Consumers Speak: Seeking a National Voice

National Scoping Project

Consumers Speak: Seeking a National Voice

Phase One has is now complete. Phase Two is about to commence.

Queensland Health Mental Health Branch in partnership with
‘A Way Ahead Queensland’ is conducting a consultation forum and you are invited to come along and share your thoughts and ideas.
A discussion paper will be tabled on a
National Mental Health Consumer Body.


Where: Training Room 1, Level 3, QHB Corporate Office,
Charlotte Street, Brisbane

When: 23rd November, 2009 Morning Tea provided

Time: 9.00am – 12.00pm

RSVP: By 18th November to Karen McCann on 3328 9549 or email Karen_McCann@health.qld.gov.au

Annual General Meeting

The Management Committee together with the Management and Staff of Pioneer Employment Service Inc. welcome your attendance at the

Pioneer Employment Service
18th Annual General Meeting
“It’s not your normal AGM you know.....”

When: Tuesday 17th November, 2009

Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm.

Where: Sky’s - Magpies Sporting Club

RSVP: admin@pesmackay.com.au by 13th November 2009

The evening will include:
• Short reports to members on our performance over the past year.
• Presentation of our financial statements and the election of the new management committee.
• The presentation of this year’s winner of the ‘Sybil Roberts Memorial Award’.
• Voice Club performance
• Light refreshments

Jake and Anthony are the Clean Team

Anthony Foy and Jake Scott are contracted by Just One Call to clean Bi Lo supermarket.
They are up bright and early Monday to Saturday to get the job done.
They always finish their shift with a can of soft drink and a song to celebrate another good days work.
Congratulations guys we have had comments that Bi Lo is one of the cleanest supermarkets around.

Cheers to a good days work!!

Well Done Luke!

This is a picture of Luke Goodall shortly after completing his Certificate II in Library / Information Services at Moranbah High School library. With all the written work involved in the traineeship, there was a fair bit of effort involved so good on you Luke for getting everything done in the end.

Luke’s hoping to get work at the town library to use his newfound skills but in the meantime he’s secured 12 hours of work at Mitre 10 every week. He helps out in the store and he also provides assistance in the kitchen, similar to his hero, Jamie Oliver – wait, that’s wrong Luke, sorry, I meant Gordon Ramsay. Luke is still volunteering on a Friday at his former workplace, the school library, to keep his skills up, and his efforts there are really appreciated by the staff.

So all’s good, Luke. Well done on your traineeship and your new job at Mitre 10!

Mackay Cutters help the Wise Guys to get Out There and have a go.

Wise Guys Out There attended a Skills Training Mackay Cutters ‘Boot Camp’ last Friday 7th August with Shane Muspratt.

This was the second time Wise Guys Out There has been given the privilege of having a go at Rugby League skills training with the team’s coach, and to top off this session they presented Shane with a ‘Thank You’ gift in the form of a framed photograph signed by boot camp participants from last year.

Shane helped the guys to practice their ball handling skills, agility, tackling and kicking skills over the two hour session.

Thanks Heaps to Shane, the Coach for the Skills Training Mackay Cutters, and to Jamie, their Operations Manager, for making this day happen!

Cheers from all at PES, especially the Wise Guys Out There group!

Beaurepaires - Who you can turn to for tyres training

Over the past six years Steve & Helen from Beaurepaires Gorden Street Mackay, have been employing Tyre Fitter trainees through Pioneer Employment Service.

Steve was proud to report to us today that his entire team is now made up of people he has employed through PES.

The current Beaurepaires team consists of Jamie, Matthew and Caleb.

Jamie completed his traineeship in 2005. Matthew recently completed his traineeship and Caleb has just commenced on a traineeship.

Our Assistant Program Manager (Nicola Orchard) said “Steve is a good employer to deal with because his heart is in the right place and he is a straight shooter.... so we know what he wants from us”.

Thanks Steven and Helen.
From the entire PES team.

Beaurepaires Gordon Street
74 Gordon St (PO Box 173), MACKAY, QLD, 4740
Phone: (07) 4957 2871
Open: 8am - 5pm Mon - Fri, 8am - 1pm Sat
http://www.beaurepaires.com.au/DealerDetailAction.do?website=BFT&dealerID=08359

Steven is committed to working.

Congratulations Steven you are doing great!

Steven starts work this week as a cleaner, he was able to get this job because he has been displaying such a keen and positive attitude towards working.

In fact Steven could not wait to get working, he has been applying for jobs and volunteered to help out the Pioneer Employment admin team for a couple of hours per week.

Good on you Steven ...... we are here to help if you need us.

Tracy and the PES Team.

Free Epilepisy training courses online

Free web-based program, run by Epilepisy Queensland and funded by the Department of Health and Ageging National Rural Primary Health Projects.

http://learnepilepsy.com.au

Nominations are now open for the Disability Action Week - Action Awards

Do you know someone that deserves to be nominated for an ACTION award?

The ACTION awards are an acknowledgement of the contribution within our community of an individual, group or organisation
in the Mackay, Whitsunday and Isaac Regional Council areas to improve the quality of life for people with a disability.

An awards ceremony will be held during Disability Action Week on Wednesday 16 September 2009.
Nominations will be open till 17 August 2009.
See the nomination form attached.

Award categories
• INDIVIDUAL
• EDUCATION
• TRANSPORT
• RECREATION
• EMPLOYMENT
• NEW INITIATIVE
• CORPORATE / BUSINESS
• COMMUNITY BASED ORGANISATION

To download the nomination form go to
http://www.disabilityactionweek.com.au/awards.html


Actions Awards acknowledging contribution within our community

Gloria's work appreciated

Gloria Campbell commenced with Pioneer Employment Service as a Volunteer Administration Trainee in February 2009.

Gloria has successfully completed her induction and now works 4 hours per week.

In these photographs Gloria is helping PES Case Manager Audrey Phillips to update files.

Audrey said she is very happy to have Gloria's help.

Pioneer Employment Eligibility Requirements

You may be eligible for our services if one or more of these criteria applies to you:

• you have a disability/disadvantage
• you are on the disability support pension
• you require support to work up to or more than 15hours per week
• you are looking for work and currently attend a special needs unit or special School
• you are working but might loose your job because of your disability
• you are unable to work at full productivity and need to access a Supported Wage System or a productivity based wage.

(Note: If you are in one or more of the above categories and you are on a payment such as, Newstart, Youth Allowance or Parenting Payment, you may also be eligible.)

If you think that you meet the above eligibility requirements, contact us on (07) 4953 2292 (email admin@pesmackay.com) and ask for a Pre-Registration appointment to discuss your options.