My time in Perth (which came to an end last year)

From the laptop of Nathanael Fraix Last year my main goals and struggle was to find a way to work and reside permanently in Australia. My passion was to help people, and I nominated Community Worker as my occupation. Following through a string unrelated part-time jobs, volunteer experience and additional student work experience, I started to have some experience in the homelessness sector. The breakthrough came in October 2013, when I applied for a casual support position at the organization where I previously interned at. The interview process was very interesting... the team leader first say I didn't get the job because of my lack of experience, but she offered me to interview in a part time position in a different program (which was oriented for homeless families). I went to the interview, and didn't make enough an impression to be hired on the spot, but I was offered a casual position. Then it turned out, the first job I applied for really needed me, so I started working there. Working in a soup kitchen for homeless clients, my first two months were full of excitement... learning to work with interesting people, while serving a clientele which comes from a very challenging background. I learned to be vigilant in my job, engaging my clients in a friendly non-judgmental manner, while being constantly aware of my surroundings and be mindful of security risks. Nevertheless, I've encountered several incidents that required me to write critical incident reports, which really enriched my work experience there. Around February 2014, one of my co-workers was about to take her maternity leave, and my workplace needed someone to fill in for her. They advertised for the position, and I applied for it. After the interview process, they offered me a nine month contract. The contract was for a part time position (30 hour per week), but the money was good and the certainty really helped me financially. Some time later, they offered me an additional role: to work as an assessment officer, interviewing clients to ascertain background situation which contribute to their predicament, and help determine how my workplace can assist them (or refer them to other services). This second job was very engaging, and can be emotionally draining at times. The main issue however was my visa. The contract offered me the job until January 2015, but my 485 visa only allow me work and remain in Australia until June 19 2014. My contract stipulated that my workplace will not be able to sponsor me for a work visa, but they can try to assist me. In the end, I couldn't get a work visa, so I only managed to fulfill a third of my contract's length, and return to Indonesia for good in July 2014.