Mission Australia

1. How we acquire talent and give you every opportunity to ensure our organisation is the perfect fit for you!
(Jobs at Mission Australia/Mission Australia Jobs)

... you’ll be well placed to tailor your resume to highlight your experiences against what we need. The more targeted and specific you are in your application about how your work experience and qualifications ...

2. State and Territory governments must set targets to reduce numbers of young people in detention
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... 630 young Australians locked up every day (2007/08 figures which exclude NSW). Both the numbers (up by 17%) and the rate (up from 1.7 to 2.0 per 1000) at which young people are placed in custody has ...

3. National Skilled Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... to a functional standard.  At the present time, print resources have been placed in the library which has some 20 m of shelf space. We now to secure a volunteer who can project manage the Library ...

4. We must act now to save a lost generation
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... as a non denominational Christian not-for-profit is well placed to work in communities with high numbers of unemployed youth across the country. We can join with smaller grassroots organisations, employers, ...

5. Job-a-thon a huge success for Mission Australia
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... local community were behind us 100 per cent. Our staff and clients are very grateful for this support.” At the completion of the Job-A-Thon (24 December 2009), Mission Australia had successfully placed ...

6. New report shows groundbreaking homeless service is a success
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... replaced (an important part of working with homeless clients is to set a goal, eg: to find independent accommodation, to beat drug addiction, etc, and work towards achieving it). Of clients leaving ...

7. The Mission Australia Story
(Pathways/About Us)

... the disadvantaged and needy in their communities. Handouts and ‘soup lines’ were replaced with structured programs that looked at the causes of problems, and sought to find long-term solutions. Attempts ...

8. Annual Review
(Pathways/About Us)

... prevention programs by delivering new services in Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales We placed more people in jobs and apprenticeships than in any previous year Our 2007 annual national survey ...

9. Employers
(Employment Services/Employers)

... placed over 200,000 people into jobs over the last three years. With offices in 93 locations right around Australia, we can help you with your recruitment whether you’re a small family business, or if ...

10. Job Seekers
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

If you’re looking for work, Mission Australia Employment Solutions can help you find a job that’s right for you. We are one of Australia’s largest Job Services Australia providers and we’ve placed over ...

11. Post Placement Support
(Employment Services/Employers)

Once a candidate* has been successfully placed with you, Mission Australia Employment Solutions provides a post-placement support service. Post Placement Support is a follow-on service we provide ...

12. I’m experiencing difficult personal circumstances that are making it difficult for me to find work
(Employment Services/Job Seekers)

... for an Australian Government incentive for Access Programme participants placed in an Australian Apprenticeship. Access Programme participants must be genuinely interested in participating in the Access ...

13. VIC Volunteer Opportunities
(Volunteer/Volunteer Opportunities)

... a functional standard.  At the present time, print resources have been placed in the library which has some 20 m of shelf space. We now to secure a volunteer who can project manage the Library Project.  ...

14. Australia's approach to Juvenile Justice must change
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... families, and helping the families understand and reconcile the range of expectations placed on young people by their parents, their peers and school institutions. “We need more programs across Australia ...

15. MA Housing New South Wales
(Housing/NSW)

... Applicants must provide proof of being active on the public housing waiting list in NSW, along with income details and proof of identity. If you are interested in being placed on this waiting list, please ...

16. MA Housing Tasmania
(Housing/TAS)

... housing. Applicants must provide proof of being active on the public housing waiting list in Tasmania, along with income details and proof of identity. If you are interested in being placed on this ...

17. MA Housing Victoria
(Housing/VIC)

... placed on this waiting list, please download and fill in the Victoria General Housing Application Form and alongside required documentation either: E-mail to – housingvic@missionaustralia.com.au  ...

18. The big issues facing our kids
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... that overall young Australians are well placed to tackle the issues affecting their transition from youth to adulthood. But parents and the broader community need to be aware of the problems facing our ...

19. Training investment will boost employment
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... have enrolled in PPP first six months, of which more than 11,000 have completed training and more than 1000 have been placed in employment – an excellent outcome for a programme that is only six months ...

20. Disability changes must go further
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... been that, in doing so, they would be placed on the Newstart Allowance... ...the main level of income support for jobseekers. The problem is that Newstart pays significantly less than the DSP and ...

21. Mission Australia welcomes groundbreaking youth homelessness report
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... into the community. “At the moment, a homeless young person might receive help for three months at a crisis service and then get placed in more long-term accommodation – which supposedly ends the problem. ...

22. Indigenous problem gamblers need greater support
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... games) was used to provide for families. Resources gambled stayed inside the community and helped support it. “But money placed in poker machines is lost to the community and does not provide any benefits ...

23. U-Turn graduates repair Bridgewater PCYC community bus
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Hazell Bros is offering an annual three month scholarship to a U-Turn participant. “Each year a participant will be placed with Hazell Bros as a paid trainee with the possibility of gaining a full traineeship,” ...

24. Increased rents create greater risk of homelessness
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... Roma House resident and mother of two, has lived on the streets for around five months after suffering from domestic abuse, alcohol dependency and mental health problems. Her children were placed into ...

25. Hunter Legal Service assisting the Disadvantaged
(News/Media Releases Archive)

... fallen through the service gaps. “The clients we’re seeing are facing a variety of legal and welfare issues in parallel,” she explained. “HHLAS is perfectly placed to assist those clients by providing ...