MultiLink Community Services Inc.

📣Are you passionate about supporting people living with a disability and would like to work for an exciting and diverse organisation? MultiLink has an opportunity for you! 📣

We are seeking an empathetic and compassionate individual who excels at building meaningful connections with others. The NDIS Facilitator is the central point of contact for MultiLink's NDIS participants, supporting their needs and aspirations.

In this role, you will be responsible for a small team of dedicated Disability Support Workers to ensure that individual services are tailored to meet the needs under each participant's care plan.

This position will partner and connect our participants with healthcare providers and other stakeholders to flexibly coordinate supports and services to meet their needs.

This position is part-time (22.8 hours per week) with the potential for full-time hours in future.

We are currently accepting applications, so if this sounds like a role you're interested in, please apply via the link below 👇

https://www.seek.com.au/job/77605569

For more information regarding the position, please contact Colleen Karaitiana on 07 3412 7112.

www.seek.com.au

📣Looking for a career in Childcare? Spaces are still available!📣

MultiLink has a few spaces still available for interested individuals in our Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care, starting next month in Logan Central.

This is a great start to working in an industry with many employment opportunities and is fully funded by the Queensland Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work program!

If you or someone you know is interested, please contact MultiLink's Employment & Training Coordinator, Pete Hutton on 0413 153 898 or email [email protected] today!

📣Exciting training opportunities available!📣

We are excited to announce that, with thanks to the Queensland Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work Program, MultiLink will be starting two new Accredited Training Programs in Logan Central!

If you're looking for a new career path, would like to gain a new qualification and learn new skills then our Certificate II Security Operations or Certificate III Early Childhood Education and Care might be right for you!

Both of these opportunities start in August so if you're interested, don't delay and contact MultiLink's Employment & Training Coordinator, Pete Hutton on 0413 153 898 or email [email protected] today!

Congratulations to all the worthy recipients of the Hon Cameron Dick MP 2024 Woodridge Queensland Awards and the amazing contributions you all make to our community every day!

A special shout out to our MultiLink staff who were recognised this year – Dominique, Rosa, Dorota and Oo Lar, as well as two wonderful inspirational community role models who MultiLink was privileged to nominate - Mo and Nasteho.

Our congratulations also to our wonderful Management Committee Chair – Christine who received an award for her broader work in the community.

Congratulations everyone!

MultiLink’s Community Engagement & Support Team is looking for a Community Engagement & Capacity Officer to join our team!

The position will support the delivery of MultiLink’s agreed community engagement and capacity building strategies to better support culturally and linguistically diverse groups, associations, and individuals (particularly new and emerging ethno-specific) through:

• Increasing opportunity for economic and social inclusion,
• Supporting their own local communities,
• Accessing and navigating local service system and opportunities,
• Identifying emerging needs and appropriate responses,
• Developing their business administration and project management skills,
• Practicing and demonstrating sound governance &
• Enhancing their capability and ability to seek and secure funding and other resources

Part of the key responsibilities of the role includes regular and ongoing consultation with diverse community leaders to stay abreast of the community’s needs, trends, and strengths, conducting community consultations to discuss issues, needs and challenges affecting their inclusion and assisting a community to develop plans to help address their needs and support vulnerable communities and their members.

If you would like to know more about the position, its key responsibilities, and would like to apply for the job, please click on the link below to view the advertisement on SEEK 👇

👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/76058795 👈

If you would like more information regarding the position and would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Michael Zgryza (Community Services Manager) on 07 3808 4463.

Applications for this position close at 5.00pm on Friday 7 June 2024.

www.seek.com.au

Happy Feel Good Friday and what a wonderful way to enter into the weekend!

Congratulations to 7 of MultiLink's Diverse Workforce Hub participants who were ALL employed into pick packing positions with a local employer in Logan!

Collins, Cian, Cristobal, Jefferson, Angel, Neol and Alex are International Students from Kenya, Spain, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Ecuador with some of them newly arrived to Australia.

Finding the right employment opportunity was a challenge for them as they needed to find work that would also fit with their school schedules. MultiLink's Diverse Workforce Hub team (pictured with our participants), through their connection to local employers, were able to match our participants needs with the right company.

Congratulations again to you all!

If you would like to know more about MultiLink's Diverse Workforce Hub, funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business & Training, please get in contact us today on 07 3808 4463 or email [email protected]

Are you looking for a new career path?

MultiLink has a few spaces that have just become available in our Certificate III Cleaning Operations Course starting on 17 April 2024.

Location: Logan Central
Training Timeframe: 13 weeks
Training Days: (3 days per week) Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Time: 9.30am – 2.30pm

This is a great opportunity to start working in an industry with so many employment opportunities and areas to choose from – Corporate, Domestic, Commercial, School cleaning and so on….

The course is delivered with NO COST to eligible participants, if this sounds like you don’t delay, make contact today!

Call our employment and training team on 0413 153 898.

“Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.” — Randy Pausch

MultiLink’s Aged Care and Disability Services Team recently received this beautiful card from one of our long-term consumers acknowledging the amazing work of the team. It is a beautiful message and a great reminder to our staff of all the great work that they do and that it doesn’t go unnoticed.

It is also a thank you to the MultiLink staff who often work behind the scenes to make sure our consumers receive the best care and support out in the community; your care supports consumers to live independently at home for longer.

“Dear MultiLink Team

I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredible care and support you have provided me and my late husband over the past 14 years. Your dedication and compassion have made such a difference in our lives, and I am truly thankful for everything you have done.

Even when I moved away from Logan, I still received the assistance I need, which meant the world to me.

I am especially grateful to Dominique, Denise and the amazing individuals behind the scenes who organise and coordinate the services.

A special thank you to Illona [support worker], who has been by my side for 12 years. Her kindness, professionalism, and unwavering support have meant so much to me.

Thank you, MultiLink, for your outstanding care and for making such a positive impact on my life. I am forever grateful.”

MultiLink welcomes our new Youth Workers delivering our Reconnect – Newly Arrived Specialist (NAYS) Program – Teddy Geri and Emmanuel Nkurunziza!

Between them, Teddy and Emmanual bring a diversity of professional and personal experiences, skills, and enthusiasm to connect with, support and mentor newly arrived young people accessing our support services. They have been responsible in providing services and supporting the community in a number of areas including arrival and immigration assistance, cultural advice and support, an extensive range of support activities and build capacity of the community through enhancing understanding and integration into the Australian Community, community empowerment and support groups, facilitated cross cultural awareness workshops, and provided teaching assistance and interpreting services (just to name a few!).

To add to this wealth of knowledge and skills Teddy and Emmanuel speak 7 languages between them! Emmanuel is originally from Congo DR and speaks French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili, and Kirundi while Teddy is from South Sudan and speaks Madi, Acholi and Sudanese Arabic.

Welcome to the MultiLink family Emmanuel and Teddy, we’re excited to have you both on board!

A wonderful exciting celebration! Congratulations to all involved. An inspiring event. MultiLink was honoured to have supported the Deeku event and we look forward to continuing to support the Karenni community. 👏🏻

Come and celebrate Logan’s cultural diversity with us this Multicultural Queensland Month!

MultiLink Community Services is proud to be sponsoring SSI - Settlement Services International’s World of Cultures Cultural Festival in Logan, and you’re invited to join us!

This family friendly event has something for the whole family:

• A diverse line-up of artists on a live outdoor stage including singer-songwriter Chris Tamwoy and Heilani dance company
• Food stalls from all corners of the globe including Fijian, Eritrean, Vietnamese, Cambodian cuisine and more
• Youth Zone featuring a silent disco, poetry slam and performances
• Sports Zone with rock climbing, Takraw and Taekwondo demonstrations, inflatable warrior games, and Netball Queensland representatives
• Kids Zone including magic shows, face painting, sports activities and henna
• Activity and information stalls from our sponsors and services in Logan
• And much, much more!

Come and say hello to the team at the MultiLink stall!

Date: Saturday 12 August 2023
Time: 4.00pm – 8.30pm
Location: Kingston Butter Factory, 270 Jacaranda Avenue Kingston
Get your FREE ticket here: https://events.humanitix.com/world-of-cultures-logan-23
Getting there/parking: Parking is available onsite
Kingston Butter Factory (KBF) backs onto the Kingston Train Station and is next door to the Gould Adams Aquatic Centre. It is a short walk from both the train station OR from the bus stop at Gould Adams Aquatic Centre.

“Walking in a Winter Wonderland!” … MultiLink’s aged and community care consumers were surprised and delighted earlier this month with a very special “Winter Wonderland” celebration at our Day Respite and Community Centre. Amongst the Winter Wonderland décor, fake snow and joy filled the air! There was much dancing, smiling, sharing and laughing involved to work up an appetite for the incredible culinary feast provided by our wonderful staff from all around the world. The lunch menu included:
Samoan Chop Suey, Vegetarian Haggis, Pork and Bean Cannelloni, Beef Nachos, Corned Beef and Beans and Vegetarian Stir fry, accompanied by home-made Fudge, Rice pudding, Macedonian doughnuts and Romanian Honey Cake for dessert.

Everyone left with full hearts and bellies with some big thanks to the staff for making it all happen!

On Monday 7th August, we’ll also be stepping right up to staff stalls, side-show alley and delight in all manner of “show splendour” in he Big Marquee as the ‘Ekka’ comes to MultiLink to surprise and delight the consumers at our Day Respite and Community Centre Monthly Big Bonanza Day!

If you or a loved one would be interested in joining the group social support activities at our Day Respite and Community Centre please contact MultiLink Ph: 3808 4463

“Hi-ho… its off to work we go….”
A "hi-ho" happy day at MultiLink last week as we celebrated another group of Skilling Queenslanders for Work graduates who completed a Cert. II Supply Chain Operations course gaining skills for warehousing and manufacturing work.
Half of this group already have jobs and that list will continue to grow over the coming weeks.
MultiLink will be running one more of these courses in October, so make contact now and we’ll put you on our list.
[email protected]

Friday 23rd June we celebrated another group of 10 Cert. I Hospitality Trainees with a fabulous graduation event at MultiLinks Aged Care Day Respite Service.
It was a beautiful way to close out Refugee Week with this group of Trainees coming from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Italy, the UK and Australia.
Each one of them has a story to tell. Each one of them worked hard during the 20-week Traineeship. And now most of them already have a new job in hospitality in Logan starting this week!
They should all be proud of themselves!!

MultiLinks Traineeship is made possible with funding from Qld Government’s DYJESBT program – Skilling Queenslanders for Work.
Contact Katrina for more information. – [email protected]

“Oh what a night!” Thank you to everyone to joined us for the 2023 Refugee Week Logan Community Leaders Partnership Forum Dinner, hosted in partnership with Settlement Services International and Logan City Council on Thursday night at the Beenleigh Events Centre! A stunning night of networking, reflection, energy, hope and celebration of the achievements and vision of our refugee communities in Logan.
Thank you to:
The Nunukal Yaggara Aboriginal Dance Academy for the exhilarating Welcome to Country;
Councillor Karen Murphy, Rob Hoitink and Michael Zgryza for their Logan Community Leader Partnership speeches;
The West Papuan Community performers, Zomi Community of Queensland, South African dancer Rush Mubanana and the Afghan performance group Damora for their performances;
Mo Alizadeh and Fatemeh Falli for the inspiring and honest voice of young people
Nasteho Mukhtar for your wonderful MC’ing of the event, and
Everyone for the spontaneous unplanned dancing which broke out at end our wonderful evening together to the music and song of Damora!

This was great fun for over 50 clients who attended our Lantern making workshop at MultiLink yesterday and facilitated by Multicultural Australia staff. our clients are very proud of their lanterns and are eagerly looking forward to carrying them tomorrow evening at this years Luminous Lantern Parade at South Bank Parklands!

Providing culturally and linguistically accessible aged care services is what MultiLink’s aged care programs deliver daily!

This week, our aged care consumers attending our Day Respite and Community Centre have been treated to a hive a creativity to celebrate Mother Day, with gift hampers, nurturing activities and opportunities to connect and celebrate this important day with the amazing women in our community!

To all the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and maternal figures who have worked tirelessly, loved endlessly and provided unwavering support – we appreciate all that you do! Have a wonderful Mother’s Day on behalf of everyone at MultiLink. And to all those who might be missing a mum this weekend, we send our thoughts to you!

If you would like to know more about our aged care support for culturally diverse consumers, please contact MultiLink 07 3808 4463 or email [email protected]

Alternatively some people may require extra, intensive support to access aged care services and other supports in the community. If you need support to learn about, apply for and access aged care services, visit the Care Finder page on https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/help-care-finder to locate your local Care Finder organisation supporting culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) individuals. They can support you to access Aged Care help and this service is free.

Looking for a fun and FREE Easter activity for the whole family?

The Woodridge Neighbourhood Watch are hosting a community event this Easter long weekend on Saturday 8 April 2023, from 10am at Oates Park, Oates Avenue Woodridge.

The event will have:
- Face Painting
- Fun Games
- Petting Zoo
- Pony Rides
- BBQ
- Craft and more!

Please see the flyer attached for more information!

A wonderful start last night to this year’s series of Logan Community Leader partnership Forums facilitated by SSI, Logan City Council and MultiLink!
Over 40 diverse community leaders joined us to explore the importance of language, communication and cultural accessibility to support health needs and health literacy. Enormous thanks to our wonderful panel members – Donata Sackey (Mater Refugee Health Clinic & Refugee Health Network Queensland), Elham Monsef (Brisbane South PHN) and Grace Edwards (Multicultural Health Engagement Project), for sharing positive examples of best practice for community leaders to take away and action to support their important role as agents of communication and efficacy within their own communities.

It was great to welcome Cameron Dick MP, Queensland Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment and of course our wonderful local member for Woodridge, to MultiLink today!

This was a wonderful opportunity to say thank you face to face for the State Government’s continued investment in MultiLink as Multicultural Neighbourhood and Community Centre, and particularly for the funding uplift and the expansion of the Community Connect Worker initiative which MultiLink was successful in applying for.

We were also able to say thanks for the continued commitment addressing employment and training needs here in Logan through the Skilling Queenslanders for Work program, of which MultiLink was successful in gaining 6 SQW programs across this calendar year, and the extension of MultiLink’s Logan Diverse Workforce Hub, which is continuing to support international students, migrants and refugees into work and contributing to the building of the Queensland economy.

The Minister was able to visit each of our service areas and talk with staff, spend some quality time with our SQW Hospitality Trainees at the Hole in the Wall Café, and hear about progress of the development of our new Multipurpose Community Centre.

Thank you for visiting Cameron Dick, and through you, thank you for the Queensland State Government’s continued investment in MultiLink Community Services and the wonderful diverse communities we support here in Logan.

MultiLink's Community Engagement & Support Team is growing, we’re looking for a Neighbourhood Community Worker!

Due to the steady growth and continued investment by the Queensland State Government in MultiLink as a funded Neighbourhood and Community Centre, a realignment of our Community Engagement and Support area has opened up a position for a Neighbourhood Community Worker.

The Neighbourhood Community Worker will support MultiLink’s core role as Logan’s multicultural Neighbourhood/Community Centre to provide friendly, localised access to individual, family and community services through the delivery of MultiLink’s annual neighbourhood centre workplan and the provision of a range of annual projects, events, ongoing and one-off client support activities, participation in various community networks and the development of resources.

The position will additionally support the collaborative delivery of information, support and referrals of vulnerable individuals, families and diverse communities working with the Community Connect Worker and Financial Wellbeing Worker as required; and provide varied administrative and direct operational delivery support to MultiLink to support its core role as a multicultural Neighbourhood/Community centre in Logan.

If you would like to know more about this position and would like to apply for the job, please click on the link below to view the advertisement on SEEK 👇

👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/66318485 👈

If you would like more information regarding the position and would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Michael Zgryza (Community Services Manager) on 07 3808 4463.

Applications for this position close at 5.00pm on Friday 31 March 2023.

Neighbourhood Community Worker Job in Logan Central, Brisbane QLD We are seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to facilitate the delivery of our role as Logan’s Multicultural Neighbourhood & Community Centre.

MultiLink’s Community Engagement & Support Team is hiring! We’re looking for a Financial Wellbeing Worker to join our team!

MultiLink is seeking a passionate and dynamic individual to facilitate the delivery of our NILS (No Interest Loans Scheme) and support the development of individual financial capability and resilience. This is a part-time role (22.8 hours per week).

The Financial Wellbeing worker will directly support individuals, families and diverse communities to access MultiLink’s No Interest Loans Scheme (NILs); navigate financial vulnerabilities and build financial wellbeing, capability and resilience through conducting “financial conversations” with clients, delivering identified financial wellbeing projects, events, group sessions, active participation in, and support of, various financial wellbeing networks and the development of resources to support financial wellbeing.

If you would like to know more about this position and would like to apply for the job, please click on the link below to view the advertisement on SEEK 👇

👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/66319353 👈

If you would like more information regarding the position and would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Michael Zgryza (Community Services Manager) on 07 3808 4463.

Applications for this position close at 5.00pm on Friday 31 March 2023.

Financial Wellbeing Worker Job in Logan Central, Brisbane QLD A job with impact: build meaningful relationships with community members to grow their financial well-being.

Wadajir! Gathering the Logan Somali community to enjoy a community BBQ and hear about MultiLink’s new program to increase access and engagement with support services for the Somali community. Congratulations Salat for a wonderful event 👏🏻

MultiLink’s Aged Care & Disability Services are growing!

We’re looking for a Client Relationship Facilitator to join the team. In this newly created position, the Client Relationship Facilitator will be responsible for fostering and developing positive partnerships between our clients and support staff to ensure quality care is delivered to our clients. This role plays an active part in helping develop, mentor and support our Support Staff to help reach their potential!

If you would like to know more about this position and would like to apply for the job, please click on the link below to view the advertisement on SEEK 👇

👉 https://www.seek.com.au/job/66182131 👈

If you would like more information regarding the position and would like to speak to someone directly, please contact Karla on 07 3412 7125 or email [email protected]

Client Relationship Facilitator Job in Logan Central, Brisbane QLD Help build capacity of our Support workforce to enhance consumer care & contribute to better health outcomes for our clients.

🚺🚺 International Women's Day Event 🚺🚺
📅 Friday 10th March 2023
⏰️ 10am to 12noon

Come and celebrate International Women's Day with a FREE family friendly event at The Family Place in partnership with our friends from Queensland Police Service.
Check out all the fun activities, information, children's music session, cool play spaces, Sausage sizzle & more!

All FREE to attend...

🅿️🅿️ Parking 🅿️🅿️
We suggest you park on Hague or Huron Street & walk through Albert Park. Our carpark will be closed for parents attending a separate program & for dignitaries. Sorry for any inconvenience

Just a few of the amazing services attending
The Salvation Army Communities for Children (CFC), Logan , Logan City Council , YFS , MultiLink Community Services Inc. , 4 Voices , PCYC Braking the Cycle Sing&Grow Australia , DVConnect , The Centre For Women & Co. , Crimestoppers , Atsichs Logan , Bunnings Warehouse Australia

MultiLink’s partnership with Community Justice of the Peace (JP) services is increasing!

Community Justice of the Peace services will increase at MultiLink this week with additional JP services now offered weekly on Thursday’s 2pm – 4pm.

JP Services are now available at 38 Blackwood Road Logan Central every Tuesday from 2pm – 4pm, and starting from Thursday 9 March 2023, available every Thursday from 2pm – 4pm.

If you’re looking for a service closer to you or at different times, you can use this link to search for one in your area 👇
https://www.qld.gov.au/law/legal-mediation-and-justice-of-the-peace/about-justice-of-the-peace/search-for-your-nearest-jp-or-cdec

This service is walk in only, with no appointment necessary.

Huge congratulations to the Zomi Community of Queensland Inc. for their wonderful 75th Zomi Nam Ni (the 75th Zomi National Day Celebration) last night! What an event! A mix of young and old. Traditional and modern. History and vision. Dance and drama. Song and sound. Colour and movement and a showcase of Zomi culture and our multicultural community here in Logan with performances from the Samoan, Congolese and Khmer communities.

Congratulations to community President Suan Han Do and Secretary Kam Lian Kham Lian for their amazing leadership and all in the community who supported this event! And a special shoutout to the most wonderful MC’s for the event – Nau Nuam and Khaita! Your passion and enthusiasm was contagious!

Looking for a new career path?

MultiLink’s Employment & Training program has a limited number of vacancies still available for our Certificate III Cleaning Operations commencing on 1 March 2023, and then running 3 days per week for 13 weeks (Wed – Fri, 9.30am – 2.30pm).

Please see the flyer for more information about the program and to obtain an Expression of Interest Form, please contact our Employment & Training Team by emailing [email protected] or phoning 0413 153 898 or 07 3808 4463.

This program is being delivered from Designer Life (2nd Floor) 20 Blackwood Road Logan Central.

A local legend and a front line hero! Worthy recognition again!