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Disability service provider Able Australia has appointed Lynette McKeown as its new Chief Executive Officer. Not-for-provider Able Australia says McKe.
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Thousands of jobs in the disability sector could be the solution to an ‘age old’ women’s issue
With JobKeeper supplements coming to a halt, it only adds to the ongoing setbacks many middle-aged women already face.
The labour market has been turned upside down by COVID with many industries decimated. It’s become a difficult hunting ground for older women in particular as they seek to re-enter the workforce.
And with women more likely than men to have their careers interrupted and older women to have significantly lower superannuation nesteggs, there is hope that the disability sector might be able to provide a win-win for older women.
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When Shane White lost his job making flyscreen doors during the pandemic last year, a friend suggested he would make a good disability care worker.
The 56-year-old, who has worked in everything from landscaping to rubbish disposal and manufacturing, says it’s the best career decision he has made.
He enrolled in a JobReady program, which offers people with no prior disability experience seven days’ initial training and ongoing support in the workplace.
“I think that people don’t realise that entry to the industry is not that difficult and the rewards are just incredible,” Mr White said.
Shane White has become a disability support worker after losing his manufacturing job in the pandemic.