programs

RUSSIAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

If you are of Russian, Slavic or East German background and find yourself unemployed the Russian Employment Service may be able to help you to find full time, part time or casual employment. If you are genuinely seeking work contact us now for further information.

ATTENTION: RECRUITMENT / PERSONNEL CONSULTANTS
ARE YOU STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT CANDIDATE FOR A POSITION?
RUSSIAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CAN HELP AND IT WILL COST YOU ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
SCEPTICAL? PLEASE READ ON.

RES is a Community Business Employment Project funded by The Victorian Government, Department of State Development, to provide assistance to unemployed people of a Russian or Eastern European background. To this end we have developed a database of excellent but unfortunately unemployed people from a variety of backgrounds. These people come to us voluntarily and are extremely motivated to find work.

OUR MISSION IS TO HELP THEM FIND EMPLOYMENT?
THEREFORE WHY DON'T WE WORK TOGETHER?
HOW WILL IT WORK?

Lets assume you have a vacancy that you are unable to find the right person for. Your employer client is pressuring you to source suitable candidates. OK sure you can advertise, but as well as/instead of advertising why not pick up the phone and talk to us. It could well be that we have just the person you are looking for registered on our database. If so we will happily send you a resume or even set up an interview for you at your offices.

For future information please contact the Employment Placement Officer: Elena Sheldon
Tel: (03) 9415 7955
Fax: (03) 9415 9866

FRIENDLY VISITING AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORT

What is the HACC friendly visiting program?
A service which provides volunteer visitors for isolated, frail, or infirm elderly people living in the community.

The role of the friendly visitor
To provide companionship on a regular basis to socially isolated elderly people, and to act as their link to the wider community.

Who is eligible?
Aged persons of Russian ethnic origin who are frail, isolated or infirm and are living at home or in supported accommodation not receiving government funding.

What is the procedure?
Before matching the volunteer with an elderly person, the Friendly Visiting Coordinator will arrange an interview with the Volunteer and also arrange training sessions.

Tasks that the friendly visitor must not do

Carry out any nursing or personal care duties (e.g.. dressing of wounds, bathing).
Perform any kind of housework.
Accept or give gifts with the exception of gifts on special occasions (e.g.. Name days, birthdays).
Become involved in, or accept responsibility for the elderly person's financial or property affairs.
Provide the elderly person with their telephone number.
Interfere in the elderly person's family matters.

Confidentiality
Personal information given to the Friendly Visiting Coordinator by Volunteers will be treated in the strictest confidence and on no account provided to anyone who is not directly involved in providing visiting services.

For future information please contact the friendly visiting coordinator: Alexander Abramoff
Telephone:(03) 9415 6444
Fax: (03) 9415 9866

Russian Migrants Club established 1993. Group meets weekly and has monthly outings.

Aims and Objectives:

to enhance the opportunities for the Russian recent arrivals and further improve access to resources in the community
to assist isolated new Russian immigrants to socialize in their own environment and in doing so build up confidence, networks, life skills
to provide support and to develop a self help ethos/philosophy for members of the group
to develop activities specifically for raising funds to assist in financing the club
to promote the Club as broad ranging, but especially target those that have fallen through the system/gaps and do not immediately identify with any group, due to mixed marriages, for example

History:

Meeting initially were for information sharing, members supporting each other, recreation and entertainment, watching video. Coordinator of club and the helpers are all volunteers. Initial impetus and organization of the club came from the members themselves.

The full year of activities will include:

visits to public places (i.e. tours through Parliament, government dept.'s)
meetings and information forums with speakers
video nights, both Russian and English
sightseeing tours, family camps, spots days, BBQ's/picnics
regular (weekly) gatherings for purposes of information sharing, being able to practice speaking English amongst one another
participation in activities organized by mainstream or ethnic groups and other government or welfare agencies
sharing of the cultures and social identity between the established and new Russian communities (helping in understanding each other)

New Initiatives:

to set up series of fortnightly workshops for the children of migrant parents. Courses or drama, dancing, singing, musical instruments, Russian culture, art, history
well be extra incentive for parents to meet
synergistic effect will increase socialization and retention of culture
groups of children (8-10 years old and 14 and over)
tutors/group leaders already have agreed to run classes