Nexus were thrilled to be featured in stories within the July editions of the Huon News and the Glenorchy Gazette, discussing our one-of-a-kind partnership with Autism Tasmania.
Nexus commenced a two-year partnership with Autism Tasmania in June, to embed best practice and to build autism capabilities for all staff.
Thank you very much to both publications for kindly featuring our milestone achievement!
SEED Growing Opportunities for Mitch
Landmark partnership with Autism Tasmania announced.
Between picking fruit, brush cutting the grass and pruning trees, Mitch Hargrave has a full workload at the Social Enterprise Employment Diversity (SEED) orchard in the Huon Valley.
Supported by Nexus Disability Support service, Mitch spends one day a week at the orchard being supported to achieve his training and employment goals.
“The team here are good, they help me with training and they tell me what I need to do when I’m not sure about how to do something,” said Mitch.
As an individual on the autism spectrum, Mitch is pleased to hear about the recent announcement that Nexus is partnering with Autism Tasmania to offer their staff specific training in supporting autistic clients.
The two-year partnership is the first of its kind between a disability service provider and Autism Tasmania.
The tailored education program will offer a unique company-wide approach, with multiple educational units, ongoing guidance and provision of best practice resources.
The partnership means access to support from staff who have the required skills and knowledge to deliver quality services that meet their unique needs.
“We are delighted to partner with Nexus to work together toward better outcomes and applaud their commitment to ingrain a greater understanding of autism into their company culture,” said Skie Mitchell, Chair of Autism Tasmania.
Mitch is looking forward to continuing to work with the Nexus team.
“I like the work, it keeps me busy, I want to keep working with the team and getting better at the jobs each time I work,” he said.
Nexus CEO, Mark Jessop, said the partnership had come at the right time with the NDIS opening up more services to people on the autism spectrum.
“Nexus has a strong belief in providing the right support at the right time to clients and this is another way we are able to tailor supports to the individual,” Mr Jessop said.
“We recognise that autism is highly complex and diverse.
“Each person on the autism spectrum has unique needs and we are now investing in services tailored to meet these needs and deliver better outcomes.”
Autism Tasmania’s Creative Partnership
Independent not-for-profit disability support provider Nexus, located at Dowsing Point, has announced a one-of-a-kind partnership with Autism Tasmania to embed best practice and build autism capabilities for all Nexus staff.
Nexus held an event at the Technopark on June 19 to officially launch the two-year partnership – the first between a disability support provider and Autism Tasmania.
Skie Mitchell, who is the Autism Tasmania chair and mother of a 14 year old son on the autism spectrum, is thrilled with the partnership and the many doors it will open for the autism community.
“We received our diagnosis almost 10 years ago, when best practice was not embedded into the culture, when knowledge and education was not evidence-based,” Ms Mitchell said.
“From my own experience, and from hearing the experiences of others in our community, there are many instances of less-than-ideal interactions with service providers that do not understand autism.
“We are delighted to partner with Nexus to work toward better outcomes and applaud their commitment to ingrain a greater understanding of autism into their company culture.”
Nexus CEO Mark Jessop said the partnership had come at the right time, with the NDIS opening up more services to people on the autism spectrum.
“Nexus has a strong belief in providing the right support at the right time to clients and this is another way we are able to tailor supports to the individual,” Mr Jessop said.
“Each autistic person has unique needs and we are now investing in services tailored to meet these needs and deliver better outcomes.”