Our Kitchen Social Enterprise in Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia | Local service

Our Kitchen Social Enterprise

Locality: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 5329 3273

Address: 11 Tuppen Dr 3356 Sebastopol, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 Happy birthday Chef David!

21.01.2022 Both Kathleen (left) and Rhina (right) were looking for work and were referred to the Work and Learning Centre by their Job Actives in May/June 2020. After mee...ting with Rebecca, one of our Advisors who set some employment and training goals for both ladies, they enrolled into the 'Introduction to the Internet' and the 'Online Learning Support' classes. They met in class and a supportive friendship blossomed. Together they have encouraged each other and have both enrolled in Term 3 courses: Basic Computers, Become a Barista and Cooking Up Jobs. They are having such a great time and learning so much. Throughout this time, Kathleen has also successfully gained employment with a local cleaning company and Rhina is progressing through an interview process as we speak. Well done Ladies! We are super proud of you both. :)

21.01.2022 Meet Kittipak Smith She’s one of the 102 Victorians employed through the Brotherhood of St. Laurence as part of the Victorian Government’s Working for Victoria... initiative Kitti juggled many jobs over her lifetime. In between having three children, she has worked as a kindergarten teacher and undertaken housekeeping and secretarial duties in Thailand’s Chang Mai. Six years ago, she migrated to Australia on a spouse visa with her children. Kitti worked in Ararat as a cleaner, but when her relationship broke up, she lost access to her husband’s car to get there from Ballarat and couldn’t continue her role. She visited the Ballarat Jobs Victoria Work and Learning Centre (WLC) to look for work and start an English course. When COVID-19 hit, the resort she worked at lost tourism bookings and Kitti lost all her shifts. She took up English lessons and a cooking course at the WLC, which increased her English skills. She was then encouraged to enrol in an Asset Maintenance course, as well as register for a job through the Victorian’s Government’s Working for Victoria initiative which aims to get unemployed Victorians hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic back into work, while delivering valuable community services. When the WLC had a role, Kitti applied and was thrilled to be successful. She's now a Health and Safety Officer on a six-month contract. I was so happy, I get to help the centre keep its facilities clean, which is even more important during this coronavirus time. I’ve made some new friends as I don’t have too many friends in Ballarat given I haven’t been here long, Kitti said. My bills were getting bigger. The job is now helping me pay the rent, pay bills and look after my family. It’s also great for my resume to have more referees. The Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) is part of the Working for Victoria program and, through it, has been able to expand its workforce to help meet the surging demand for services. BSL is pleased to support the initiative, providing job opportunities to people like Kitti at the Ballarat Work and Learning Centre - a joint BSL and @BallaratNC partnership. For more information, or to apply as a worker or employer, visit website: https://bit.ly/WorkingforVictoria_ Photo Credit by Adam Trafford, The Courier

21.01.2022 The downside working from home. Missing out on the afternoon tea being served. It looks delicious. Once again our Cooking Up Jobs class are cooking up a storm. Well done Ladies!

21.01.2022 We have a few spaces left - Call 5329 3273 to secure your place in this popular class.

20.01.2022 Get in quickly to secure your spot!

18.01.2022 We are located in Sebastopol and love it, thanks Geoff for this great song about the area

18.01.2022 We are bringing back this popular class. Call Reception on 5329 3273 to enrol and secure your place in this class.

18.01.2022 The students have been busy in the kitchen again with our new Chef, David

17.01.2022 Celebrating National Nutrition Week - (11th-17th October) Join in the fun and you could win some amazing prizes.

17.01.2022 Well done Ladies!

14.01.2022 Nothing is too much trouble for Miland! A valued volunteer team member at BNC. :)

14.01.2022 Need bread? We have lots of free bread today. Just drop into to pick some up.

11.01.2022 This has been a very popular class. Call reception on 5329 3273 to secure your place or send an enquiry via our webpage - https://www.ballaratnc.org.au/courseinfo.php?eventid=126

11.01.2022 In our Cooking Up Jobs class, this week our students were cooking up a storm. Learning how to make spaghetti from scratch, cooking shepherd's pies, lasagna, banana cake and swiss rolls. Well done to Rhina, Kathleen, Nancy, Kitti, Dung and Jaffa!

09.01.2022 Well done Chef David and his team! :)

09.01.2022 Here is a great opportunity for some of our students

06.01.2022 Term 4 isn't too far away! Learn great hospitality skills through our Front of House Training and Cooking Up jobs has limited spaces left.

05.01.2022 Hooray! Our Kitchen Social Enterprise is a finalist in the Neighbourhood Houses Victoria Awards.

04.01.2022 Do you enjoy working in hospitality? Get yourself ready to cook up a storm and learn the skills to be employed in the hospitality industry. It's not too late to join this fabulous class.... Register online at https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=1301 or call our Reception on 5329 3273 for assistance.

04.01.2022 For all our volunteers - Please come along! Either call the Centre (5329 3273) or register online - https://www.socialplanet.com.au/activity/view?id=2439

03.01.2022 Chef David and his Team have worked their magic again. Thank you, well done and the cake was amazing!

03.01.2022 Let's win this! #walktober2020

03.01.2022 Are you feeling motivated on this wet weekend to get creative?