Workplace Inclusion Program - Jesuit Social Services

Meet Dut – he’s a participant of our Workplace Inclusion Program currently working at Newman College.

“It is very hard looking for work. All the time, people say they will call you and they don’t call. I worked in a factory for a year and a half in Colac, but they did not give me a full time job and my family wanted to live in Melbourne.

“Now, at Newman College, I know how to work in the kitchen and I do a lot of housekeeping. It’s a very nice job and I learn a lot. Working in the factories is tough, so if I find a full time job in a place like this I will be very lucky and very happy.”

Making something out of nothing: from bottle tops to tools and wisdom

Most people see discarded bottle caps from milk and soft drink bottles as rubbish. Stuart Muir Wilson, Program Coordinator at our Ecological Justice Hub, sees them as a way to reimagine climate education and climate action in schools.

Aboriginal Diversity Recruitment program graduates have ‘everything needed’ to start careers with Victoria Police

Six graduates who ‘may never have considered’ applying for Victoria Police are a step closer to sitting and passing the Academy’s entrance exam after successfully completing the second-ever Victoria Police Aboriginal Diversity Recruitment Program.

School work that’s out of the box

Ignatius Learning Centre students wrap their hands before boxing class. Teacher Nick Porter describes this as a “beautiful moment”. “It is a calming place – a time to clear their heads and set goals for the session.“

Outside Ignite Cafe

Volunteering at Ignite Café ‘a privilege’ for Chee Ming

Chee Ming was food shopping at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market when she stumbled on an employment-help stall staffed by Jesuit Social Services. After hearing about her interest in hospitality, Jesuit Social Services connected Chee Ming to Ignite Café, our social enterprise café where people experiencing barriers to employment and training can come to build skills and connections to find work. Our staff also helped her find casual work in events.

New job puts Behnaz’s analytical mind to good use

JVES makes a “dream come true” for Biruk

After over 30 unsuccessful job applications and no luck with a Job Active service, Biruk* was losing hope and thought of giving up his dreams of working as an electrician. Eventually, friends recommended that he connect with Jesuit Social Services’ Jobs Victoria Employment Service program, which assisted him with his resume, job search training, and supported him to find work at an electrical company in 2022 - his “dream come true".

Police pathway program to help Aboriginal officers serve community