Try different types of work and discover what you enjoy.
Explore Work Skills Day Programs at Wallara in Melbourne.
Try hands-on activities including hospitality, horticulture, retail, warehousing and logistics. Build practical skills, explore your interests and discover different work environments, with support from Wallara’s Support Coaches.
Whether you enjoy working outdoors, making coffee or putting things together, there are different opportunities to explore.
Explore Work Experience day programs
Do you enjoy working outdoors?
Spend time outdoors mowing, pruning, weeding and caring for gardens. Learn to use gardening tools and equipment safely while working as part of the Grassbusters team.
Retail, customers and market stalls
Meet customers and help sell farm-grown products at Sages Market. Try retail tasks and learn about customer service and money handling.
Deliveries, communication and teamwork
Join the delivery team moving internal mail and deliveries between Wallara sites. Learn about safe work practices, communication and organisation.
Packing, assembling and warehousing
Try warehousing tasks including packing, assembling and labelling products in the Wallara Logistics workplace.
Retail, stock and customer service
Spend time in the Wallara Shop in Dandenong Plaza. Try customer service, stock management, displays and other day-to-day retail tasks.
Work experience at a bus depot
Spend time at Ventura’s Dandenong bus depot and help with the presentation of buses while learning how a busy bus depot operates.
Helping out in the community
Help out at local organisations and community activities. Meet different people, contribute to the community and try a variety of tasks.
Learn about workplaces and prepare for finding work
Learn more about how workplaces operate. Explore workplace communication, employer expectations, résumés, job applications and interviews through practical activities.
Coffee, food and customer service
Prepare coffee and morning tea and serve customers at the Welcome Post Café at Frankston RSL. Learn hospitality and customer service skills alongside Support Coaches and RSL staff.
Before you start: You’ll need previous hospitality experience or to have progressed through Wallara’s food technology and café programs. There is also an interview and skills assessment before joining The Welcome Post Café program.
Media production and work experience
Build practical skills in media and communications. Explore different media roles and work experience opportunities with Wallara Productions.
Before you start: You’ll need previous experience in a Wallara media day program, such as iFilms. There is also an interview and skills assessment before joining Advanced Media.
Find more day programs that interest you
Explore more than 90+ across seven themes in the Programs of Support Guide.
Find activities that match your interests and see more of what’s available at Wallara.
