specialised employment service. what is jobs west? employment service assisting people with...
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Specialised Employment Service
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What is Jobs West?
Employment Service assisting people with disabilities and learning difficulties find and maintain meaningful award based employment
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Administration / Clerical
Retail / Customer Service
Hospitality
Trades / Manufacturing
Trades & Manufacturing
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Who does Jobs West Assist?• People with Learning
Difficulties (Numeracy & Literacy, Language Disorders) Disabilities (Intellectual and Physical), Mental Illness (Depression, Anxiety, Schizophrenia) and Chronic Illness (Diabetes, Renal Disease) & Centrelink referred Job Seekers
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Employers who -• Recognise workers
for their skills and abilities
• Value motivated employees
• Are looking for employees who strive to achieve
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Employers who -
• Would utilise the free assistance that Jobs West can provide
• Are prepared to offer assistance and training to enhance employee skills
• Actively promote Equal Employment Opportunities
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What does Jobs West do?• Works with motivated Job
Seekers to identify suitable job choices based on skills and abilities
• Assists to source suitable job opportunities through internal marketing and development of job search skills
• Works with Consumers and Employers to develop a plan to ensure sustainable employment, job satisfaction, professional & personal development
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Program Procedure3 Steps Prior to Job Seeking
1. Registration• Collection of Information • Centrelink Eligibility• Confirmation of Learning Difficulty/Disability
2. Assessment• Skills and Abilities• Realistic Job Choices• Restrictions• Motivation• Prepared for Job Seeking
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Program Procedure
3 Steps Prior to Job Seeking
3. Acceptance• Types and Level of Assistance required • Job Seeking strategies identified• Is Jobs West capable of providing assistance required
Employment Assistance Plan & Job Seeking
Referral to Other Options
(where available)
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What types of assistance are available?
• Intensive Job Matching to ensure candidate suitability
• Training and Induction support for new employees to supplement internal company systems including OH&S
• Pre-vocational & on going training to support skill development
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• Wage subsidies for eligible Job Seekers
• Supported Wages Scheme (productivity based wages) implementation and review
• Apprenticeship and Traineeship negotiation and implementation
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• Employment skills development and counselling
• TEAM skills and work place communication
• Conflict resolution, appraisal and disciplinary action
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Why Consider Staff from Jobs West?
• 19% of the Australian Population have a disability
This represents 15% (or 1 million) of
Australians of Working Age
Only 50% of these people are currently employed
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• 98% of Staff with a disability rate average or better in workplace safety
• 90% of Staff with a disability rate average or better on job performances
• 86% of Staff with a disability rate average or better on attendanceDuPont (USA)
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• 90% of Employers had no change in insurance costs to employ a person with a disability
• Staff retention is 72% higher, saving millions of dollars each year in recruitment and training costs
Department of Labour Victoria
Pizza Hut
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Specialised Employment Service