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Jobnet Employment Program
Provides tailored employment services for people with disability, and local businesses with free recruitment services, job matching and support throughout employment.
Social
Enterprises
CBS Inc. has a number of unique social enterprise businesses that create employment opportunities for people with disability including a concierge service, art gallery and café
Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc. featured on Business SA’s YouTube channel.
“With our strength-based model, it’s all about services that assist people build relationship skills and opportunities.”
Founded 24 years ago, Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc. is a not for profit created to support people with disability develop into their area of interest. CBS Inc. goes beyond standard support they actively place their clients in open employment.
“What we’re trying to do is not have ceilings on school leavers so people with disability don’t think ‘because I have disability, I’ve got limited opportunities’ they need to see the world like other young people as their oyster, not as a limitation of themselves.”
CBS Inc. has invested heavily into social enterprise initiatives placing its clients in active employment in the arts, community service and hospitality.
We couldn’t agree with Eastwood Community Centre more!
We love partnering together to provide opportunities for people with a disability where they can build their confidence, gain meaningful employment and make a difference to their own lives and the wider community.
Congratulations Sam and Bridgett on your achievements and success!The amazing Bridgett & Sam are volunteers/employees at the Centre and have been nominated for the Community Bridging Services Amelia Rix award. This award is for recognition of the tenacity and courage that people with a disability require to find employment. Sam is looking particularly pleased with himself as he was runner up!
Sam is a long term volunteer at the centre, you will see him cooking our Christmas BBQ and running our monthly cooking classes. Bridgett is employed at the centre as an admin assistant and you will see her busy in the office two days per week.
Bridgett and Sam continue to demonstrate that Community Centres' are a great place to volunteer, as a stepping stone to build confidence, help your community, and work toward full time employment.
Congratulations to you both from the team at the Eastwood Community Centre.
Not only are we excited to be back supporting the SA community from Monday 23rd November with easing of restrictions, we have some exciting news about Bearded Dragon Gallery!
We are in the final stages of putting up signage and artwork so that we can introduce to you all...Bearded Dragon Gallery, Stirling.
Nestled in Adelaide’s clean and green hinterland just minutes from the city, we are looking forward to welcoming you all soon and expanding the opportunities for emerging artists with disabilities to display and sell their artwork.
Stay tuned for further details!
Artwork pictured below is by Joe Amuso, titled Green is Nice
Please visit beardeddragongallery.com.au/
While we cannot provide face to face services or support to the SA community for the next 6 days across our Jobnet and NDIS programs, our aim is to continue to connect with you all so that we can get through this together!
CBS Inc. office based staff will be working from home and will conduct phone or video appointments with you throughout this time.
All CBS Inc. social enterprise businesses will be closed including Bearded Dragon Gallery, Summit Cafe and Community Concierge SA (CCSA).
It's important throughout the next 6 days to look after yourself and each other. Please remember there are alternative ways to get support if you need it through Lifeline on 13 11 14 or SA Health Mental Health Crisis on 13 14 65.
Stay safe, take care and we will keep you updated with any changes to our services in the future!
Last night we celebrated the amazing achievements of 9 nominees for the Amelia Rix Award 2020.
A massive congratulations to each and every nominee on the night, and a special mention to the winner for 2020, Rebekah O’Brien and runner up, Samuel Button!!
The event was also an occasion where we paid tribute to Amelia Rix through sharing her wonderful accomplishments and positive nature, which will never be forgotten.
We thank every person who attended the event, and for continuing to support the legacy of Amelia Rix.
AMELIA RIX AWARD 2020!
This evening we are so looking forward to celebrating the wonderful achievements of our 2020 Amelia Rix Award nominees.
It will be our biggest award ceremony to date, with the most amount of sponsors we’ve ever had! We cannot thank you all enough for your support.
We wish all our nominees and clients from our Jobnet Employment Program the very best of luck, and can’t wait to share your achievements with all in attendance!
Pictured: our 2019 Amelia Rix Award winner, Nigel with his CBS Inc. Employment Officer, Andrea