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October 30, 2015 - Issue 28 Week 17
AFFORD Your Employer Of Choice Providing A Brighter Future!
In this Issue Page 1 • AFFORD Your Employer Of Choice Providing A Brighter Future!
Page 2 • Staff Profile • AFFORD Star In ‘Stay Alert Don’t Get Hurt’
Page 3 • AFFORD at Mini Olympics • Condell Park Set Sail
Page 4 We are now recruiting for the new Relief Team Leader and Coordinator Register. AFFORD is recognised as the employer of choice and are committed to providing a brighter future and career progression opportunities to our staff. We are also committed to providing the training and development needed for our staff to succeed. As such, the Relief Team Leader and Coordinator register has been revamped. This includes a slightly updated recruitment process and a brand new training program. We are currently seeking Expressions of Interest from Lifestyle Assistants (or any other AFFORD staff who are interested) to join the Team Leader relief team and Team Leaders to join the Coordinator relief team. Please refer to the email from Stephanie Forsyth dated 29th October 2015 for the selection criteria and the EOI for both positions. If applying, please return the EOI, cover letter and resume to HR@ afford.com.au and copy your direct manager by 5pm Thursday 5th November 2015. We also want to rename the register to something more exciting and catchy! Please send through any suggestions you may have to stephanie.forsyth@afford.com.au
T 02 8805 3700 E info@afford.com.au 12 Marieanne Place, Minchinbury 2770 afford.com.au
• Halloween Hits Blacktown • AFFORD Selfies • Have A Laugh
AFFORD Fact In 1999, AFFORD, an acronym of the Australian Foundation for Disabled was registered as a trading name. Highlights of 1999 included the official opening of the Business Service and AFFORD’s Head Office at Minchinbury by the Honourable Warren Truss, MP.
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Staff Profile
AFFORD Star In ‘Stay Alert Don’t Get Hurt’
Michelle Flynn
Marketing and Promotions Officer Minchinbury Head Office Favourite Song: Summer of ’69Bryan Adams Favourite Movie: The Notebook Favourite Hobbies: Road trips and singing in my car Favourite Foods: Cheese Platter If you could be an animal what would you be: A cat What is your dream holiday destination: Anywhere I can relax and swim If you had the power what would you change about the world: Make human’s more compassionate What is the nicest thing someone has ever done for you: Offered to have a baby for me. If you had to teach something what would you teach: I taught media and marketing for 18 years and I loved it. Something no one knows about me: I am 23 years older than my siblings, who are my world.
On the 26th of October clients from our day programs attended Bankstown Hoyts to launch our ‘Stay Alert Don’t Get Hurt’ campaign supported by the $4800 grant given by the NRMA. In consultation with the Bankstown City Road Safety Officer Jenny Murray the Condell Park Day Program developed and filmed a road safety video and catchy song highlighting the important road safety aspects including crossing the road at a pedestrian crossing, exiting a bus and how to use a shared bike/pedestrian footpath. The video was viewed by many AFFORD staff and clients with their families along with Bankstown Deputy Mayor Toan Nguyen, Bankstown NRMA Branch Manager Jim Mantzikopoulous and the NRMA Shared Values team. A presentation followed the premiere screening to acknowledge the hard work put in by everyone involved and present awards for all the clients who starred in the movie. A huge thankyou again goes to the NRMA for their ongoing support over the years, to Paul Mitchell who managed the production of the DVD and all the participants who starred in the movie, excellent work guys!
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AFFORD Compete at ‘The Sky’s The Limit’ Olympics On the 22nd of October, customers from our Day Programs attended the 8th annual “The Sky’s The Limit” Mini Olympics held at Beaton Park. The program was run by Essential Personnel, providing a variety of fun sporting activities to help people with disabilities develop skills to help them achieve life goals, increase independence and participate as valued and active members of the community. Ashfield have attended this event for three consecutive years and this time were joined by Green Valley and Windsor clients. Our customers loved making new friends along with experiencing the exhilaration and joy of competition in a variety of enjoyable activities such as long jump and running races. The hard work and dedication provided from the staff at Essential Personnel, along with volunteers from the community and schools in the region made this an amazing day for our customers and all participants making them feel like valued members of the community. Pictured above: Customers loving the competition.
Condell Park Set Sail Condell Park Day Program recently participated in the Sailability program as part of the $6000 Youth Club grant provided by Bankstown City Council. The initiative is run by experienced volunteers to encourage clients to get hands on assisting with winches and raising the sails, facilities also allow for all clients with disabilities a chance to participate. Our clients enjoyed the exciting opportunity to experience the thrills of sailing on the Sydney Harbour in a ‘sonar style’ yacht. Customers Mahmoud, Jake, Robbie and Andrew took part in the ‘maiden voyage’ assisted by staff members Paul Mitchell and Roseanna Barletta. The program is being held every second Wednesday, as the program only allows four participants to attend at one time giving all our clients from Condell Park a chance to experience the joys of sailing. Bankstown City Council are great supporters of AFFORD and over the years they have enabled AFFORD to provide many great social activities such as this to our customers, greatly enhancing the quality of life for these participants and their families.
Pictured above: Customers sailing out at sea.
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Halloween Hits Blacktown A dark void filled with vampires, witches, ghouls and a variety of demonic creatures from the dark side descended upon Blacktown Day Program early on Tuesday morning. The atmosphere was one of gloom and doom but yet was also tinged with a sense of excitement of what was yet to come. Despite this, participants from Kings Park, Penrith and Chipping Norton sites were happy to visit and helped the Blacktown participants and staff get through the day unscathed, lucky there was plenty of dancing fun and good food! Prior to the end of this other world experience and with encouragement, our other worldly creatures participated in “the most scary creature� competition and first, second and third place winners were most happy with the goody bags and prizes they received. Thankfully by the end of the day all of the dark visitors decided to leave us and Blacktown site descended into a place of calm once again.
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In this Selfie Above: Kim French Coordinator and Andrew Dewar Lifestyle Assistant
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Pictured above: Blacktown Day Program Clients dressed up for halloween.
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