A Working Environment While You Train - Preparing you to use your skills in a workplace
Joblink Plus Work Integrated Social Enterprises (WISE) exist to provide employment, or pathways to employment, for people who experience disadvantages in traditional labour markets. Social Enterprises are, by definition, for purpose over profit and exist to do good in the community. They seek to directly address the problem of ‘no job without experience, no experience without a job’ by providing a safe, secure learning-focused place to get started in work, or in a new kind of work.
All Joblink Plus Social Enterprises integrate nationally accredited vocational training, so participants gain experience and a qualification at the same time. Participants also grow in confidence, and are part of something great in their community.
We have 4 Social Enterprises in Joblink Plus: The Deck Café, 2340 Barber Shop, Connections Cafe and Heemskerk’s Nursery. All are in Tamworth, and we’re always looking for new opportunities across our footprint. Check out the awesome work of our social enterprises at the links below.
Discover Our Social Enterprise Initiatives
The Deck Cafe
The Deck is a social enterprise training cafe in Tamworth staffed by young people getting trained in hospitality. Located at near the playground at the Viaduct Skate Park, The Deck is a popular destination for the whole family.
2340 barber shop
2340 Barbershop is a social enterprise barber shop training the next generation of barbers in Tamworth. Come in for a shave, a haircut, and the best conversation in town!
heemskerks nursery
Heemskerk's Nursery is a social enterprise initiative building on more than 50 years of trading as Tamworth's premier nursery. We offer hands-on horticulture training, propagation, and of course - excellent plants!
Connections Cafe
Connections Cafe is a social enterprise training cafe located on Peel Street in Tamworth, providing hospitality trainees a place to learn on the job and the community a place to come together for great coffee.
