Employment

ARA Employment delivers a range of employment and training related services to refugees and migrants. Some of these services include, but are not limited to the following:

• Job Search Assistance & Job Placement
  Database of more than 2400 clients, with 700 clients registering for services in the last financial year
  Marketing and Employment brokerage
  Facilitating job interviews
  Supporting clients in their individual attempts to secure employment
• Resume Assistance
  Assisting clients to develop their own resumes
  Identify marketable and transferable employment skills
  Updating and reviewing client resumes when required
• Interview Preparation
  Assisting clients understand the requirements for job interviews
  Organising and facilitating interviews with prospective employers

Training
Organising Pre-vocational training in a range of areas. Programs being run in 2008 will include:
 Metal Work & Workshop skills
 Welding training
 Building & construction training (youth only)
 Cleaning / Manual Handling and First Aid (women only)
Providing one-of training sessions about Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare awareness
Providing referrals to a diverse range of external training programs

Training Award
ARA was recently awarded the “Adelaide Airport 2008 Community Partn ership Award” for its provision of pre-vocational training courses.

Working with the Thebarton Senior College, more than 6 groups and 150 students have partcipated in courses for carpentry, welding, building and construction and metal workshop skills.

These training programs demonstrate ARA’s commitment to providing industry-appropraite and innovative services in the refugee sector that aim to ensure participants are given the opportunity to develop the skills and experience imperative to securing meaningful employment across a wide range of South Australian industries.

“Our aim is to provide our clients with the skills necessary to become independent members of ouir community and to provide support for businesses that employ them,” ARA’s Manager of Employment Services Mr Hafez Zamani, said.

 
Employment Manager, Hafez Zamani with Director Kevin Liston

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ARA Employment clients, Achel Deng Cyer and Dut Buol Deng were recently recognised at the inaugural SA Works in Eastern Adelaide Recognition and Achievement Day on Friday the 30th of May 2008.

Both Achel and Dut participated in ARA’s New Arrivals Employment Assistance Project which was run in conjunction with SA Works and the North East Development Agency late in 2007. The program aimed to support refugees and migrants living in the North Eastern metropolitan area into employment. Achel was successfully placed at Adelaide Poultry and Dut at Jeffries. Both have maintained continuous employment for more than six months.

Along with participants from other SA Works programs, Achel and Dut were acknowledged on the day by The Minister for Employment and Further Education the Hon. Paul Caica MP.

ARA has recently commenced another round of this program, and continues to work with our clients, the South Australian Government and the North East Development Agency to achieve positive employment outcomes for new arrivals in the region.

Hafez Zamani (ARA Employment Manager), Achel Cyer Deng, Hon Paul Caica MP

• Client Support
  Supporting clients with a range of employment related issues such as employer / employee rights and responsibilities, tax, superannuation and so on.
  Providing assistance with cross cultural communication

In addition to our services for refugees and migrants, we also help employers by:
Providing appropriate staff
Delivering formal and informal Cultural Awareness training
Offering post placement support and mediation where required

Please contact ARA Employment Services if you would like additional information about how we can assist your business.

Hafez Zamani, Employment Manager
hafez.zamani@ausref.net  Phone: 8354 2951

Ellie Field, Employment Officer / Administrator
ellie.field@ausref.net   Phone: 8354 2951

The work of ARA’s Employment Department would not be possible without the on-going support of

• the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST)
•  Regions at Work
• Western Futures
• the North East Development Agency
• SafeWork SA
• the Coles Group Community Fund