Workforce Australia client Alec has a love for animals. He grew up and worked on his family’s farm. However, in search of independence, Alec had recently moved to the Wollongong area.
Alec found the change of environment to be challenging due to the difference in pace. He had also hoped to continue to work with animals but in the more metro environment found there were limited work opportunities in this space.
He was currently drawing and selling pet portraits however he needed to supplement this passion project with additional income.
He was connected to atWork Australia in Warrawong and began to work with Job Coach, Marcia.
Alec was referred to our internal Wellness Services for support navigating this major change in his life.
Marcia also began to work with Alec on his confidence. Alec was enrolled in a short course to obtain some new skills. Gaining these qualifications was also a way for Alec to start to feel more confident achieving new things outside of his comfort zone.
Alec was successful and gained qualifications he could use in any industry including cleaning rooms, furniture and fittings, and shifting materials safely using manual handling techniques.
Another goal of Alec’s was to gain his driving licence, so the atWork Australia team funded driving lessons while financially supporting Alec to top up his public transport cards.
“Alec became excited to make more even more progress,” said Marcia.
“He shared with me that he felt working in a department store or in retail would be something he was interested in as the next step.”
Marcia introduced Alec to our employer engagement team who put him in touch with an employer partner with roles in retail. He successfully landed a job through that introduction, and the atWork Australia team supported him to purchase work related clothing to start his role.
“Alec is now looking forward to challenging himself and embracing his new environment.” – Marcia, atWork Australia Job Coach
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