The Disability Employment Network is a national network of community and private organisations that provide help and support to employers of people with disability.
Disability Employment Network members assisted over 50 000 job seekers with disability in 2005-06. They placed over 10 500 people into work and achieved sustainable employment (26 weeks) for more than 6700 job seekers with disability. They also provided ongoing support during the year to more than 12 000 workers with disability to assist them remain in work.
Free help and support
The Disability Employment Network offers a range of supports and assistance designed to meet your individual needs, including:
- professional recruitment advice
- on the job or off site support to ensure new employees with disability settle into their job
- help with job design
- help to develop job descriptions
- training information and awareness raising activities for you and for co-workers
- provision of on the job training and support to employees with disability
- access to work experience placements that will meet the cost of work-related insurance
- job in jeopardy assistance (if an employee's job is at risk due to issues related to their disability)
- intermittent support.
Help and assistance is provided at no cost to employers who are looking to employ a job seeker registered with a Disability Employment Network member.
Job in jeopardy assistance
Job in jeopardy assistance can provide you and your employee with immediate support and assistance to ensure that your employee maintains their job if it is at risk as a result of issues related to their disability. Job in jeopardy provides funding for assistance with job design, job restructure and workplace adjustment.
Intermittent support
If you have an employee with disability who is placed with your organisation through the Disability Employment Network, you may be eligible to receive intermittent support from that service. Intermittent support provides very short term support and assistance to employees while in the workplace.
Access to financial help and wages
Disability Employment Network members can also help employers by facilitating access to financial help and wages for employing people with disability, including:
Case studies and success stories
Share the experiences of employers who have received free help from the Disability Employment Network: