Brite in Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia | Community organisation

Brite

Locality: Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9301 7300

Address: 1 Belfast St 3047 Broadmeadows, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.brite.org.au/

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25.01.2022 On behalf of the Board, I want to acknowledge everyone’s efforts over the past many months. It has been an interesting and challenging time for the Brite community and we recognise how difficult this has been. Everyone’s commitment, tenacity and hard work has and continues to be outstanding and the Board is very grateful and proud. We also wanted to provide an update on what is happening regarding the recruitment of a new CEO. Obviously we are all sad to see Nick move on. We ...are grateful for Nick’s hard work and commitment over the last four years. We accept he is headed for new challenges and we wish him well. Firstly we have appointed an interim CEO. Robert Hannaford will be taking on the role of interim CEO for the period it will take to go through the recruitment process to appoint a new permanent CEO. Robert is genuinely very impressed with what is being achieved at Brite. He can see that everyone is doing a great job and is coming on board to provide a guiding hand just for the interim. The Board was very conscious that we wanted you to be supported, but equally able to get on with your work doing what you do so well. Robert has over 15 years experience as CEO of the not-for-profit National Disability Living Solutions (NDLS) organisation. His background covers a range of experience in project management, construction and finance. Robert works closely with many manufacturers and companies, including Tunstall, Clipsal, Welcome Home Matching Service, and many others in the disability product sector. Robert was a member of the Specialist Disability Accommodation Industry Advisory Group and is exceptionally skilled in the brokerage of partnerships between NGO’s and the private and government sectors to provide tangible and measurable social/economic outcomes. He has vast experience in the disability sector including sitting on many Boards and advisory panels and is dedicated to improving outcomes for people with disability. The Board has no doubt he will work extremely hard to support the organisation in the coming months. The recruitment process for a permanent CEO will commence shortly. We are in the process of selecting a specialist NFP recruitment firm to assist in this process. This will be an open process- open to anyone who wishes to apply. The recruitment process will be a collaborative approach and will seek to involve staff and employees as we can. We will provide further details as the process progresses. And we wish you all well... Stay safe, kind regards Megan Broome Chairperson On behalf of the Board

23.01.2022 Say hello to Kate! Kate is one of the Brite Sparks at our Pick, Pack, Dispatch centre in Broadmeadows, VIC. Kate wears many hats at Brite! She works in our pack centre (where she loves packaging), is taking a hospitality course, and serves on a committee at Brite! Phew! What a busy lady!... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. To learn more about our Giving Tuesday campaign, click the link in our comments to real our latest blog. [Image: Kate in a black shirt and purple facemark holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What do you love most about your job at Brite? Name: Kate I love packaging and I am very good at it. I am also on committees at Brite! I also like the hospitality course I am taking] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

22.01.2022 Say good morning to Nicholas! Nicholas is one of the friendly faces in our Brite Plants nursery! Nicholas doesn’t just like working at Brite - he thinks it’s the best place he’s ever worked. Nicholas’ favourite parts about his job are being able to work outside in the nursery and being surrounded by our other incredibly friendly employees.... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. If you’d like to donate, see our Raisley page here: https://brite-giving-tuesday-2020.raisely.com [Image: Nicholas in a black shirt, maroon hat and blue facemask holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday Name: Nicholas What do you like the more about working at Brite? Brite is the best place I have worked. I like working outdoors in the nursery. Everyone is friendly.] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

21.01.2022 Say hello to Joe! Joe is one of the fantastic faces working in our Pick, Pack, Dispatch Centre! One of the things Joe loves most about his job at Brite is the work he gets to do. Joe helps measure food products, pack product into bags, weighs bags, and so much more! His favourite job to do is packing the almond flour! ... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. To donate, please go to our Raisley page here: https://brite-giving-tuesday-2020.raisely.com [Image: Joe in a white smock, black facemark and hairnet holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What do you love most about your job at Brite? Name: Joe I like working in the food room and packing almond flour.] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

20.01.2022 Say hiya to Megan! Megan works in our Brite Plants Centre - which is the perfect fit for her! When we asked Megan what the most fun thing she’s done at Brite was, she mentioned the open day for our Brite Plants nursery!... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. If you’d like to donate, see our Raisley campaign here: https://brite-giving-tuesday-2020.raisely.com [Image: Megan in a black shirt and blue jeans. She has a multicoloured, coloured facemask and is holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What is the most fun thing you have done at Brite? Open day for the nursery is fun. There are a lot of people on that day. I make my own greeting cards too.] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

16.01.2022 Say hi there to Bronwyn! Meet Bronwyn, another one of our amazing employees in our Broadmeadows Pick, Pack, Dispatch centre. Bronwyn loves the fun and motivational atmosphere here at Brite - particularly when she and our other employees play music before breaks to get people moving and motivated (a great idea to keep on track, if we do say so ourselves!)... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. To learn more about our Giving Tuesday campaign, read our latest blog here: https://www.brite.org.au/givingtuesdayau-2020/ [Image: Bronwyn in a black shirt and blue facemark holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What is the most fun thing you have done at Brite? We play music before breaks to get people moving and motivated. Name: Bronwyn] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

15.01.2022 Say hi to Lesley! Lesley is one of our Superstar employees from our Pick, Pack, Dispatch centre in Broadmeadows, VIC. Lesley loves her training at Brite, and particularly loves the opportunity to learn different jobs and skills, which has given her more confidence both personally and in the workplace.... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. To learn more about our Giving Tuesday campaign, click the link in our comments to real our latest blog. [Image: Lesley in a black shirt and facemark holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What’s the best thing you have learned about while at Brite? Name: Lesley I like training to learn different jobs, it gives me more confidence.] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

14.01.2022 Now that's a brite new skill! Antun from Aruma has been keeping busy at home by learning new cooking techniques, growing his confidence in the kitchen. How have you been keeping busy at home?

10.01.2022 Say hi there to David! David likes to get his hands dirty working in our Brite Plants centre in Broadmeadows, VIC. David’s favourite part of working at Brite is potting and planting the seedlings for our plant nursery as well as all the amazing friends he’s made during his time at Brite.... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. If you’d like to donate, see our Raisley page here: https://brite-giving-tuesday-2020.raisely.com [Image: David in a black shirt over a red flannelette shirt, blue shorts and a red facemark holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What do you like most about your job at Brite? We play music before breaks to get people moving and motivated. Name: Bronwyn] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020

07.01.2022 Halloween came early to our daily social Zoom update yesterday where some of our team got into the #spooky spirit! ... #BeBrite #BriterDays #Halloween #TrickorTreat See more

07.01.2022 For this year’s #GivingTuesdayAU December 1st, we're raising funds to provide new uniforms for our 140 supported colleagues at Brite. We had planned to buy new uniforms for each of our supported colleagues earlier in the year, however, these funds went to keeping our doors open during the pandemic and continuing our services and value to our community. If you are able to, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new... shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. To learn more about our Giving Tuesday campaign, click the link in the comments to read our latest blog.

06.01.2022 Are you looking to train in Support Services with an accredited provider? Well stop brite there - you’ve come to the right place! In addition to our Brite Pathways that helps young people with a disability, we also provide training in a number of certificates for people working in, or wanting to work in, the disability and support sector across Australia. Our accredited courses include: ... Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33015) Certificate IV in Ageing Support (CHC43015) Certificate IV in Disability (CHC43115) Certificate IV in Leisure and Health (CHC43415) The best part - when you study an accredited course, you’ll get a qualification that’s recognised across Australia. If you meet eligibility requirements, there are no fees. If you want to learn more about our courses, including eligibility requirements, course pathways, and prerequisites, click through to our website - link in the comments below.

05.01.2022 A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. Josh Billings Happy Monday, Brite Sparks! Today we're saying thank-you to all of our furry-friends who are there through thick and thin - from the cuddly cats to the hard-working service dogs, they never fail to make the day briter! If you have a furry friend, please share your favourite photo of them in the comments below!... [Image: a cat and a puppy cuddling on grass, against a white background with the Brite logo

03.01.2022 Say howdy to Edward! Edward works in our Brite Plants nursery, and takes one of our professional development courses! Edward’s favourite part of working at Brite is the people - all of the other incredible Brite Sparks in our Pick Pack Dispatch Centre and our Brite Plants Nursery.... This Giving Tuesday, December 1st, please consider supporting Brite by giving what you can. Your donations will help us to raise funds for new uniforms for our supported colleagues at Brite. You can choose to donate enough for a brand new shirt or vest, or you can choose your own amount to donate - every dollar will help us outfit our Brite Sparks in new uniforms. If you’d like to donate, please find our Raisley page here: https://brite-giving-tuesday-2020.raisely.com [Image: Edward in a black shirt and blue facemark holding a whiteboard. The whiteboard reads: Brite #GivingTuesday What do you like the most about your job at Brite? Name: Edward I work in the nursery and also in the professional development courses. I like the people the most! I am actually smiling under the mask (followed by a smiley face)] #BriteGivingTuesday #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesdayAU #GivingTuesday2020