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Employment Service Westhaven Industries
ILC Reference NO 91:78:063
Item sourced from ILC NSW database
Short Description
Westhaven Industries is a supported employment service for people with special needs who require assistance in gaining and maintaining open employment. It is based in Dubbo and services the Central West, Orana and Far West Regions of NSW.
More Details
HOW TO BECOME A CONSUMER
Supported employees are officially known as "consumers".
A prospective consumer can contact Westhaven Industries themselves, or other people can contact Westhaven on their behalf such as:
- Centrelink
- Schools
- TAFE
- Families
- Advocates
Centrelink must authorise the entry of consumers into Westhaven Industries.
The consumer must:
- have an intellectual, physical, sensory or psychiatric disability
- want to get a job
- be able to work more than 8 hours per week
- need help to get and to keep a job
- be able to learn basic work skills and keep these with practice
- be aged between 15 and 65 years
- require long term supported employment.
Westhaven is unable to provide an immediate service to a prospective consumer who:
- has unstable living arrangements
- is not medically fit for work
- has a drug or alcohol problem
- has behavioural problems that present a risk to the well being of other consumers and staff and the prospective employee.
Some of the work functions that Westhaven Industries engage in:
Industrial Sewing
Collating of documents
Footwear Production
Packaging
Wood Product Manufacturing
Document Shredding
Cardboard Disposal
Supplier Information - click to supplier for contacts details
WESTHAVEN INDUSTRIES,
DUBBO, NSW
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