Where are they now?- Old Boys 

Where are they now? - Jarrod Everitt

Which year did you graduate from Epping Boys? 

2020.

Most memorable moment from Epping Boys? 

Probably representing the school on tour in New Zealand. 2 weeks of travelling with your best mates, playing soccer and rugby, skiing and snowboarding (not very well) and exploring a different country. I look back at my time fondly, thankful for the people and experiences I had.

Your favourite subject in school, and why? 

I’d like to think I wasn’t a high achiever in any subject but gave everything a crack. Business studies was something that I was drawn to, similar to PDHPE, but loved the practical side of Timber and completing my major work in Year 12 as well.

What did you do straight after school?

After school I worked with my old man for three and half years while studying a Bachelor of Psychology and a Bachelor of Business Administration. I was very lucky at that time to have a job that was unaffected by Covid!! While working in the family business I typically held another casual job, always trying to be busy. During my last year of study, I ruptured my ACL playing soccer. This took me out of physical labour jobs. Luckily, I got a job in Plan Management for NDIS clients which opened me up to the world of working with people with disabilities.

What career have you pursued? 

I now split my time between two roles. 9 to 5 I am a Positive Behaviour Support Practitioner. This involves working with people with disability, their supports and families in order to help improve their quality of life and understand the function behind specific behaviours. I provide strategies, intervention and support, an incredibly rewarding job that puts life in perspective. Outside that I am also a football coach at Spirit FC, coaching and helping run programs for talented footballers within the area. Within this role I have mentored young athletes, provided leadership mentoring sessions, and run coach education presentations to help up-skill grassroots coaches.

Advice to current students at Epping Boys? 

Say yes. Specialisation is for later. Expose yourself to new roles, new environments and new people. You don’t get to experience that by saying no. Progression is not linear, so don’t pressure yourself to get it right straight away. But you only get to find that out if you put yourself in the situation in the first place. 

We’re on the lookout for Old Boys to feature in ‘Where are they now?’ Contact Aida Ghorayeb at aida.ghorayeb@det.nsw.edu.au for more information.