| Phoenix Society
- Employment - Our Programs
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR PHOENIX?
- Approved and referred by Centrelink to receive
services from an organisation funded by the Department of Family
and Community Services
- Of an employable age
- Self motivated and wanting to work
- Able to understand the meaning of work for
pay
- Physically and intellectually capable to
cope eventually with a work routine. Our average employee’s
work routine consists of working 5 days per week from 7.30 am
to 4.00 pm
- Independent in daily routines
- Able to cope working alongside and being
treated as equal to people with an intellectual disability.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
- Telephone Phoenix for an information sheet
- Receive the information and decide
if you wish to make an application
- Be endorsed by a Centrelink Disability Officer
- Telephone the Human Resources Division to
obtain an application form
- Application form sent out and returned completed,
including doctors information section
- Attend an Interview and, if applicable, a
Skills Assessment. This is an all day process that determines
if Phoenix’s services are suited to you. At the end of the
day a decision will be made whether training and employment will
be offered.
- Training and employment offered.
- Individualised training for those requiring
it, for example;
- Four weeks basic skills in Training Centre
- On the job training for specific duties
All Training Centre training is fully documented
on task analysis sheets along with development progress charts.
Employees are informed and involved with their
progress, achievements and outcomes throughout their training and
employment.
Every employee is given annual training on such
topics as Quality, Occupational Health, Safety & Welfare and
Forklift Awareness.
Annual Appraisals are conducted by Training Officers
who discuss with the employee, supervisor and parent / carer issues
regarding their work performance, if they are satisfied with their
job, would like further training or if they know who to speak to
if a problem arises.
During the appraisal, a wage review is conducted,
with wages and conditions determined by the Phoenix Enterprise Agreement
2002. These wages are paid in addition to the Disability Support
Pension, which progressively decreases as wages increase.
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