Things to consider before employing a person with disability

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Have you read the information available in our 'Before you start', 'Recruiting new staff' and 'Being a disability confident organisation' sections?

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Have you prepared and modified your workplace? This can be the key to providing a safe and flexible work environment that meets the individual needs of your employees, including employees with disability.

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Have you completed our Accessibility checklists?

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Have you developed a disability action plan for your organisation? A disability action plan is a way for you to plan the removal, as far as possible, of discriminating against people with disability.

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Have you considered organising disability awareness training for your staff? Disability awareness training can assist new employees with disability feel supported when they commence their new job?

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Have you developed an understanding of reasonable adjustments and the financial help available to you if you need to make modifications of adjustments (e.g. using the Employment Assistance Fund)?

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Have you developed an induction process to help employees settle in and become productive more quickly? Induction gives you the opportunity to discuss policy and procedures in the workplace.

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Have you considered obtaining assistance and support with your recruitment processes from a Provider of Australian Government Employment Service or the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator?

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Have you considered the training options and assistance available to you when employing people with disability?

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Have you considered introducing flexible work arrangements? Flexible work practices can allow you to work with employees to decide on hours of work, work location and the way work is carried out.

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If you are recruiting for a job, have you determined what is required for the job (inherent requirements)? Inherent requirements are the tasks that must be carried out in order to get the job done.

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Have you developed a job description that concentrates on what is to be achieved in the job rather than how it is to be achieved?

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Have you considered advertising the position utilising accessible advertising such as large font? You can also encourage people with disability to apply by including a statement welcoming diversity.

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If you are using application forms as part of the recruitment process, have you considered providing application forms in alternative formats?

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Are you aware of the full range of financial help available to employers when employing people with disability?

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If you have any questions that have not been answered through our website, have you contacted the JobAccess Advisers for assistance?