Build skills, earn income. Explore Employment at your own pace.
Whether you’re looking for your first job, building confidence or exploring new opportunities, Wallara offers employment pathways that support your goals.
Start in Supported Employment, explore Open Employment or move between pathways as your goals change.
Supported Employment
Work in Wallara's social enterprises
Supported Employment offers paid work in Wallara’s social enterprises, with experienced job coaches supporting you every step of the way.
Opportunities are available across cafés, logistics, land management, horticulture, media, Sages Cottage Farm and Collingwood Children’s Farm throughout Melbourne’s south-east, north and the Mornington Peninsula.
In Supported Employment, you can:
- Work in one of Wallara’s social enterprises.
- Learn new skills with support from experienced job coaches.
- Be part of a welcoming team and contribute every day.
- Work towards your own employment goals.
Open Employment
Support to find work with employers in the community.
If Open Employment is one of your goals, personalised support is available to help you prepare for and find work with employers in the community.
From preparing your resume and practising interviews to finding suitable opportunities and settling into a new workplace, support is available every step of the way.
Open Employment support can include:
- Preparing your resume and job applications.
- Practising interviews and building workplace confidence.
- Finding suitable employment opportunities.
- On-the-job coaching and ongoing support.
There’s no single path to employment.
What fits your goals?
Employment pathways help you explore different types of work, build new skills and discover what suits your interests and goals.
With support from Wallara’s coaches, you can explore:
- Employment through Wallara’s ‘Work Education’ Day Programs.
- Supported Employment within Wallara’s inclusive social enterprises.
- Open Employment with inclusive employers in the community.
Many people move between these pathways as their skills and goals grow.
There’s no single path—choose the one that’s right for you.
Talk with the Client Experience Team
Every work journey starts with a conversation.
You can:
- Chat with the Client Experience Team, or your Support Coordinator.
- Visit a site, meet the team or try a shift.
- Explore different roles and employment pathways.
Take the time to explore what feels right for you.
