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Disability Services
Cooinda Disability Service provides a diverse array of education, training and employment opportunities for its clients.
The Service is committed to supported employees having a ‘voice’ in decision making applicable to their employment. Cooinda Disability Services focuses on participation and integration for supported employees and clients into the wider health service and community at large.
The Commonwealth funded business Services, Oliver’s Café and Snappy Seconds offer supported employment options for employees.
Oliver’s Café enables the supported employees to prepare meals and serve customers – under the guidance of experienced chef’s and disability support staff. The Café has recently undergone a facelift and would not look out of place among the many cafes in any city.
Snappy Seconds is a retail outlet for “up-market” second hand goods & is planning to train supported employees to sell goods via “ebay”. Thus opening up a wider market and creating another opportunity for employees.
A new partnership with Luv-a-Duck, an international company breeding and raising ducks for the Australian and Export culinary and hospitality markets, has lead to an extremely innovative venture to provide diversity of employment for our supported employees. A contract between West Wimmera Health Service and Luv-a-Duck was entered into to operate a “Duck Shed” where supported employees maintain several thousand ducks which lay over 2,000 eggs a day.
The partnership with Luv-a-Duck has realised the ultimate goal for two Supported Employees who have commenced employment at the Luv-a-duck Hatchery. This is a new employment model with a high degree of satisfaction for both parties.
The State funded Day Programs emphasise the development of life skills, independence and to encourage acceptance and participation in community life. Programs include: the Gym program, the Boutique Market Garden, and Creative Story Telling.
