Community Living Project Inc.

29/11/2025

Join the free Workability Expo online this coming Tuesday at 11am Adelaide time to see Josh and Amy from CLP's Discover ME, Exploring Possibilites talk about Micro Enterprise as an option for meaningful work and building community connection.

Workability is coming virtually!

Join us at the Workability expo on Tuesday, 2nd December, to find employers and support services who can help you on your employment journey! 💜

🔗 Register for free here- https://workabilityexpo.com.au/events/virtual-workability-expo-2025/

18/11/2025

We’re recruiting for a Community Living Facilitator who is passionate about inclusion, empowerment, and highly individualised practice.

In this dynamic and relationship-focused role, you’ll support people with disability and their families to design, coordinate, and manage services that enable them to live full, connected lives.

This is a 10-month, 0.8 FTE position (Tuesday–Friday) based in Christies Beach and offers flexible work-from-home options.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with individuals and families to design and coordinate individualised support services
In collaboration with people and their families, recruit, orient, and supervise support workers
Coordinate complex care plans and quality compliant service delivery.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with people, families, colleagues, and external partners (e.g. Support Coordinators, Plan Managers, allied health professionals).
Prepare documentation, reports, and communications with accuracy and timeliness.
Apply understanding of NDIS funding arrangements in service planning.
Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and values-driven team culture.
Occasionally work after-hours and on weekends when required (TOIL provided).
Participate in after-hours on-call assistance roster (approximately one week, every six weeks), with an allowance provided.

About You

You’re someone who:

Shares our vision of community inclusion and believes everyone has the right to live a good life.
Is creative, empathetic, open-minded and resourceful.
Can manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail and work-life balance.
Builds genuine relationships and communicates with warmth and professionalism.
Enjoys both autonomous and team-based work.
Essential Requirements

Current First Aid Certificate
Current NDIS Worker Clearance
Current Driver’s Licence and access to a reliable car for work purposes
Availability for after-hours assistance roster
Willingness to travel across Adelaide (Gawler, Hills, southern suburbs, city)
Desirable Background

This role would suit someone with experience in:

Allied Health, Support Coordination, Local Area Coordination, or Community Development
Coordinating or managing complex support services
Building capacity in support teams and families

Why Join Us?

At Community Living Services, you’ll be part of a small, committed team that values creativity, autonomy, and shared learning. You’ll have the privilege of developing deep, long-term relationships with people and families while helping shape supports that truly make a difference.

We offer

Meaningful work that creates lasting impact
Supportive, flexible work environment
Opportunities for professional development
How to Apply

Please submit your application by Sunday 7th of December 2025.

Applications should include a cover letter addressing your attributes, skills, experience and requirements as identified above; along with your resume.

If you’re interested, but still have some questions about the role, you can get in touch:

Attn: Sally Strzelecki re. Community Living Facilitator application

Phone: (08) 8384 7866

Email: info@clp-sa.org.au

If this role sparks your interest, we would love to hear from you!

17/10/2025

Thank you to CRU - Community Resource Unit Ltd. for sharing this important work

22/09/2025

What did people say about our last Discover Micro Enterprise information session?

"A breath of fresh air"

"A big broad picture of how Micro Enterprise can be applied"

"Informative, relevant, inspiring"

Find out for yourself - Wednesday 29 October, Mitchell Park Sports and Community Centre.

Learn about Micro Enterprise for people with disability. Hear from people who have done it and get excited about how it might be an option for you.

05/09/2025

Yes! 🎙 the Micro Enterprise - Exploring Possibilities presentation from the Imagine More conference is now available for you to listen to.

We'd love to hear your feedback!

✨ New episode of the Imagine More podcast! ✨
🎙️ Episode 11
🌟 Discovering micro enterprise: Exploring possibilities
👤 Presented by Helen Neale

In this episode of "The Imagine More Podcast," we share a brilliant presentation from Helen Neale. Helen works for Community Living Project in South Australia as the lead of a project called Discover Micro Enterprise: Exploring Possibilities. She is also a parent of a young man who has had a very successful microenterprise for many years.

Building on the theme of discovering potential, Helen shares her insights on micro enterprise as a valuable and flexible career pathway for individuals with intellectual disability. She illustrates this with stories of individuals who have successfully embarked on their own small business journeys.

By the end of this episode, you’ll see that there’s a wealth of possibilities when creating meaningful work roles and how micro enterprises can open doors to many new opportunities.

🎙️ Listen to this episode on our website or your favourite podcast app: https://imaginemore.org.au/the-podcast/

🖥️ You can also watch this presentation on our website. https://imaginemore.org.au/resources/oo23-conference-presentations/discovering-micro-enterprise/

22/08/2025

Posting on behalf of a Micro Enterprise seeking a new Personal Assistant
• Work for a well-established dried fruit business.
• Proficiency in Auslan required
• Casual position 2-3 days a week, based in Marion area

About Dried Fruit by Jocelynne
I have a well-established, small, home-based enterprise producing a popular health food snack. I am proud that it has been successfully operating for 10+ years. With assistance, I prepare and package bags of dried fruit that I sell to a local customer base.

The role
The ideal assistant will be required to work a few days a week, 5 hours a day, with additional days on occasion. You will be an integral part of the daily operations assisting me to maintain a quality product as well as managing administrative tasks including emails, record keeping, finance, diary management, customer liaison and kitchen responsibilities. I am seeking someone who is Auslan familiar so I can communicate daily. Furthermore, competent in food handling with a positive attitude who can guide and assist me in business operations.
You will need Driver license and vehicle (km’s will be reimbursed)

NDIS worker check and current first aid certificate is required (or willingness to obtain)
Skills
• Auslan capable
• Ability to work independently and without supervision
• Competent in food handling
• Positive attitude

If you are motivated and a problem-solver, please submit your CV with a cover letter detailing your skills and experience.
For further information please contact amy.djite@clp-sa.org.au who is assisting me with recruitment.

19/08/2025

Next week! If you haven't been to a Discover Micro Enterprise - Exploring Possibilities event - now is your chance. Wednesday 27 August, 9.30-12pm at the Arkaba Hotel.

Learn about the importance of meaningful work and hear from people who have started their own Micro Enterprise.

We welcome anyone who supports inclusion and participation for people living with a disability, including:

• People with a disability, their families, and allies

• Support Coordinators, LACs, and NDIS planners

• Service providers and community organisations

• Teachers, Pathway Advisors

• Community leaders and local residents

We invite families and people with a disability to stay for lunch and a 'taste of Discovery session" between 12pm and 3pm (lunch provided).

Tickets are free. Book via Humanitix - link in comments

18/08/2025

Want to learn more about valued roles? Towards a Better Life is being offered online over 4 half-day sessions.

CLP's Accredited SRV Teacher Kylie Duncis will be part of the teaching team for this workshop hosted by Values in Action Association.

About this Workshop:

Learn a framework that helps give meaning and depth and helps to make the most of contemporary opportunities! This workshop explores how getting valued roles can lead to changed societal perceptions and strengthen the likelihood that people with a devalued status will get a better life.
The core themes and principles of Social Role Valorisation (SRV) will be explored through presentations, exercises and discussions. Completion allows entry to the 5 day practicum, PASSING.

Who Should Attend:

This workshop is designed for participants from a range of sectors (disability, aged care, mental health, youth etc). This will include support workers, coordinators, family members, people with disabilities, people with a mental illness and older people receiving services. Participants will be people who are looking for ways of meeting the real needs of marginalised people, resulting in a better lives.

Event details:

September 8, 9, 15 & 16, 2025 (participants must attend all four half-days)

Please join Zoom meeting at 8:45 AM for an 9:00 AM start. Concludes at 1:15 PM

Venue details:

Online only via ZOOM

Link: To be sent closer to workshop date via email.

Cost:
Standard: $385 plus booking fees
Concession: $130 plus booking fees

RSVP:
Bookings via Humanitix - https://events.humanitix.com/online-tabl-september-2025
Registrations close on August 25, 2025

Pic description: Text on a mint green background with the Values in Action Association logo in the corner. Heading: Online, Towards a better life. 4 sessions, must attend all sessions.
Description: An exploration of the Social Role Valorisation (SRV) Framework with regard to people who are marginalised.

05/08/2025

“The dominant voice says that people with a disability belong somewhere else. And we don’t listen to the dominant voice. We know that Jak belongs exactly where he is. He belongs with his family, he belongs with his community, he belongs doing the things that he loves and he’s passionate about.” – Fiona

Fiona and Jak, owner of Jak's Gems, talk to Helen Neale about how Jak's work not only provides meaningful employment but also valuable community connection.
This is an early episode in the podcast series for the Discover Micro Enterprise Project, an initiative of Community Living Project and funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

Listen on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4FJyNKZJacfypyTTib79hf?si=RJr3jiz2T42fmtetppiHcA

Pic description: Jak and Fiona in a podcast studio with mics in front of them. Jack is holding onto a pendant that he crafted that is on a chain around his neck and is speaking. Fiona is looking on intently.

04/08/2025

Join us for an engaging morning of information sharing, discussion and planning on Micro Enterprise as a career option for people with disability.
Wednesday 27 August, 9.30-12pm at the Arkaba Hotel.

Learn about the importance of meaningful work and hear from people who have started their own Micro Enterprise (Morning Tea provided).

We welcome anyone who supports inclusion and participation for people living with a disability, including:

• People with a disability, their families, and allies

• Support Coordinators, LACs, and NDIS planners

• Service providers and community organisations

• Teachers, Pathway Advisors

• Community leaders and local residents

We invite families and people with a disability to stay for lunch and a 'taste of Discovery session" between 12pm and 3pm (lunch provided).

Book via Humanitix - link in comments

28/07/2025

“Have you thought about a mainstream school?”
Those words changed everything for Michaela, who had been making assumptions about where her child Harry would go to school.
It turned out getting through the doors of a mainstream school wasn’t easy, but Harry is now learning and growing up alongside the kids from his local community.
Listen to Episode 6 of the JFA Purple Orange Podcast “Have you thought about a mainstream school?

Pic description: a family portrait with the proud smiling faces of Harry and his mum Michaela and dad Jamie. The Purple Orange logo is in the corner, and the photo is framed by a purple and white graphic.

17/07/2025

Enjoy collecting things, photography, or socialising? Want to make a difference in a person’s life?
A fixed roster in Old Reynella of 16 hours per week plus a fortnightly passive overnight.

I am a man in my late thirties looking for someone with significant work or life experience who can bring creative thinking to a role that will be both challenging and deeply rewarding.

My love of collecting things, coins, in particular, is important to me, and I want to be supported to do this safely and productively. I am interested in veganism and enjoy eating and sometimes cooking vegan food. I have a great sense of humour and am a master of the one-liner. I am inquisitive and enjoy a wide range of music, YouTube videos, often about cars, and binge-watching TV series.

A successful applicant will be patient, have strong social and negotiation skills, and appreciate the complexity of human behaviour. They will also be organised, practical, reliable, motivating, and enthusiastic. This role involves working closely with my family, my support team leader, and the support team around me to deliver support in line with my vision for a good life.

The role involves a commitment to a fixed fortnightly roster. Shifts will be on the same days and at the same times every fortnight, totalling 31.5 active hours and 9 passive hours.

Click the Learn More button for additional details, including shift timings and the link to Apply

Reynella, South Australia 5161, Australia • Part-time. Apply now and secure your next job today!