Innovative Community Participation
A specialized, high-intensity program designed to help participants with complex needs build skills to transition into mainstream community activities, employment, or hobbies.
Innovative Community Participation
If your goals don’t fit into a standard box, our Innovative Community Participation services are here to build a pathway. We design personalized, capacity-building programs that bridge the gap between high-intensity support and long-term independence in mainstream settings.
Custom Skill & Career Development
We build collaborative links with local employers, TAFE colleges, and community centers to:
- Design Workshops: Create specialized programs around technology, arts, or vocational readiness.
- Support Placements: Partner with friendly local businesses to offer supported volunteer or work-experience positions.
- One-on-One Mentoring: Connect you with a mentor who shares your specific passion—whether it’s digital design, photography, gardening, or sports.
Key Goal
To build the confidence, skills, and resilience needed to join mainstream community activities, find employment, or reduce complex behaviours.
Common Names
What is Included
- Designing and delivering bespoke skill-building programs (e.g. 'Job Ready' workshops)
- Partnering with local businesses to create volunteer or work-experience placements
- Providing higher-intensity one-on-one support for attending TAFE courses or joining local clubs
- Running specialized programs focused on hobbies or interests (e.g. coding clubs, art hubs)
Real-World Scenarios
Work Experience Hub
Partnering with a local café to support a participant in a 3-month work experience placement, with a support worker mentoring them on-site.
Tech & Graphic Design
Running a small group 'Tech Hub' program, teaching participants graphic design and video editing skills with the goal of building a portfolio.
Photography & Mainstream Clubs
A support worker with a shared interest in photography mentors a participant one-on-one, helping them build skills to join a mainstream camera club independently.
Fast-Track Intake
Have funding under code **0116**? Submit an online referral or speak with our Intake Coordinator to start matching support workers within 24 hours.