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1 CONTENTS At Intework, we believe that by working together, everyone can achieve their full 02 04 06 potential. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to pursue their Who We Are Our Philosophy The Board goals and lead the life they wish to live. We are committed to supporting both our and Focus of Directors participants and staff to identify, define and chase their passions and dreams. In 2016, we undertook a series of focus groups where Intework employees had the opportunity to discuss what they feel makes Intework, Intework. The most common theme that arose from these sessions was the belief that it is our people who set 10 08 us apart from other organisations – our participants, our staff, our executives, our Volunteers, Life CEO and volunteers. We are all One Intework. Members and Chairman Report Locations Based on this realisation, we selected our new vision statement - “Together we realise our full potential.” By working together under the same set of values and beliefs, we can and will 12 14 18 continue to empower everyone involved with our organisation to deliver and achieve Our Services Lifeskills Plus Employment their aspirations and goals. Snapshot Services - DES One focus. One culture. One community. One Intework. 26 22 Training and Employment Development Services - ADE Services 28 32 Corporate Financial Services Report 2 3 Who We Are At Intework, we understand that people with disabilities are individuals deserving of flexible and personalised support. We strive to deliver holistic, bespoke programs that will best meet the needs of the people engaged with our organisation. Since our beginning in 1991 we have Our distinct, individual approach has continued to expand upon our range of helped us become one of the State’s services. Today we provide a full range premier disability service providers. With of employment and life skills programs, the introduction of the NDIS, as well as including Lifeskills Plus (alternatives the support provided to our participant’s to employment and recreation), development of independence day to Disability Employment Services day, we offer ongoing work experience (DES; Open Employment), Australian opportunities, employment assistance Disability Enterprise (ADE; Supported planning, career development, Employment), Respite Services and a independent transport assistance, specialised Training and Development supported employment opportunities and Service. Our suite of programs gives our respite for carers of people with disability participants the opportunity to try different or mental health concerns. We believe options and identify what best meets their that by offering a broad range of support current needs. we are able to empower people to move towards greater independence. We are based in Western Australia with offices located in Balcatta, Busselton, Greenfields, Gosnells, Joondalup, Midland, Rockingham, South Lake and Welshpool. We are continuing to expand across the metropolitan area and in the South West. 4 5 TogetherOur we realise Vision our full potential Innovation:Our We strive Values to be innovative to achieve positive outcomes for our participants. Independence: We empower participants to achieve greater independence through quality services and Our Purpose flexible support. Empowering people with a disability to Courage: We are committed to making bold, informed achieve their potential and participate in decisions. Being courageous helps create a bright and the economic, social and cultural life of fulfilling future for our participants. their community Respect: We encourage and celebrate the unique abilities of all our participants and employees. Passion: We believe success stems from knowing that anything is possible. We deliver on our promises. 6 7 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS David Endersby Board Chairman, Nicolle Jenkins Deputy Chairman, Richard Bevan Zenith Zeeman THE BOARD OF JP GAICD CAHRI BComms Exec MBA MMR MAMI CPM BAppSc (Physio) Bscience (Nursing) David Endersby is Managing Director of The Nicolle is the Managing Director of The Hub Richard graduated as a Physiotherapist from Zenith Zeeman is General Manager of Residential Human HeRd and has extensive experience in Marketing Communications,DIRECTORS and has spent Curtin University, before he moved into the Care at Amana Living and a registered Mental Health senior management and business development more than two decades in the marketing and corporate arena. For the past 15 years Richard and General Nurse with a BScience (Nursing). Zenith skills having worked for more than two decades communications industry throughout Australia, has fulfilled a number of roles as a Managing has extensive experience in the area of mental health in the finance, human resources, manufacturing, including many years in the not-for-profit sector. Director/CEO of public and private companies. and Aged Care, having held a number of senior hospitality and association sectors. David also Richard is the Managing Director of Cassini clinical and executive roles in the Public Sector. brings strong advocacy skills having worked Nicolle also chairs the Small Enterprise Network Resources Ltd, an ASX-listed resources In his current role, he has implemented a number with Federal, State and Local Governments on and sits on the Chamber of Commerce and company, and a Non-Executive Director of of key initiatives including a clinical governance a wide range of issues centred on the delivery Industry General Council. In 2011, Nicolle was Empired Limited. He is a member of the framework and is leading the strategic reform of the of sustainable business and social outcomes. selected as a finalist in the Telstra Business Australian Institute of Company Directors and organisation’s residential care vision. Zenith has a David is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Woman of the Year awards (business owner), was appointed to the Board of Intework in 2011, Masters of Business Administration and is a member Company Directors and is a Certified Professional and was a 40Under40 award winner. Nicolle where he held the position of Chairman from of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. with the Australian Human Resource Institute. is a member of the Australian Institute of April 2012 to October 2014. Company Directors, and accepted the role of Intework Chairman in October 2014. Melanie Kiely (resigned August 2016) Governance and Risk Committee Trudi Chesterton BBusSci (Hons) GAICD Chairman, Simon Rear BComm MBA CA Finance and Audit Committee Melanie Kiely is an experienced executive LLB BA GradDipAppFin (Sec Inst) Trudi is a Chartered Accountant with a and Company Director, with over 25 years of Chairman, Paul Finkelstein Simon Rear is a Corporate Partner at Squire Commerce Degree from the Australian National experience in health care, financial services CPA Patton Boggs in Perth. He has expertise in University, and an MBA from Deakin University. and consulting in Australia, Europe and South She has over 20 years of international, Africa. Her prior experience includes roles as Paul is a Certified Practising Accountant and corporate advisory, private and public M&A commercial, financial and operational the Executive General Manager Strategy, Risk a Senior Consultant in Finkelstein Hickmott and equity capital markets in both Australia experience gained across a number of and HealthGuard at HBF Health Fund, Chief Pty Ltd, Certified Practising Accountants. Paul and the UK. industries and businesses from both the public Operating and Technology Officer at NIB Health was a Principal in his own practice for over Simon is a senior advisor with experience in and private sectors. Trudi began her career Funds, the Group Executive Strategy and New 30 years, and during that time was involved takeovers, schemes of arrangement and private in one of the ‘big four’ Chartered Accounting Business Development at MBF, and a Partner with general business consultancy, and the set mergers and acquisitions transactions, on a firms, and since that time has worked in senior in the Health and Financial Services practice up and development of a number of service- number of fundraisings including IPOs, rights executive roles within the utilities, mining at Accenture. She has also held a number of related businesses. In recent years he has issues and placements acting for both issuers resources and recruitment, and employment Board positions in the financial services and focused more on the areas of general business and underwriters. Simon is also an expert in services industries. Trudi is currently the health sectors, and is currently on the Boards consulting and business management. Paul is corporate governance and regularly presents Regional Operations Manager for Blackwoods, of the Black Dog Institute and Intework. Melanie married and has two sons, one of whom enjoys on corporate governance issues including at a division of Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety. has an Honours Degree in Business Science the Governance Institute. the experiences offered by Intework. from the University of Cape Town and is a Graduate of the Institute of Company Directors. 8 9 CEO Report Chairman Report We will hold firm on the value our quality and to increase annually. This potentially affects expertise has over other models of service every single participant, family and carer in delivery, because this is about the lives of our the disability sector. participants. This is about providing meaningful It means the Government imposed cost of opportunities for our participants, no matter running a disability organisation is increasing, what that looks like. whilst Government funding is flat lining. In Our participants are out in the community, many cases it now costs more to deliver a contributing to the economic welfare of service than the funding received. themselves and society around them. That’s We are not alone in this concern. This why we do what we do. It’s about being in the imbalance is fundamentally not sustainable community, assisting our participants achieve for any organisation. Yet, we refuse to their individual goals, whatever they may be. compromise our quality services. We are not here to ‘care’ for people with a On your behalf, we are working closely disability.