{"id":6633,"date":"2022-10-20T18:57:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T08:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/?p=6633"},"modified":"2022-10-25T15:53:16","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T05:53:16","slug":"getting-young-people-work-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/getting-young-people-work-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting young people work-ready!"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; bottom_padding=&#8221;16&#8243; bottom_padding_tablet=&#8221;16&#8243; left_padding_tablet=&#8221;5&#8243; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; 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As Northcott Community Engagement Officer, Josh Debono is also identifying sectors impacted by skills and labour shortages where there is the potential for people with disability to fill employment gaps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic put a complete hold on work experience and paid employment opportunities for recent school leavers coming to Northcott for job support. Before that, many organisations were hesitant to take on people with disability because of a lack of understanding about their capabilities,\u201d Josh says.<\/p>\n<p>Through conversations with businesses as well as an industry roundtable meeting, Josh is raising awareness about the abilities of young people with disability \u2013 and creating real opportunities for work experience placements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talk about the individual, their capabilities and the programs we have in place to build their job-ready skills and get them prepared for independence and moving into paid employment. With increased knowledge, employers are becoming more open to the idea of taking on a young person with disability for work experience. There are also a lot of opportunities showing real promise of paid employment to follow,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<h4>Bunnings work experience program<\/h4>\n<p>In June, 65 participants from 7 Northcott sites across Greater Sydney kicked off a new work experience program at Bunnings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBunnings hasn\u2019t provided work experience placements for people with disability in the past. I sent them information about our programs and what we are aiming to achieve, and they said they were keen to get on board,\u201d Josh says. \u201cWe worked together on a program and now we\u2019ve built an ongoing relationship with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The participants are experiencing every department of Bunnings from the warehouse to working on the retail floor. Each participant is paired with a buddy who assists them. In their final weeks, they can choose an area of their interest in which to finish their work experience placement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far it\u2019s gone really well. Our customers get a shirt and apron, learn skills and they feel part of the team,\u201d Josh says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud to be playing my part in building connections and new work experience opportunities for our participants. This is a great way to support them to progress their skills, while trialing different types of industries and occupations. They are so excited to be doing work experience and you can see their confidence is growing. They are proud of themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>What our participants think<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_6637\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6637\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6637\" src=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-1.png\" alt=\"Denny\" width=\"766\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-1.png 766w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-1-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Denny<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"small\"><p>\u201cI really like working in the tools section and helping customers and putting stock on the shelf. I also like talking with the people who work there.\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Denny<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666675530875{padding-top: 20px !important;}&#8221;]\n<div id=\"attachment_6638\" style=\"width: 776px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6638\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6638\" src=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-2.png\" alt=\"Denny\" width=\"766\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-2.png 766w, https:\/\/ourimpact.northcott.com.au\/2022\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Aaron-Payne-and-Suzie-Purcell-Positive-Behaviour-Support-Practitioner-outside-2-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oscar<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"small\"><p>\u201cI worked in the tool section and I enjoyed making it neat and tidy. I also enjoyed working in the paint section where I got to clean up a section. 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