| Community Work Co-ordinator |
BRI's main objective as a Community Work Co-ordinator is to create, maintain and manage Work for the Dole Activities within the local community, helping job seekers to gain a satisfying and rewarding work experience
Community Work Co-ordinators are also responsible for administering Community Work placements for Job Seekers who have chosen Community Work to complete their Job seeker mutual obligation responsibilities.
BRI are constantly looking for new activities to be involved with. If you are interested in an activity or just want to gain some more information about the activities or your availability, please contact our Community Work Co-ordinator
Ballarat Regional Industries has been involved with the Work for the Dole programme since 1997 and is one of two Community Work Co-ordinators in the greater Ballarat & District area.
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| What is Work for the Dole? |
Work for the Dole gives unemployed people the chance to gain work experience while doing something worthwhile for the Community. It’s also an approved activity for mutual obligation purposes. You can meet your mutual obligation by doing a Work for the Dole placement at the same time as earning benefits like Training Credits.
Visit http://www.workplace.gov.au for more information.
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Participation requirements depend on your age and the benefit you are receiving. Usually it will be for six months. Normal working hours are between 9am and 5pm, but you can negotiate this with your CWC as some activities involve non-standard hours of work.
Mutual Obligation Hours
Age
Work for the Dole |
Minimum hours
per fortnight |
Total Hours for MO over 26 weeks |
18 - 20 years |
24 hours |
310 hours |
21 – 39 years |
30 hours |
390 hours |
40 + years |
12 hours |
150 hours |
Community Work |
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18 - 20 years |
16 hours |
200 hours |
21 – 39 years |
19 hours |
240 hours |
40 + years |
12 hours |
150 hours |
| Fulltime Work for the Dole |
Minimum hours per fortnight |
Total hours MO over 44 weeks |
| All ages |
50 hours |
1100 hours |
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When you complete your placement you may receive a Training Credit of up to $800.
This will pay for accredited courses or training delivered by a Registered Training Organisation and/or for requisite materials and equipment.
The value of your Training Credit will depend on the number of hours you complete in your Work for the Dole or Community Work.
Participants are eligible to access $300 of their total Training Credit when half of their participation hours have been completed.
Training Credits are valid for 12 months.
Training Credit Eligibility
Standard Work for the Dole |
Value of Training Credits
$300
$800 |
Under 21
155 hours
310 hours |
Over 21
195 hours
390 hours |
Full Time Work for the Dole |
$300
$800 |
550 hours
1100 hours |
550 hours
1100 hours |
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The following are some of the projects that have been part of BRI's successful Work for the Dole programme:
 Black Hill Primary School ~ Training & experience in the various aspects of school
administration, teacher aide & general maintenance within the Primary School
environment.
RSPCA ~ Working as an animal attendant.
City of Ballarat Youth Information ~ Production and publication of Youth Magazine
"Random Smash".
Voice FM ~ Be involved in station administration and reception, cleaning, data
collection, library resourcing, preparation & presentation of on air programs.
Community Web Page Design ~ Creating webpages for local community groups
and organisations.email: supervisor2@goldlinksweb.com
Central Highlands Community Leagal Centre ~ General administration including
reception, customer service, booking of appointments, data base entry, filing and
photocopying, light cleaning or general maintenance.
Vision Australia Day Centre at Maryborough.
Mt Helen Tennis Club ~ creating new paths, painting, concreting, bricklaying,
construction of outdoor furniture.
Maryborough Cemetery ~ Development of Chinese section..
Delecombe Primary School ~ Training & experience in the various aspects of
school administration, teacher aide & general maintenance within the Primary
school environment.
Regional Schools ~ Providing Assistance in the following Schools -Avoca, Ballan,
Skipton, Beaufort, Timor, Carisbrook, Hepburn, Daylesford, Bealiba, Gordon
Mt Egerton Hall ~ Painting the inside of the Mt Egerton Community Hall.
Gordon Cemetary ~ Establishment of a “Little Angels” burial area, and also a
memorial wall for cremated remains.
Cool plants for Hot Spots at GELC Maryborough ~ Researching and ordering
exotic drought tolerant plants, undertaking collection and propagation of local
plants and also general nursery work including packaging plants for sale
replenishing of stock and general maintenance.
Ballarat Cemetery ~ Development of an area known as “Poets Walk”
and also outside improvements at the Buninyong Tennis Club.
Goldfields FM ~ Administration assistance at community radio station
Deaf Acess ~ Administration assistance
Daylsford Bowls Club ~ General maintenace
Avoca Health Services ~ General maintenance
RSPCA Shop ~ Assistance at the opportunity shop
Lal Lal Hall ~ Improvements to the inside and outside of the hall
Mt Egerton Cemetary ~ Construction of new entrance and memorial wall
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Lal Lal Hall
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Repainting of the outside of the Lal Lal Hall
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Mount Egerton Cemetery |
New entrance way constructed and memorial wall errected. Before and After Full restoration of the Town Bakers Grave
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More information on the Work for the Dole programme can be obtained by contacting the:-
Community Work Co-ordinator ,
Paul Magee
Phone : 5338 8682
E-mail: pmagee@bri.org.au
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