About us

Suited For Work is an incorporated, not for profit association run by volunteers. It’s mission is to support women experiencing difficulties in achieving self-sufficiency and financial independence. Suited For Work provides appropriate clothing and styling advice for women who may be seeking to re-enter the workforce after a period of unemployment, women who may need to dress formally for a range of other situations such as appearance in court, attending a funeral, returning to the community after a period of imprisonment or any other circumstances when access to our service would make a difference. Suited For Work can also provide support in terms of building confidence for a job interview, resume writing assistance or simply a friendly, supportive environment for women who may just need a little extra help to move forward.

We are open for client appointments  Tuesday 10.00 am - 1.00pm, Thursday 1.00pm - 3.30pm and Saturday 10am - 1.00pm

Our Mission

Suited for Work is recognised by our stakeholders as a highly professional and compassionate organisation making a difference for disadvantaged women- building confidence and optimising their potential to achieve self-sufficiency and financial independence.

Our Guiding Values

Our values guide us in the way we do things. Suited for Work believes in:

• Building confidence and realising the potential of disadvantaged women to achieve self sufficiency.
• Providing the opportunity for women to assist other women, to give back to society and gain personal satisfaction and growth from their contribution.
• Helping to build a greater awareness of, and empathy with, the barriers that disadvantaged women face as they seek work and attend important events
• Partnering with other organisations where there is a strong alignment between organisational goals and values.
• Working as a team to support each other and value the contributions being made by volunteers.
• Developing volunteers to be confident and competent in the support they provide to clients and other volunteers.
• Ethical and appropriate use of government, corporate and private funding and donations to achieve the goals of SfW.
• Respecting and valuing differences and maintaining confidentiality of clients and staff.

All clients of Suited For Work must be referred by an agency, community organisation or government department.

Suited For Work is managed by a Voluntary Management Committee and is wholly staffed by volunteers.

View the policies and procedures that govern our work.