If you are a large employer who employs more than 100 people, help is available to make it easier for you to recruit people with disability and to access support services including on the job support and employer incentives.
The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator also offers a point of contact for all employers looking for advice on the recruitment of people with disability. The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator is able to link you with Disability Employment Services providers and help you establish a working relationship with them.
The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator works with large employers and Disability Employment Services providers to:
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provide up to date information about the recruitment of people with disability and any related assistance
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develop and enhance disability employment strategies
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develop job vacancies for people with disability
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broadcast job vacancies
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match suitable job seekers to job vacancies
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promote the employment of people with disability.
Role of the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator
If you are a large employer, the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator can work with you to develop a Memorandum of Understanding to commit to increasing your recruitment of people with disability. As job vacancies or opportunities arise in your business, you are able to provide details to the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator. The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator then broadcasts the job vacancies to all the Disability Employment Services providers in your local area.
Applications from suitable job seekers are then forwarded to the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator by Disability Employment Services providers. The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator provides you (or your nominated recruitment contact) with details of the job seekers.
Once you have decided which of the job seekers you would like to interview, the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator:
National Disability Recruitment Coordinator Employer Partners
Since March 2010, many well-known and high profile employers have agreed to work with the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator and have become Employer Partners. These organisations have made a commitment to increasing the diversity of their human resources by recruiting people with disability. At 31 October 2011, these organisations include:
- ANZ
- Australia Post
- Brisbane City Council
- Burswood Entertainment Complex
- Charles Darwin University
- Chevron
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- Curtin University
- Darwin City Council
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Fair Work Ombudsman
- IBM
- Life Without Barriers
- Luxottica
- Manpower
- McDonalds
- RailCorp
- Salmat
- Sky City Casino (Darwin)
- Sunshine Coast Council
- Telstra
- TNT Express
- University of Newcastle
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Western Power
- Westpac Banking Corporation
- Woolworths Limited
These companies are welcoming more people with disability as valued employees and realise that employing people with disability makes good business sense.
Case studies and success stories
Watch this space for new case studies and success stories from the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator.
Need help?
WorkFocus Australia is contracted by the Australian Government to provide the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator service. For information or assistance, call JobAccess on 1800 464 800.