GeraldtonPersonnel.org.au
Title
Geraldton Personnel
Description
Employment related services for people with disabilities in the Geraldton region, have in the past, provided assistance in vocational skills development and job search. However, for those people requiring on-the-job training and support, accessing and maintaining open employment wasn’t a particularly viable option until the late 1980s.
Through local research, it was identified that a Competitive Employment Placement and Training Service would fill the gaps in service provision to people with disabilities (with on-the-job training and support needs) wanting to access integrated paid employment.
In June 1988, Greg Lewis & Sue Robertson were invited to Geraldton from Perth to conduct two community workshops on the need for a competitive employment agency for people with disabilities in Geraldton. A large community response indicated that people with disabilities in Geraldton wanted the option of working in the open workforce for award wages. In October 1988 a steering committee comprising of Fraser Adam, Catherine Hope, Jenny Crake and Kath McLaughlin met to apply for funds to make Geraldton Personnel a reality.
