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Riverside Nursery : Bega Valley Work Crew : Stitches and Prints :

Spindler Street Packaging Service : Eligibility

Riverside Nursery, Bega Valley Workcrew, Stitches & Prints and the Spindler Street Packaging Service are Accredited Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) offering supported employment and vocational training for people with disability.

The four ADE’s provide reliable, high profile work opportunities; with employees working alongside experienced Managers, Coordinators and Supervisors, nursery and Workcrew staff, screen printers and machinist and volunteers and community members.

Employees receive and agreed minimum wage, in line with the Supported Employment Service Award 2010, which reflects progression towards a full award wage.
Employee’s wage rates are reviewed every three years, using the BSWAT (Business Service Wage Assessment Tool), by Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service (CRS), and annually by Tulgeen Disability Services. As well as working with supervisors on-the-job, each ADE has an ‘Employee Trainer’ who works with individual employees on increasing their skills and knowledge.

All employees also have a Workplace Keyworker who works with them as part of an individual planning process to develop an Employment Assistance Plan (EAP). EAP’s are aimed at giving employees choice and support in developing strategies to increase their vocational skills and knowledge. Employees are given the opportunity to learn about OHS and their rights and responsibilities at work during “Workskills 4 Life” training, on-the-job training and workplace meetings.

Tulgeen Disability Services’ ADE’s operate under the principles of EEO and Affirmative Action and employ people from different backgrounds, to enhance the quality of relationships experienced by employees.

The Business Services Manager (BSM) oversees the day to day operation of the Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE) in conjunction with the respective Enterprise Coordinators.

Working from with the Riverside Nursery & Bega Valley Workcrew site or the office at Stitches and Prints this position is responsible for ensuring adequate resources are available for the ADE’s to not only operate as a business in the ‘Open Market’; but also provide the level of support required by the employees of the ADE’s. This requires a balance between support service and profitable business.

Budget preparation, financial reviews, strategic planning, and marketing & promotion factor highly in this position.  Other responsibilities include:

  • Promoting the ADE’s  and Tulgeen Disability Services as a whole,
  • Exploring new opportunities to expand the services offered by the ADE’s, and
  • Identifying new customers and markets for the products and services of the business services.

    Tulgeen Group’s Business Services are funded by the Federal Government’s
    Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FACSIA)

    45 Eden Street, BEGA, NSW 2550
    Ph: 02 6499 0863 - Fax: 02 6492 4296

    Email:  nick.machan@tulgeen.com.au