Employment Assistance

This support item enables a participant to successfully obtain or retain employment in the open or supported labour market. This support can be delivered to any working age participant with an employment goal.
This may include supports to:
● supplement work experience available through the school system
● obtain part time work whilst finishing secondary education
● transition from school into further education or training
● explore what work means(discovery)
● build essential foundation skills for work
● manage complex barriers to obtaining and sustaining employment
● implement specialised job customisation/job carving
● obtain alternative employment following onset or exacerbation of disability
● assist a person to change jobs
● develop a career plan
● obtain employment on completion of a qualification
● transition from a supported employment service (previously known as an Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE)) to open employment
● successfully engage with a Disability Employment Service (DES) provider or other employment service to secure employment and arrange ongoing support on the job if necessary.
Note: this support item cannot be used to fund a Certified education course (for example, Certificate I in Work Education), even if run within the employment provider’s organisation, as this is funded through the Vocational Education system.