2021 Allevia Annual Report

mum booked One Village staff to support
him maintain and keep his employment.
In consultation with Dimitri and his
mother Tasia, we developed a personcentred
plan to support Dimitri at work.
Dimitri chose specific staff members
to support him at work. To determine
who he worked with best, Dimitri was
supported by seven different support
workers on different occasions and at
the end he chose two to support him at
work throughout the year. It was agreed
that transporting Dimitri to and from work
would be an important strategy to the
success of Dimitri’s employment at this
stage.
Dimitri is now contributing to the
economy not only as a valued member of
his community but also as an employee
in an important part of the supply chain
for the provision of goods into the
community.
Dimitri has successfully maintained his
employment throughout the year.
“Thank you so much Allevia! Dimitri’s
success has been amazing!”
Tasia (Mother)
Dimitri’s support workers assisted him
to communicate with people at his work
and encouraged him to express himself
and voice his aspirations and concerns
in a positive manner. Over time Dimitri
has learnt to interact with his colleagues
and managers at work in a positive
way, overcoming one of the barriers he
experienced in a work environment. Dimitri
has gained a voice. He gave feedback and
raised appropriate complaints. This gave
his employer and his mother Tasia a better
understanding of the matters that are of
importance to Dimitri.
Allevia’s One Village service provided
consistent and reliable support workers
of Dimitri’s choosing for all his workdays
in the year. Dimitri’s support helped him
overcome any barriers to maintaining and
enjoying his work and assisted him to
increase his control of things that matter
to him in his life.
Dimitri (on right) and Rafael, Support Worker
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