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About BIZLINK

BIZLINK is a not-for-profit incorporated Disability Employment Service that assists people with disability to prepare for, find and keep a job in open employment, including ongoing support where required. BIZLINK is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

BIZLINK was established in 1992 to provide a specialist employment service to school leavers with disability living in the northern suburbs of Perth. BIZLINK expanded its service in 1994 to include job seekers with a range of disabilities and of diverse age groups. Today BIZLINK accepts referrals from a number of sources including Centrelink, self, schools, community organisations and interagency.

Most job seekers will require a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) and the local Centrelink can assist with this. Job seekers can call BIZLINK on 9300 2144 for more information on eligibility and how to register. Our service areas are the North Metro and the Central and West Metro of Perth. We have offices in Joondalup and Rockingham. BIZLINK offers people with disability a range of integrated employment, education, training and vocational development options. Job seekers and their support network, where involved, work together with BIZLINK Coordinators to design their own program of work related activities based on their (potential) skills, choice and aspirations.

BIZLINK selectively matches job seekers to fill the criteria of each job vacancy and can then provide on-site training, support and advice. BIZLINK continues to support workers as required - reducing or increasing, providing on or off-site assistance to meet the needs of the worker and employer.

BIZLINK aims to provide the best possible employment assistance and support. We work together with consumers to achieve their employment goals. To ensure we are meeting consumer needs, our Charter and Value Statement reflects the beliefs and mission of the BIZLINK Team:

OUR CHARTER

Quality employment for people with disability.

OUR VALUES

People with disability:

• Have a right to work in open employment regardless of the extent or severity of their disability
• Must play a central role in planning their own careers, in conjunction with their families and significant others (where involved)
• Have a right to receive individualised support to become competent and valued employees
• Have a right to a fair day's pay as have employers a right to a fair day's work
• Need only the desire to work, support from significant others, realistic career choice and access to training and support to succeed in open employment
• Have a right to privacy, confidentiality and respect in all their dealings with the agency

THE BIZLINK TEAM

Board of Directors

A voluntary Board of Directors governs BIZLINK; Directors have a range of skills and expertise in business, finance, management and leadership. The Board, which includes the Managing Director, monitors the operational and financial performance of the agency, develops policy and ensures consumers receive appropriate services. It is the responsibility of the Board to ensure that BIZLINK meets all legal requirements relevant to the Constitution, Funding Agreement and Commonwealth and State Laws.

Rob Casamento FCA, CPA
Chairman
Rob is a founding Director of CBSW Pty Ltd, a boutique Tax & Business Advisory Chartered Accountancy practice in West Leederville. Rob joined CBSW Pty Ltd after spending 32 years with two large International Chartered Accounting Firms. Rob is a Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a Fellow member of the Taxation Institute of Australia. Rob joined BIZLINK as a Director in 2005 having gained a strong sense of the values and objectives of the organisation, to assist the Board with its future growth strategies and objectives.

Glen Clarke BBus, CPA
Deputy Chairman
Glen joined the Board of BIZLINK as Finance Director in 2001, a role he continued until 2008. Glen is Deputy Auditor General with the Office of the Auditor General. Glen has 29 years’, experience with the Office of the Auditor General. Glen has also worked with the Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs in the position of Assistant Director of Benefits.

Susan Campbell BA (Hons)
Director-Consumer Liaison
Susan became involved with BIZLINK in 1992 through the Post School Options program. Her son Christopher obtained his employment through the newly established BIZLINK in 1992 and has enjoyed a happy and rewarding working life ever since. Susan was approached in 1994 to become a representative for consumers. Susan works part-time in the Accounting and Financial Services sector, combining it with her role as the Administrative Director of her husband’s general insurance business.

Marco Cicchinè BA
Director
Marco was invited to be a Director in 2004 because of his marketing experience and background in the disability industry. Marco is Director of Marcoting Pty Ltd; Principal of loans@home and a licensed finance broker. Marco was appointed a Director of the Australian Marketing Institute in November 1996 to present and Board member of The Italian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Australia-Perth Inc) 2007 to present.

Eric Fethers LLB
Director
Eric joined the Board in September 2006. He is a partner of Middletons, an Australian commercial law firm with offices in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney. Eric has experience in fund raising, securities, mining and resources, telecommunications, intellectual property and mergers and acquisitions. Eric graduated from the University of Western Australia in 1995. Prior to joining Middletons, Eric was a partner of Salter Power, a boutique West Perth law firm and prior to that worked in an in-house legal capacity for ExxonMobil in London.

David Holbrook
Director
David was invited to join the Board in November 2010. David has had various roles in the Steel Industry, ranging from State Manager WA/SA for the Australian Steel Institute and Commercial Business Manager for BlueScope Lysaght, T/A Ranbuild. After two years at the Institute where his role involved lobbying for the Steel Industry to lectures at University, David rejoined BlueScope Lysaght as Business Development Manager for Sheds and Projects.

Gabrielle Meotti B.Comm. – Marketing, B.A – Asian Studies/Japanese and a CTEFLA
Director
Gabrielle is currently working as a consultant within the recruitment sector in Perth. Prior to that Gabrielle has worked in the human resources sector, specifically recruitment for Chevron on the Gorgon Project, Rio Tinto in Perth, Deloittes in Sydney, Morgan Stanley in Hong Kong and Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs in the UK, Germany and the United States. Gabrielle also has marketing experience having worked within that area at Edith Cowan University in Perth. Gabrielle graduated from Curtin University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing and a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese language. She also holds post graduate qualifications in teaching English as a Foreign Language.

Brian Park
Managing Director
Brian was appointed BIZLINK’s Managing Director in July 2010. Brian has been with BIZLINK since August 2001, originally employed as our Support Manager before being promoted in August 2005 to Operations Manager. Brian has attained qualifications in HNC SC (Higher National Certificate in Social care) CMS (Certificate in Management Studies) and NVQ (Training and Assessing). Brian has nearly 30 years experience in the disability field including 17 years in employment specific services both in Australia and the United Kingdom and a background as a Social Trainer and Manager of Disability Services. Brian has had an active role in the industry peak body of ACE. Brian served on the ACE WA Committee from 2003 to 2010, first as Committee member and then as President from 2008 to 2010.

Employees

Managing Director

The Managing Director has an overall responsibility for the quality, operational and financial management and contract performance of BIZLINK.

Strategic Manager

The Strategic Manager’s role is to further the objective of BIZLINK through targeted strategic and business development related activities

Operations Manager

The Operations Manager is responsible for the coordination of registrations and contract related operations; supervision and support of Job Search and Employment Coordinators and the management of job search activities.

Support Manager

The Support Manager is responsible for the coordination and management of the agency's job support activities including the supervision of Support Coordinators.

Support Coordinators

Support Coordinators assist workers with disability to retain employment and assist consumers with education and vocational development options. Support Coordinators, in particular, provide on-the-job support to workers and liaise with co-workers to ensure that "employers receive a fair day's work as does the employee a fair day's pay". They also liaise with the Job Search team to identify consumer skills and abilities for job-matching.

Job Search Coordinators

Job Search Coordinators primarily promote BIZLINK’s service and individual job seekers to employers to enable job seekers to locate and secure jobs that match their (potential) skills, choice and aspirations.

Employment Coordinators

Employment Coordinators primarily work with job seekers to assist them to build work capacity and job readiness to secure quality employment. They assist with all tasks related to referral and registration activities. They assist with service promotion particularly to develop and maintain referral sources, for example, schools and community organisations; they assist with job support and will job match and secure jobs.

Finance Manager

The Finance Manager has accounting qualifications and is responsible for the financial and accounting requirements of the agency.

Quality Manager

The Quality Manager provides administration, operational and quality management support for agency.

Administration Assistant

The Administration Assistant is responsible for clerical and reception duties such as, typing, file upkeep, photocopying, reception duties, and for recording information into the client database.