuality and express themselves through song and dance among their friends. Many of our customers look forward to this event all year and have a ball getting up on stage and performing to an audience.

They really put in a lot of practice in readiness for their performance.

Thank you to everyone involved in organising the event and also to those who attended to show their support on the night - we all look forward to next year’s event. There is no doubt AFFORD definitely does have talent!

What is your dream holiday destination: Alaska If you won Lotto what would you spend the money on: I would buy a huge house in the country and be a foster carer for as many children as possible If you had the power what would you change about the world:I would create more group homes for people with disabilities so there was no waiting list to be placed in a group home What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: Given me a chance when I had no experience to build a career in disability If you had to teach something what would you teach: If I had enough experience I would teach Auslan Something no one knows about me: I have a HUGE family - 63 cousins just on my dad’s side!

Pictured Above - The fabulous Lion King act Circle Of Life featuring Windsor and Mt Druitt customers and staff

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Spencer Speeds to Work One of our Transition to Work trainees, Spenser Colbran recently received a bike from the Riverstone Men’s Shed in order to help him get to his work experience placement.

It was identified that Spenser needed a bike to be independent so he could travel to his work experience placement as a cleaner at the AFFORD Jamisontown Day Program. A phone call to Don at the Riverstone Men’s Shed and Mick and the guys had a bike ready for Spenser, even supplying a spare front tyre. This is not the first bike supplied free of charge to TTW trainees and is a great example of a wonderful partnership and mentoring program.

As you can see from the photo, Spenser really loves his bike and is thoroughly enjoying his newfound independence.

Pictured Right - Spenser with his new bike

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In this Selfie L - R: Angela Dion, Anjuli Rangar, Paul Thomas, Nikita Gupta at the NDIS briefing

Please send in your selfies to Deb Fucci

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