Established in 1962, HWNS Sydney Region is managed from Belrose in Sydney's north and embraces the greater Sydney metropolitan area offering innovative programs and diverse business services.
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Business Services
Supported Employment Opportunities
The Sydney region currently employees over 140 people with a disability across 3 packaging businesses based in Northern and Western Sydney.
Growing Care, our landscape maintenance business, operates across the metropolitan area and into some country areas employing 12 people with a disability in small work crews.
UpperCrust Food and Catering operates 1cafe in Normanhurst, Sorlies restaurants at the Glen Street Theatre in Belrose and a staff canteen at House With No Steps Head Office in Belrose. Our catering businesses train and employ 15 people with disabilities.
We encourage you to contact us if you're interested in learning more about employment opportunities. We offer full-time and part-time positions to people with a disability receiving a pension or other benefits.
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Community Services
Live It Up
Sydney Regions ‘Live It Up Leisure Support’ is a program that allows over 400 people with a disability to potentially access numerous community based leisure activities. This service has helped many people with a disability learn how to attend independent community activities.
Community Participation and Linking Programs
The region operates Community Participation Programs that allow many young people with a disability, from mild to high support, gain invaluable social and other skills within a community setting and environment.
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Accommodation Services
Provides group home accommodation across 2, 3, 4 and 5 person models, cluster housing models; in-home crisis support and drop-in accommodation support.
Independent Living Programs
Our unique Independent Living Program assists people with a disability to live independently in the community; training in cooking, hygiene, travel and community linkage services.
Respite Care
We operate 6 centre-based flexible respite services and 4 older parent/carer programs, servicing people with a disability from the age of 40 to 65 years.
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Education and Training
We offer a range of nationally accredited certificate courses providing an opportunity for people with a disability to gain higher education qualifications.
Transition To Work
Transition To Work Programs have been designed to assist young people leaving school to transition through a higher level of development into either supported business services or open employment. Based on interactive techniques, these programs are providing not just work experience but also all other facets of independence when a young person enters the workforce such as travel and banking.
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Click here for contact details for the Sydney Region.
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