I love my new job and I learn new things every week.
They taught me how to behave in the workplace and to be safe. "The trainers were very helpful and kind. "I enjoyed doing the courses and work experience in the SLES program ," Emma said. "When I put the Pepperoni Pete costume on, I feel like dancing straight away and I just dance the whole time." Greenacres trainer Nicole Pickett said the Kickstart Careers program provides opportunities for people with disability to develop the skills they need to be job ready. "He is just so much fun with this incredible energy and infectious personality - when you meet him you can't help but smile." Jack had a life changing experience at age three, when he saw Disney on Ice, and this led him to spend the next 17 years dressing up, designing his own characters and making his own costumes. "Cars are slowing down, trucks are sounding their horns and people walking past are copying his dance moves. "Jack is probably the most popular guy in Dapto right now," Marty said.
According to Dapto Domino's franchise owner, Marty McGloin, Jack is so good at the job he is creating bedlam in the suburb. Be prepared for an entertaining experience as Jack likes nothing more than to enthusiastically dance for passing traffic and engage in dance-offs with anyone who will take him on.
Jack can be seen dressed as Pepperoni Pete, Domino's pizza mascot, in Dapto every Wednesday from 4-6pm.
At the same time Emma is completing her Certificate III in Supply Chains and Operations through Greenacres. Emma's shift at Woolworths may see her serving customers in the deli, working in the bakery, in fresh food or out on the floor in groceries. Their dream jobs couldn't be more different, but both have all bases covered, thanks to Greenacres Kickstart Careers Program and two local employers. Jack Sharpe works as a mascot for Domino's Pizza in Dapto and Emma Scollary is a customer service team member at Woolworths in Shell Cove.