What we provide
Supporting individuals to plan for their future through job skills training and employment pathways.
We support people with disability to pursue their employment goals by providing job skills training and building pathways into open and supported employment. We are committed to providing lasting and diverse employment opportunities for people with disability.
We can work with you to develop a plan that aims to build your job skills and capacity to gain meaningful work and earn a wage. We can also support you to find employment that suits your interests and needs.
Starting on your pathway to employment
We can support you learn valuable skills and find the right job for you.
We can support you to build your job skills, which will enhance your pathways to employment. We can customise a job skill program to suit your employment goals and skill set and support transition into the right job for you.
You will get support to develop a plan, including the learning outcomes you want, your work goals and how you will achieve them.
We can support you to go into ‘open employment’ - that is, a job just like everyone else in the community, where you may require fewer supports to do your job.
Supported employment
Yooralla has been actively building partnerships with businesses and organisations within the community to provide opportunities for people with disability to develop new skills, build social networks and be a part of the wider community, while earning a wage.
Support employees are mentored by a Yooralla support worker, who is on hand to assist them at work. Supported employment opportunities are also available through Yooralla Business Enterprises.
Learn more about Supported Employment
Business Enterprises
Our Business Enterprises are competitive and sustainable businesses that provide a range of co-packing and light manufacturing services for a broad range of food and industrial products.
With four Business Enterprises situated across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, our factories are equipped with packing lines and material handing equipment and on-site warehouse facilities.
At our Business Enterprises, you can gain skills in workplace behaviour, hygiene in the workplace, machinery operation, packing of goods, food handling and customer service
Open employment with an employer in the community
We can support you to go into ‘open employment’ - that is, a job just like everyone else in the community, where you may require fewer supports to do your job.
If this is your goal, we can help support you by identifying suitable employment opportunities for you, connecting you to an employer, providing mentoring support and coordinating post-placement support.
We’re committed to supporting individuals with disability to engage in meaningful employment. We understand that this is more than just having a job - it’s about working alongside other members of the community in roles that are valued and contribute in a positive way.
We actively explore partnerships with businesses in our communities, to create opportunities for people with disability to work with an employer to develop new skills, build social networks and be a part of the wider community, whilst earning a wage.
Ways we can support you to transition into open employment include:
- identifying suitable employment opportunities
- connecting the worker to an employer
- providing mentoring support, and
- coordinating post-placement support.
If you want to work but you’re not ready to work without support, we can also provide job skills and employment pathways and Supported Employment opportunities to help prepare you for open employment in the future.
What would you like to do?
I want to work in supported employment now
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I'm finishing school soon and am wondering what to do next
expand_moreWe have a variety of opportunities available for school leavers. Whether you’re interested in a job, study, volunteering, learning new skills – or just having some fun – we can support you to plan what’s next for you. Talk to us about the programs or work options that interest you, and together we can create a pathway to achieving your goals.
I want to apply for a current vacancies
expand_moreYou can view and apply for current vacancies on our careers pages.
Or you can contact us to start a conversation about the kind of work you want to do, your abilities, interests and support needs:
Request a service
Request a service from Yooralla or speak to our Yooralla Connect team with any questions you may have for yourself or the person you care for.