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While Bedford is well-known for
its employment opportunities, Chief
Customer Experience Officer Tristan
Dunn said Bedford offers so much
more than just a job.
“Our teams work on large
contracts for many well-known
It’s more than the job
Bedford Group employee Michael Todd has a number of
qualifications under his belt after working with Bedford’s
landscaping and horticulture business, Adelaide Property
Gardens (APG), for four years.
I
lifetime,” Mr Dunn said.
“Having a job at Bedford not only
means you can earn a wage, but also
get out of the house, see your friends
and meet new people.
“In addition to our vast
employment offering, we provide
a variety of other supports such as
community participation programs,
’ve learnt how to drive a manual work and are constantly improving on support coordination and lifestyle
vehicle, got my truck licence and a personal level. The work we do gets training, which continue to evolve to
my Workzone Traffic Management employees outside and gets them meet people’s needs and goals under
moving,” Hamish said. the NDIS.”
Licence as well. I’m now working
towards getting my excavator licence
As the second largest Disability
Bedford is also proud to be part
which is something I’ve wanted to do Enterprise in the country, Bedford of the Buyability network – a National
for a while,” Michael said. Group provides employment, training Disability Services initiative, chaired
and community access services to by Bedford CEO Sally Powell, that
irrigation, and working with heavy over 1,400 people with disability aims to raise awareness about the
machinery. I love being able to work across South Australia and New importance and value of supported
outdoors in a hands-on role. South Wales. employment.
“I like planting trees, installing
“I come into work 30 minutes early
every day because I love my job.”
Bedford’s employment options
“Being part of the Buyability
create work experiences and career network allows us to see how our
progressions across a range of work contributes to the wider
Small, experiences the positive industries. The work produced community,” Mr Dunn said.
effect employment has on Bedford across their packaging, landscaping, employees every day. hospitality and manufacturing partnerships generated over $39m of
businesses continues to broaden the direct economic benefit to Australia,
would barely say a word when they perception of what it means to live which is an amazing figure.”
started, but now they come in early to with disability.
Michael’s Supervisor, Hamish
“A handful of our employees
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brands and develop skills to last a
employment
“In 2015-16, Bedford’s business
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