Work Experience

Work experience is about improving your chances of finding a job. Work experience can create opportunities to network, develop new skills, and maintain and build on existing skills. It is a practical way to connect with your community and to show potential employers what you can do.

Work experience activities are available to job seekers who are registered with The Salvation Army Employment Plus and in the Work Experience Phase of their Employment Pathway Plan.

There are many opportunities available to customise work experience activities to make sure they’re right for you. To find out more, talk to your employment consultant about work experience.


Activities

Work for the Dole 
Work for the Dole activities are available with not-for-profit organisations, or with local, state, territory or federal government agencies. A Work for the Dole placement might see you working as part of a team with other job seekers, or as an individual with a host organisation such as a community group or charity. 


Drought Force 
Drought Force activities can help you to gain skills and experience by providing assistance to individual farms and farming  
communities which are severely affected by drought. 

 
Drought Force activities provide support for farming properties and 
encourages people to remain in their local community, retaining and building local skills and supporting the local economy. 


Green Corps
Green Corps is a work experience activity where you can undertake activities that benefit Australia’s natural environment and
cultural heritage. While working on Green Corps activities, you can help to conserve, preserve and restore the Australian
environment while also gaining new opportunities to enhance your skills.

A Green Corps placement might be part of a group activity with other job seekers, or an individual placement with a host 
organisation. Work Experience Host Organisations can be not-for-profit organisations such as local community groups,
charities or local, state, territory, or federal government organisations and agencies.


Volunteering
If there is an area or industry in which you wish to gain new skills or employment, your Employment Consultant can help you 
to organise a volunteer placement.  A volunteer placement might be with a commercial or community organisation, and will 
need to be negotiated with the host organisation.