Programs designed around you.
From one-to-one employment consultations to workshops and micro-business mentoring — we build a path that fits your life.
Looking for employment? We will walk with you.
When you apply for our support, we start with a one-to-one consultation to understand where you are in your employment journey. From there, we build a plan around you—your skills, your experience and the work you enjoy.
Apply for supportOne-to-one consultation.
We meet with you individually to understand where you are in your journey and the support you need.
Skills & experience review.
We identify your present skills, your experience and the type of work you've enjoyed.
Job matching & applications.
We identify jobs currently available in the marketplace and assist you to apply for them.
MBTI career assessment.
When appropriate and with your agreement, we offer a full career assessment using the MBTI tool.
Practical workshops that build real skills.
we run workshops shaped around what our applicants need—so you can build confidence and job-ready skills, step by step.
Resume writing
to present your experience clearly and with confidence.
Interview skills
to prepare and practise so you can walk in ready.
Job application skills
to complete applications that get you noticed.
Using computer skills
to build the everyday computer skills employers expect.
Job-related language skills
to develop the specific job-related language your role calls for.
Mind & presentation skills
to strengthen your mindset and present yourself well.
Dress for Success referral
where appropriate, a referral to our partner "Dress for Success" to help you look the part.
Ready to work for yourself? Let us build it together.
If you'd like to make the most of your skills and the flexible hours you have available, we mentor you in the business skills to start your own micro-business, launch a start-up or become self-employed—and we can help with the finance to get going.
Apply for supportBusiness skills mentoring.
We mentor you in the business skills to start your own micro-business, business start-up or become self-employed.
Self-employment on your terms.
Build on your present skills and the flexibility in the working hours you have at your disposal.
Low-interest start-up loans.
Financial assistance in the form of low-interest loans, repaid to New Leaf over an agreed period.
Repayments that fit.
Repayments begin in relation to establishing customer demand, so support fits your reality.
Apply for a NLF program
To be eligible to participate in this program the applicant must be:
- an unemployed or under-employed hunter resident, refugee/migrant
- living in the Hunter region of NSW
- be 18 years or over
You're not alone—let's take the first step together.
Discover how New Leaf Foundation can support your journey to a fresh start and steady growth.