Last week, we welcomed Joanna Jenkins as our new Community Services Manager.
Joanna brings 14 years of experience across the support sector, spanning aged care, disability support, and mental health. Over the past six years, Joanna has led both large and small teams through periods of change and growth, and has worked across business development, change management, and project management.
Joanna’s professional interests include supporting clients and staff through periods of change, growing and developing teams, and strengthening our approach to service delivery and business development.
Joanna is also passionate about increasing education and knowledge of people with disability.
“In stepping into this role, I hope to bring together my experience across the NDIS, mental health, and disability support to strengthen the way we support clients and staff,” Joanna said.
“I’m excited to be part of Nexus and look forward to helping grow Community Services across Tasmania – and working with the team to bring some of our big projects to life,” she said.
We would also like to thank Hadi Tariq, our outgoing Acting Community Services Manager, for his valuable contribution to Nexus. We wish him all the very best as he begins his next chapter on the mainland.
About the Nexus Community Services Program
The Nexus Community Services program supports people with disability to engage with their communities, build friendships, develop independence and work towards achieving their goals.
Our Community Services team provide both Capacity Building and Community Access services which can include supports such as:
- Reading, writing and maths
- Budgeting
- Driving
- Using public transport
- Cooking
- Shopping
- Self-care
- Socialising
- Job applications
You can learn about our other services by clicking here.