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Cleaning and labour hire with a social conscience

We’re a certified social enterprise with a simple yet powerful goal – to tackle youth unemployment and alleviate the effects of poverty and hardship for areas of need in Metropolitan Melbourne.

We work with businesses to achieve their social procurement targets, through services in cleaning, labour hire, test & tag and ground maintenance, while supporting young people to learn, earn and thrive.

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Partner With Us

Partner with Sparkways and make a real difference to the lives of our children and young people and show the world your company's commitment to corporate social responsibility.
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Our Services

We offer a wide range of skilled commercial services from cleaning to test-and-tag and labour hire, at competitive prices. As a social enterprise, any profit we make is used to make an impact for children and young people in need.
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Who We Support

Though our cleaning and labour-hire services we create jobs and employment pathways for young people experiencing barriers to the workforce.

Our Impact

Since 2005

13
New jobs created
17,925
Hours of employment created
30 +
Individual accreditations and certificates gained by our young people

Tackling Youth Unemployment

For young people unable to get a secure first job the negative impact to their financial and emotional wellbeing can be long lasting.

Our Social Enterprise creates jobs and training opportunities, empowering young people so they can learn, earn and thrive.

Learn more about our impact here

What We Do

As a Social Traders certified organisation, we work with and help support organisations looking to make a positive impact on their community.

Whether you need labour hire or commercial cleaning, our workforce of dedicated and hard-working young people are here to meet your needs.

Engaging our services not only means supporting your own business or project, but also making a positive impact on a young person’s life.

Our Services

Who We Work With

We currently deliver over $1.8 million in commercial contracts each year for a roster of clients in construction, government and education, who share our social commitment to improving life opportunities for young people.

Find out about our partners have to say here
More jobs and training opportunities
What are clients are saying...

"We are very pleased to support Sparkways"

Employment for vulnerable Victorians is an area of focus for the William Buckland Foundation. We are very pleased to support Sparkways, as an organisation that is tackling this issue head-on for young people facing barriers to employment.

Through our support, it has been exciting to see Sparkways evolve and expand their offering into service areas like Test & Tag, which will go on to support the creation of more jobs and training opportunities for other young people.

Ferdi Hepworth, The William Buckland Foundation
Our clients
Grow into an independent individual
What the community are saying...

"Sparkways has given my son a purpose"

"In the past few years being with Sparkways, I have been able to watch my son grow into a more independent individual. Sparkways has given my son a purpose, and the ability to set goals for himself – which he had never been able to do before. We cannot thank the team enough for what they’ve done for him."

Parent
Our impact
Provides excellent value
What are clients are saying...

"Not only provides excellent value to our customers but delivers lasting benefits to the community."

As a leader in the social procurement space, McConnell Dowell highly values our long-term relationship with Sparkways. We particularly appreciate their collaborative and flexible approach to service delivery, encompassing cleaning and labour hire that not only provides excellent value to our customers but delivers lasting benefits to the community.

Dan Armistead, Western Program Alliance
Our services