employment
When his work experience ended,
Alex wanted to stay on at Barkuma.
His mum, Katerina, said Alex
was offered a job at Barkuma but
because he didn’t have finding and
School work
keeping a job in his NDIS plan, he
couldn’t accept it.
With Barkuma’s help, he was able
to add this into his plan and eventually
Adelaide student Alex has found himself a job he really enjoys
before he’s even finished school.
T
he Golden Grove High School
accept the position. Although the
process to get Alex employment was
longer than expected, he is happily
Program Leader at Barkuma
working at Barkuma Holden Hill
student was keen to plan Holden Hill, Naomi Cryer, said part-time, while still working towards
for what he would do after Alex approached Barkuma about finishing high school.
school and gain some valuable undertaking work experience to work experience. With support from ensure working in an ADE was right and earning a wage. He’s loving it,”
his school, Alex (pictured above) for him. Katerina said.
researched different Australian
“I could see in his face that he
Disability Enterprises (ADEs) and was loving every minute of working
approached Barkuma. here,” Naomi said.
“It’s great to see Alex working
Alex said: “It’s different to school
and I really like it.”
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living with disability to
live a life of their choice
We have a simple philosophy at Orana... we exist to provide support
for people living with disability.
We encourage, we train and most importantly we provide real life choices.
With servi ces in metropolitan and regional South Australia, we ensure
support is tailored towards personalised service.
With a diverse range of employment, housing and life skills support
options, Orana is committed to excellence through creating independence
for people living with disability.
To find out more about Orana and how we support South Australians
with disability, visit www.oranaonline.com.au or call us on 8375 2000.
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