What's new at CBS
Read up on the latest happenings at Community Based Support including stories about our community members, our team and any exciting developments we’ve got going on.
Jan 15, 2024
Board vacancy: Non-Executive Director
Community Based Support (CBS) is a not-for-profit, Tasmanian organisation that supports people who are frail, aged or have a disability to live the life they choose whilst living in their home. We dedicate our… Read Article
Oct 07, 2023
Unlocking opportunities: The CBS refer a friend program
To combat workforce shortages in the aged and disability care sector, CBS has adopted a contemporary approach to complement traditional recruitment. Implemented in 2022, the CBS Refer a Friend program encourages team members to… Read Article
Jul 20, 2023
Rewarding community partnerships help promote jobs
To provide quality in-home aged care and disability support services, the recruitment team at Community Based Support (CBS) understand the importance of attracting individuals who are passionate about caring for some of the most… Read Article
Nov 07, 2022
Making connections: Emma’s story
Emma Scott has been with Community Based Support for only 18 months and has already taken multiple opportunities to develop her career. Starting as an aged care coordinator, she worked closely with support workers… Read Article
Sep 27, 2022
A home away from home: Magdalena’s story
Magdalena Marczak has been a support worker at Community Based Support for almost three years. She has always enjoyed working with people, having first studied hospitality and catering in Poland before coming to Australia… Read Article
Jul 08, 2022
CBS Internship program: Building a future
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) graduates are getting real world experience through a CBS internship program. The intern program is a collaboration between CBS and the Indus Institute, who developed The Professional Year (PYear)… Read Article
May 23, 2022
Doing Mum proud
Susan Reid joined the rostering team in March this year having previously worked out in the field as a support worker. She’s always had a people focussed approach throughout her career and credits her… Read Article
May 10, 2022
Dave’s advice on getting the best out of support options.
”It takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile” says Dave Hanlon as he talks about the importance of humour and being able to have a laugh, no matter the situation. He… Read Article