Help with employment

There are a number of employment services, incentives and programs funded by the Australian Government for job seekers and employees with disability and their employers:

Accessing Australian Government employment service providers 
A step by step guide on how to access and register with the right type of  Australian Government employment service provider, including Disability Employment Network members, Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Job Network members. 

Assessment processes
Information on assessment processes such as the Job Seeker Classification Instrument and the Job Capacity Assessment.

Auslan For Employment program
The Auslan For Employment program provides assistance with Australian Sign Language (Auslan) interpreting and training in the workplace.  Online applications make applying easy.

Australian JobSearch
Post or search for job vacancies on one of Australia's largest online jobs board—Australian JobSearch!

Australian Workplace Authority
The Australian Workplace Authority accepts lodgement of Australian Workplace Agreements as well as providing free support and information to both employers and employees on agreement making and the Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard.

Disability Business Services
Disability Business Services employ and support people with disability who need a higher level of ongoing support, often in specialist working environments, work crews or contract labour arrangements. 

Disability Employment Network
The Disability Employment Network provides a range of assistance to people with disability to prepare for, find and keep a job as well as help to employers recruiting people with disability.

Financial help for employers
Financial help and assistance is available to help eligible employers of people with disability.

Job Capacity Assessments
Information about undergoing Job Capacity Assessments to determine a person's ability to work.

Job Network
Job Network provides assistance to people with disability who do not need ongoing support or rehabilitation to find or keep a job. For employers, Job Network operates as a no-fee recruitment service.

Jobs, Placement, Employment and Training
The Job Placement, Employment and Training program assists young people aged between 15 and 21 years who are, or risk becoming, homeless.

Job Placement Services
Job Placement Services are Australian Government funded recruitment services. Job Placement Organisations canvas vacancies from employers and match job seekers' skills against vacancies to place them in a suitable job.

Mobility Allowance
Mobility Allowance assists people with disability to pay for transport costs when they are unable to use public transport without substantial assistance.

National Disability Coordination Officer Program
A national network of coordination officers who offer information, coordination and referral services for people with a disability who are interested in, or enrolled in, post-school education and training.

National Disability Recruitment Coordinator
The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator works with employers, Disability Employment Network members and Vocational Rehabilitation Services to organise the recruitment of people with disability. 

Personal Support Program
The Personal Support Program can help job seekers tackle difficult personal circumstances that may be holding them back from achieving their goals.

Supported Wage System
The Supported Wage System provides productivity based wage assessments for employees with disability who are unable to work at full wage rates.  You can now apply online for the Supported Wage System.

Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Services provide support to people with disability, injury or health condition to gain or keep a job. Vocational Rehabilitation Services also provide a range of assistance and support to employers.

Wage subsidies
There is financial assistance available through wage subsidies for employers who employ eligible employees with disability. 

Work Experience Placement program
The Work Experience Placement program meets the cost of work related insurance to help make work experience opportunities easier for employers to provide.

Work for the Dole
The Work for the Dole program gives job seeker's a chance to gain some work experience while looking for work, and to do something worthwhile for the community.

Workplace Adjustment Tool
The Workplace Adjustment Tool contains practical ideas for workplace modifications and adjustments aimed at supporting people with disability undertake the vast array of activities and tasks in the workplace.

Workplace Modifications Scheme
The Workplace Modifications Scheme pays for the cost of workplace adjustments and modifications for eligible employers of people with disability.