Securing jobs for people with barriers to employment
Purpose Through Employment
Purpose Through Employment
Ability Works is a renowned not for profit social enterprise that offers a welcoming and inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life, delivering inventive, commercially competitive solutions for our business customers.
JOBS & EMPLOYMENT SERVICESJobs & Employment Services
PURPOSE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT
Become part of the team at Ability Works. As a social enterprise we pride ourselves on being an inclusive community that welcomes everyone and finds the right fit for individual personalities and skills.
Ability Works is a highly supportive environment designed to offer employment to anyone in the community experiencing barriers to employment. Join us today!
Products & Services
WE DELIVER DESIGN-LED SOLUTIONS
Ability Works is known for delivering inventive, design-led solutions for all kinds of manufacturing, packaging and records management needs. Our hands-on, bespoke approach is perfect for creating high quality outcomes on every project.
And our ‘out of the box’ thinking enables us to devise work processes and tools that align with your needs and the skills of our team.
Social Procurement
What is Social Procurement?
What is Social Procurement?
Social procurement is when organisations use their buying power to generate social value above and beyond the value of the goods, services or construction being procured. Social value refers to the benefits for all Victorians when the social and sustainable outcomes are achieved, through procurement activities.
The Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework is a policy that harnesses the government’s buying power to increase the value of goods, services, and construction by delivering social and sustainable outcomes that benefit all Victorians.
The Social Procurement Framework is a dual responsibility of the Department of Jobs Precincts and Regions (DJPR) and the Department of Treasury and Finance (DTF), and through this policy the Victorian Government is committed to supporting industry and suppliers to increase their awareness and understanding of the Social Procurement Framework.
READY TO GET STARTED?Does your business need a competitive edge to win big government contracts?
Does your business need a competitive edge to win big government contracts?
Ability Works can help give you that edge by providing compelling evidence of the social procurement value that your business generates by working with a certified social enterprise. This includes creating competitive advantages on government tenders, more staff engagement, building brand equity, transforming lives and reducing social inequity.
Do you need to leverage commercial advantage through social procurement?
Do you need to leverage commercial advantage through social procurement?
The Victorian Government’s Social Procurement Framework offers benefits for businesses that implement their own social procurement strategies. Partnering with Ability Works is a great way to realise these benefits. As social procurement experts, we can also help ensure your social procurement strategies operate smoothly.
Are you motivated to contribute to a greater social mission at the same time as achieving strong commercial outcomes?
Are you motivated to contribute to a greater social mission at the same time as achieving strong commercial outcomes?
At Ability Works, meeting our social mission of “purpose through employment” is as important as delivering great commercial value and results. We know our costs and quality are equal to and often better than the rest of the market. You’ll be surprised at how competitive we can be!
Latest at Ability Works…
Accessible content workshop for non-profit organisations
Accessibility for non-profit organisations: Technology for Social Justice Conference 2025
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Work built around you and a job that fits. Find real work in a place where you feel safe, supported, and seen.
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Steel bollards – durable, custom-made in Australia at the Ability Works Australia Melbourne site
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Accessibility and usability testing of Kinetic website to improve the user-experience.
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Ability Works Partners with Alstom for human-centered design testing of Next Generation Trams.
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Transurban’s Digital Optimisation team visit for their corporate volunteering day
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Accessibility for non-profit organisations: Technology for Social Justice Conference 2025
READ MOREVentia visit Ability Works
Ventia and Ability Works explore opportunities for work
READ MOREAbility Works Australia showcase events – August 2025
Work built around you and a job that fits. Find real work in a place where you feel safe, supported, and seen.
READ MOREProduct manufacturing: steel bollards
Steel bollards – durable, custom-made in Australia at the Ability Works Australia Melbourne site
READ MOREPromoting inclusive playgrounds through lived experience
In a new initiative, Ability Works collaborated with Boroondara Council to design a more inclusive playground for the South Surrey local playground.
READ MOREImproving website accessibility for Kinetic Buses
Accessibility and usability testing of Kinetic website to improve the user-experience.
READ MOREPainting of cooling fan clutch kits for Norman G Clark
Working with long-time commercial partner, Norman G Clark – painting cooling fan clutch kits that are used in Kenworth trucks
READ MOREAlstom human-centered design testing of Next Generation Trams
Ability Works Partners with Alstom for human-centered design testing of Next Generation Trams.
READ MORETransurban corporate volunteers
Transurban’s Digital Optimisation team visit for their corporate volunteering day
READ MOREAccessible content workshop for non-profit organisations
Accessibility for non-profit organisations: Technology for Social Justice Conference 2025
READ MOREVentia visit Ability Works
Ventia and Ability Works explore opportunities for work
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