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Our job seekers
Our office is conveniently located in the heart of Campbelltown, close to rail, bus and shopping. It has good cafés and is close to the cinema. NOVA Campbelltown services all the areas between Minto, Appin and Narellan.
Job seekers say we create a happy and comfortable place to meet and learn, where they’re encouraged to reach for their dreams. Our staff are always there for you.
Every week we place people with all sorts of barriers into work that they enjoy. This is because we provide personalised in-house training and are always on the lookout for ways to encourage and support our job seekers to set and reach their goals.
Please read Steven’s story and how NOVA helped him find the job of his dreams:
Steven completed NOVA's Transition program (a two-year program that prepares school leavers with a disability for work.) With an ID and Asperger’s, he can be quite anxious and verbally disruptive. NOVA staff discovered that he was unsettled because he desperately wanted to work! He wanted to be just like everyone else: getting up every day to earn money.
NOVA Campbelltown placed Steven with local restaurant Panarottis, initially as a kitchen hand. He required full-time support to assist him to understand and comply with instructions. Through showing him the tools to become reliable and productive, Steven became a diligent worker. His boss was so impressed that he offered Steven the position of Apprentice Chef. Steven will require workplace support for a long time; however, NOVA and TAFE’s disability support unit work together to provide this.
To read about how we have helped others, please see our story in 'Our Performance’
Our employers
Many of our employer relationships are so strong that businesses come straight to NOVA to recruit new staff. This saves on advertising costs! Employers are consistently pleased by the quality of our job seekers, their commitment to the role and their willingness to be a productive part of the workplace. Our mutual respect is the key to our committed and engaging ongoing relationships
NOVA Campbelltown has people working in all types of industries located throughout Sydney. Industries include hospitality, warehousing, administration, childcare, sign writing, gardening, car detailing, manufacturing and truck driving.
Our list of local employers is extensive. This is because we do what we say we will. Our employers trust us with the important task of finding staff and respect our honesty and support.
Please read these short testimonials from two satisfied employers:
“These two employees have both proven to be very reliable and have learnt the necessary skills, which is very valuable in the workplace. I would recommend NOVA Employment to other employers who are seeking employees.” - Garry, timber industry
“Last week I had the pleasure of employing Jerome. I have found him to be an enthusiastic and reliable employee. Due to NOVA, his employment has been trouble free. I would not hesitate to recommend your service to anyone.” - David, fitness industry
Our goal is always an independent worker, so extensive training and support is provided until all parties agree that the work is being completed to a satisfactory level.
Contact us to discuss the benefits of employing a NOVA job seeker.
Our networks
Apart from our work one on one with job seekers, we spend a lot of time networking with employers (current and future), community services and schools. This ensures maximum exposure for NOVA Campbelltown, which translates into more great jobs for our job seekers.
We connect with our community by:
Visiting schools and running STEP (School to Employment Program), which engages younger adults with disabilities. They learn about future prospects and prepare for employment.
Linking with mental health services
Attending Chamber of Commerce meetings to connect with local businesses
Attending interagency meetings, including Centrelink, to link to many different services available in the area
Attending Local Connections to Work meetings to ensure our job seekers receive appropriate and timely services.
NOVA has a big presence in the Campbelltown community. Some of our key relationships include:
Sydney South West Mental Health Services
The Benevolent Society - Mental Health
Headspace
Housing NSW
Aboriginal Employment Strategy
Muru Nanga Mai
Yarn'n Employment Services
MTC Youth Solutions
Traxside
PIE Forum (partners in employment)
MyGateway
Odyssey House
Uniting Care Burnside
Family Referral Service
Salvation Army - Moneycare
Intellectual Disability Rights Services
Neami National
Having good relationships with these services, in particular mental health services, means any issues can be dealt with effectively so that our job seekers can get on with the job!
If you’d like to link with us, please contact NOVA Campbelltown
Our performance
NOVA Campbelltown has been helping people with disabilities find and keep award-wage jobs of their choice for over twenty years. We’re proud that 45% of our job seekers find full-time employment.
We work through all types of barriers on a daily basis; however, significantly our client group is made up of 42% youth (aged under 25) and 32% people with mild to moderate intellectual disability.
NOVA’s service for the deaf/hearing impaired is based here in Campbelltown. Since 1998 we have found hundreds of jobs for people. If you are deaf or hearing impaired you can contact us on TTY 02 4625 8395 or SMS to 0424 503 652. We can arrange to meet with you at any of our Sydney offices.
Of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) job seekers, 50% found employment through us.
Forty-five per cent of NOVA Campbelltown’s Eligible School Leavers (youth with a significant disability) are in employment.
A great way to ‘learn and earn’ is through training or apprenticeships. If you’re interested, come to Campbelltown NOVA, our office consistently places more people into traineeships and apprenticeships
If you prefer to read words instead of statistics, Bill’s story of getting work might interest you:
Bill has a Hearing Impairment. He had been out of work for years and has Depression. We linked him to counselling and he attended our weekly workshops. We found him a job as a boiler maker first, then a welder with a big firm. We helped him access transport. Our support initially was a regular meeting to ensure all was on track for both him and his employer. Now support is just a check in
About us
Our mission is to find satisfying jobs of choice for people with a disability. At NOVA Campbelltown we pride ourselves on creating individual plans to suit each of our job seekers’ skills, abilities and preferred job choice. We’ve been finding long-term, award-wage employment for people with a disability for over 20 years and have built a reputation in the community for providing people who are keen and motivated to work.
The staff at Campbelltown are diverse and knowledgeable. Our staff have personal experience with disability having children or close family with a disability. Between us, we have personal experience of caring for people with Intellectual Disability, Asperger’s Syndrome, mental health, ODD, OCD, Down syndrome, Dyslexia and ADHD.
NOVA's Deaf and Hearing -Impaired service is based in Campbelltown.
At Campbelltown, we step through a thorough process of matching people’s interests and skills to jobs that suit them. This enables our Employment Consultants (ECs) to seek jobs in the most appropriate areas for each individual job seeker.
Weekly workshops and coaching sessions between staff and job seekers, means when you come to our program you will quickly get to know our staff and feel comfortable. This helps build trust and belief that NOVA is working towards gaining meaningful, award-wage employment for you.
Our Job Coaches run in-house workshops to help our job seekers get ready for work These workshops range from presentation, communication and building a resume through to what to expect of employment.
