Be a part of our Social Enterprise Team
Access Australia Group run successful Social Enterprises that benefit people with disability and disadvantage in our community. We see firsthand the benefits to our staff, their families, our business partners and the wider community. Our Social Enterprises; Access Employment Enterprises, PepperGreen Farm and PepperGreen Farm Catering work harmoniously to provide over 100 people with disability skills development, training and employment.
We have built a workforce that is varied to meet our staff abilities and the demands of the sectors. Our social enterprises provide training and employment in grounds maintenance, wood and metal work, horticulture, retail, catering, tourism, manufacturing, waste management and more. We are constantly obtaining new contracts and creating new opportunities for our current and future staff.
Whether you are working at Peppergreen Farm, Peppergreen Catering, or with Access Employment Enterprises, we will make sure it’s a job you like and one that offers opportunities for learning.
We’ll also help you create a career plan that matches your interests and skills. Together we’ll update your plan each year.
And if you’re interested, we’ll support you to use our Supported Employment opportunities as a pathway to open employment.
We also provide opportunities for our supported employees, school leavers and job seekers to obtain microbusiness skills as they sell their products at local community markets.
Extra support
If you need help with transport, health or personal challenges, we’ll be there for you
About our Social Enterprises
We provide work and learning opportunities for people with disability while offering quality services and goods to our communities.
PepperGreen Farm
PepperGreen Farm is a 5-acre commercial produce garden and tourist attraction situated in North Bendigo. Staff propagate, grow, harvest and sell produce from the farm directly to the community, to our local restaurants and cafes, and for use in our own café and catering social enterprise. Staff are employed in farm produce activities as well as hospitality and service. The farm has a focus on environmental sustainability; we have a project that partners with Kalianna (developmental) School; students cycle the Bendigo bike path to deliver produce orders to local restaurants and collect green waste from restaurants and cafés to add to our every growing compost pile that are, in turn, used back on the gardens. Excessive crops of produce are sent across to PepperGreen Farm Catering to be made into relishes, chutneys and jams that can be sold back in the retail space at PepperGreen Farm. To find out more about the Farm visit our PepperGreen Farm page
PepperGreen Farm Catering
PepperGreen Farm Catering is our commercial kitchen located in Eaglehawk producing catering for businesses, functions and events as well as pre-packaged nutritional and delicious meals for people accessing meal support through NDIS, Aged Care or who just need a break from cooking. For more information on our catering division visit our PepperGreen Farm Catering page
Access Employment Enterprises
Access Employment Enterprises employs staff to do a range of jobs and continually find new an exciting projects to keep you engaged and learning new skills. Some of the jobs on offer include:
- building projects in our workshop (nesting boxes, tables, wicker boxes, furniture, fire pits, etc).
- Grounds maintenance, gardening and land care
- Contract work for local industry (paint surveyor pegs, mining blocks, pack medical supplies)
- Commercial vehicle detailing
- Create craft and saleable items for PepperGreen Farm retail space
To learn more about what is offered by our team visit our Access Employment Enterprises page
How to get started
Contact our Employment Services team
