Jigsaw is a social enterprise that trains and transitions people with disability into award wage employment.
"Jigsaw was founded on the belief that people prepare best for work through work," states Tim, a driving force behind Jigsaw's mission. Jigsaw aims to develop soft skills through practical experience, leading to successful transitions into mainstream employment."
Operating across Brisbane, Sydney, and Adelaide, Jigsaw extends its support to any individual with a disability striving for mainstream employment. Central to Jigsaw's approach is the emphasis on hiring support workers whose values resonate with the organisation's mission.
"At Jigsaw, we tend to hire based on values and that alignment with Jigsaw. We look for people with empathy, patience, creativity, and a passion for supporting the people that we work with. And so it's really a matter of finding people who align with Jigsaw's mission and our values. And that's what we are always on the look out for as we grow.”
Leveraging Hireup for skilled support
In addressing staffing needs, especially for roles requiring specific skills, Jigsaw has found Hireup for Providers to be an invaluable resource. Tim highlights Hireup's strength in swiftly matching support workers with the required skills.
“So if we're looking for people who've got specific skills or experience in working with people who may have certain behavioural challenges, that I think is a particular strength of the platform," says Tim.
"It's the ability to be able to post a job where you point out the behavioural needs of a client that you might be working with and what experience and skills you're looking for. And that is an opportunity for people in that location to be able to paste or put up their skillset and their experience for us to have a look at.”
Streamlined processes and user-friendly interface
Tim underscores the added support provided by Hireup for Providers, particularly through dedicated relationship managers like Beck.
"I think there's been a couple of examples where Beck has been able to help us to tailor how we're posting a role to be able to attract the right person. And I think that's really helpful versus a provider who might simply want you to just keep struggling with the system rather than tailoring the system to meet what we're trying to achieve.”
"I think the platform works really well. It's intuitive and it's very user-friendly," says Tim. "It's more to do with how you might word or how you might attract the particular skills and experience that you're after. I think that in itself is a skill, being able to write those sorts of posts and find those people.”
Ensuring trusted and reliable support
In terms of vetting processes, Tim expresses confidence in the thoroughness of both Hireup for Providers' screening methods. And he encourages organisations seeking bespoke support to give the platform a try.
“I think it's just a question of giving it a go, isn't it? I I think it's just worth, if you do need some ad hoc or something, some bespoke support, then it's worth using the platform and just seeing how you find it.”
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