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What characteristics do people
reflect on why we do what we do - it service. There is, at times, confusion was an opportunity I couldn’t refuse. within the sector that we are the need to work in the disability sector?
In just over one year we have a solid recruiter for a particular provider, There are many characteristics
structure and are a successful division that’s not the case. We recruit such as being flexible, realistic and
for a national organisation. specifically for the clients we are non-judgemental. Having good
contracted to support. Our process listening skills on how people prefer
our positions is that we are chosen is uncompromised and whilst many their support and striving to provide
to journey with people and their people have the necessary skills, that support, until it’s exactly how it
families at a time when life can be there are a proportion of people that should be, is critical. They also need
challenging. We maintain a strong lack the attitude and we simply will to understand that care doesn’t stop
focus on providing continuity of not compromise on our standard. on a Friday - if someone needs care
care to normalise each day with Our recruitment process is ongoing today, most times they will need
individually selected support and we have the ability to reach far it tomorrow. People must have a
workers. To provide reassurance and wide. genuine interest to assist people to
What I and the team love about
and a service that is reliable and
We hear of projected labour
specific to each individual is the most shortages in the disability sector. Is
rewarding aspect. Our team’s focus this an issue and what can we do to
will always be to create an individual address this?
service for every client regardless of
their funding package.
How has the NDIS impacted
go about their life with support they
can rely on.
If you were Prime Minister for
the day, what one thing would
Yes, this is an issue but we need to
be always finding ways of attracting
you do to benefit people with
disability?
and retaining the people that really I would reach out to as many
the recruitment sector and what want to have a career in this sector. people I possibly could and the
has been your organisation’s We can start by listening to our significant people in their life and ask
experience to date? workers and valuing them as a critical what they felt was needed to benefit
component of the business. They them. We need to always remember,
had an impact on the recruitment are, after all, equally as important to we are not the experts in their life,
aspect, recruiting is a critical process the business as our clients and they they are and we should always be
but only one aspect of providing need to feel that. guided by them.
I don’t believe the NDIS has
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