Inclusive Employment Australia is a new specialist disability employment program. It assists people with disability, injury or health condition prepare for, find and maintain work and grow their career.
Inclusive Employment Australia
If you’re looking for work or have a job, Inclusive Employment Australia providers can help you:
- Get ready to work
- Write your resumé
- With your interview skills
- Look for jobs that suit you.
If you already have a job, an Inclusive Employment Australia provider can help you with specific on-the-job training and support to suit your needs.
Employment Services Assessments
Employment Services Assessments are a meeting with a qualified health or allied health professional to help understand:
- Barriers to work
- Reasonable work capacity
- The best type of employment services provider for you.
Supported Wage System
The Supported Wage System allows employers to pay a productivity-based wage for people with disability. This can be for employees in open or supported employment.
You're eligible if:
- you're an Australian citizen or permanent Australian resident
- you're at least 15 years old
- you have no outstanding workers’ compensation claims
- you meet Disability Support Pension (DSP) impairment criteria - this is an assessment done by Services Australia.
The job related to the Supported Wage System application must:
- be covered by industry awards or laws that allow employment under the Supported Wage System
- be for at least 8 hours a week.
Your employer can apply to take part in the Supported Wage System by:
JobAcess – help and advice
JobAccess is the Australian Government’s hub for disability employment support. JobAccess provides free, expert advice and services to:
• People with disability.
• Employers.
• Service providers.
How JobAccess helps people with disability
JobAccess offers eligible people with disability:
• Expert advice on finding and keeping a job
• Workplace adjustments and modifications through the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF)
• Financial support for assistive technology, training, and workplace accessibility
• Resources and guidance on employee rights and workplace support.
Building Disability-Confident Workplaces
The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC) helps employers helps employers hire and support people with disability. Through an employer partnership, employers can receive:
- A dedicated advisor to review and advise on workplace policies
- Strategies to attract, hire and retain the careers of employees with disability
- Disability awareness training
- Recruitment guidance
- Job vacancy distribution service.