Employment Programs
First Steps Program (1 on 1 Session)
This program is structures, and clients follow a routine for the session. It is designed to build confidence and skills by exploring various activities. We aim to individualise the program as the clients suited to this program may have challenges being in new spaces, attending to tasks and communicating.
Creative Exploration (Group Session)
Participants will explore ideas and opportunities to develop a microenterprise. Connect and support social skill development with other clients who are at a similar stage in their employment journey. Learn different techniques and skills within each project, which can be transferrable to other microenterprise ideas such as jewellery-making, card-making, cooking and art.
Blue Bird Cafe (Group Session)
Participants will develop job readiness skills within a structured simulated work environment designed to empower clients to achieve increased independence and enhance social engagement. The cafe serves as a valuable platform for individuals to explore and develop their work abilities while fostering self-confidence. Blue Bird Cafe is slower paced so specific skills can be targeted with the next step being the Red Dove Experience Cafe.
Red Dove Experience Cafe (Group Session)
This is broken into two programs, Food Focus and Service Focus. Participants can choose 1 or both, however it is a strength-based program so not all clients will be suited to both programs. The cafe will be open to customers from 11;30am – 1:30pm.
Food Focus: This session will commence and finish before the café is open and will focus on food preparation and café set-up ready for the Service focus team.
Service Focus: This session will commence as the café is open and will focus on customer service, barista (drink preparation), basic cooking or heating of food and café pack up procedures.
Little Red Bird Cafe (Group Session)
Clients provide an afternoon tea service for a community craft group. The food made by the clients is a simple sweet and savoury recipe. There is an opportunity to learn how to use the coffee machine. The purpose of the program is to improve their work abilities and self-confidence.
Pre-Work Skills Program (Group Session)
This program is for developing the workplace skills of time management, developing and following a plan and communication for the workplace The tasks are a variety of general office and administration tasks.
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