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Episode 6: Keeping it Real

Guest: Alison Butler, Employment Services Co-ordinator for the Work for the Dole Program of WDEA Works | Interviewer: Maria Smith | Time: 34 minutes

Alison Butler knows exactly what it’s like to be a job seeker. After feeling the despair of being made redundant, she took a leap of faith and started her Way Finding journey in employment services.

As the Employment Services Co-ordinator for the Work for the Dole program at WDEA Works, Alison is passionate about helping people realise their strengths, discovering what motivates them and helping them find a meaningful purpose. In this episode, Maria and Alison explore what is truly inspiring about the work Alison does and how her infectious personality really does engage the disengaged.

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