Suitable for ages

18-24, 25+ years

Autism Friendly

Disability (all) provider
NDIS Registered

Support Provided

High Support

Sensory Considerations

This event is held indoors

Location

5a/10 Rodborough Rd, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086, Australia

Everything you need to know

Our Life Skills Program is a 9am – 3pm, post-school day program, for adults with complex behaviours across four key areas:

1. Work-based skill development

By breaking down tasks according to participants’ abilities and eliminating barriers, participants at Plus are empowered to engage in meaningful and supported work tasks that help increase their knowledge, improve their skills, and achieve a sense of purpose.

We have partnered with like-minded business partners, includingEzylineandEkoroo, who provide our participants with order fulfilment tasks such as the assembly of products, kitting and sending of orders.

A day at Plus might start with logging in to check whether our partners have received any online orders, finding the correct product, assembling and packaging it, and marking inventory to keep track of stock.

Participants also earn a small remuneration from their work activities, which they can then spend with choice and control.

2. Community participation (social, daily excursions).

Our social activities are community-based and fully supported by a team of dedicated support workers.

The social calendar is built with the participant, based on their likes, dislikes, and needs. Some of our social activities include bushwalking or swimming in the local area, visiting a favourite cafe for lunch with friends, spending a day at Taronga Zoo or Sea Life Aquarium, mini-golfing, trampolining and go-karting.

Our community program is different because we develop participant skills and integrate learning into the day’s activities. Some of the skills our participants focus on include independence, confidence, money-handling, communication, and road safety awareness.

For those participants who prefer to stay in the hub, we have an 800 sqm private grass outdoor area, which is perfect for kicking a ball, gardening, enjoying a BBQ and socialising with friends. Participants can also engage with their team-mates during lunch in our open plan kitchen area.

3. Daily living skill development

We empower our participants to develop skills in a range of daily-living areas, based on their interests and goals. For example, participants can develop cooking skills in our fully functioning kitchen or learn how to do washing in our purpose-built laundry. Other areas we focus on include personal grooming, the use of transport and shopping.

4. Health and wellbeing

Participants can improve their physical fitness in our gym, develop their gardening skills using our vegetable patch and compost bin, or express their artistic flair in our creative arts room.