Christadelphian Homes is helping some new arrivals from Iran settle into Australia.
Christadelphian Homes is blessed to employ people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and countries throughout our aged care homes and retirement villages, and has now welcomed some Christadelphians who have recently settled in Australia.
Mojtaba and his wife Zeinab arrived in Australia in late 2023 with the help of the Christadelphian Refugee Assistance Council (CRAC), which assists Christadelphian refugees find jobs in Australia, and for them and their families to obtain Australian permanent residency.
CRAC works closely with an international organisation, Talent Beyond Boundaries (TBB), and the Christadelphian community around Australia. To date, more than 50 Christadelphians, including children, have arrived in Australia thanks to their efforts.
Many Christadelphian organisations have assisted in providing work opportunities for those arriving as part of the resettlement requirements.
As most of our roles at Christadelphian Homes are clinically based and require Australian aged care experience and qualifications, it has been difficult to identify roles that could be made available to such people prior to their arrival into Australia.
However, we have recently been able to assist some Christadelphians who, having recently arrived in Australia (under the TBB program), sought to gain local qualifications or change jobs.
Mojtaba was a civil engineer in Iran and following a period in Türkiye, he, Zeinab and their children obtained permanent residency in Australia.
Mojtaba commenced in an initial job with another Christadelphian company, via CRAC’s assistance (and under the TBB program), but to broaden his experience, he recently transitioned into a role with one of Christadelphian Homes’ contractors and is now the Maintenance Officer at our Ashburn House Aged Care home in Gladesville, NSW.
Zeinab was a psychologist in Iran, however following arrival in Australia with Mojtaba and their family, she decided to commence training as an Assistant in Nursing (AIN).
Christadelphian Homes provided some support with her required 120 placement hours at Courtlands Aged Care during Zeinab’s training, and then, following a short period as a volunteer, she started working part-time in Daisy’s café at the North Parramatta site, and then in an Activities role at Courtlands Village.
After recently completing her training she is now employed as an AIN at the Courtlands Aged Care home.
We are pleased to have these Christadelphians working with us as they and their families continue to settle into Australia, as we support each other to show God’s love to our residents, their families and our staff.
