Support Areas

Our carefully selected Coaches can assist with the following:

We also have dedicated Coaches to specifically meet the needs of people that face additional barriers in the building and construction industry, including First Nations people, and women in construction.

Coaches that can help in this area

Janet Doolan

Swan Gessner

Coaches that can help in this area

Paul Campbell

Anna-Clare Wilson (nee Longford)

Debbie Rowe

Roger Zammit

Chris Blowes

Coaches that can help in this area

Pantelis Fridakis

Richard Bryant

Ryan Gazzard

Coaches that can help in this area

Debbie Rowe

Roger Zammit

Chris Blowes

Coaches that can help in this area

Litsa Adamou

Richard Bryant

Anna-Clare Wilson (nee Longford)

Janet Doolan

Coaches that can help in this area

Sue Wundenberg

Litsa Adamou

Anna-Clare Wilson (nee Longford)

Debbie Rowe

Janet Doolan

Swan Gessner

Coaches that can help in this area

Janet Doolan

What is RISE

Working in the building and construction industry can be tough. The long hours of hard work and financial pressures of running a business can mean limited work/life balance and a strain on personal relationships.

The Master Builders SA RISE program, supported by the State Government, gives every South Australian employed in building and construction access to a free personal mentor with industry knowledge and mentoring experience.

Whatever your challenge – for example the stress of running a business, improving your work/life balance, drugs and alcohol, coming back to work from a serious injury or illness, adjusting to life as an apprentice or requiring tailored support as a female or First Nations person, RISE has you covered.

Booking in a RISE session is as simple as viewing our team of coaches, seeing what areas they specialise in, picking the one who most relates to your needs, and clicking on an available time in their calendar. Sessions can be delivered in person or online.

Raise awareness and promote access to Mental Health Services within the Building and Construction Industry;
Increase the skills, capability and capacity of eligible participants to cope with mental health challenges, directly, or within their workforces;
Increase the resilience of eligible participants to cope with stressors that impact on mental health;
Improve the understanding/awareness of supports available to access in the event of mental health challenges:
Provide equitable access to the supports within the Program to specifically meet the needs of people that face including First Nations people, women in business, and people living with a disability.

I wanted to get off the tools and become a site supervisor so got a job at a high volume builder, however, with little training on managing staff or project management, I quickly became overwhelmed with my days starting at 5am and not ending till gone 10pm as I tried to keep up.

This started to impact my mental health as I struggled with the stress as well as my family life. I wish there was a program like RISE available at the time, it may have prevented me getting burnt out.

Tom, Site Supervisor

This Master Builders program is an incredibly important step towards ensuring a safe and supportive workplace for our construction workers.

Mental health is consistently raised with me as a major challenge by our small business owners - whether that’s owners managing their own wellbeing, or that of colleagues and employees.

This concern is only exacerbated in the construction industry, dominated by small businesses and subcontractors, where people report issues like poor work-life balance, financial stress, and pressure to get the job done.

This program allows those who may be struggling to access free and confidential support, guidance and resources to help them through tough times.

Minister for Small and Family Business
Andrea Michaels MP

I finished by apprenticeship and quickly became a subbie, work got busy, my family grew, but without the right business acumen, I soon started to get into trouble with my finances with accounts getting behind, ATO on my back, it seemed that I just couldn’t get on top of it.

Eventually it resulted in losing the house, which broke my wife’s heart. I wish that RISE had been around to help give me guidance and to just talk about what I was going through, so many issues could have been prevented.

Tom, Tradie