What is Inclusive Employment Australia
Inclusive Employment Australia can help you prepare for, find and maintain work and grow your career if you live with disability, injury or health condition.
If you are looking for work, you can choose an Inclusive Employment Australia provider to help you.
You can also get help if you already have a job but need help to retain it because of your disability, injury or health condition.
You can also choose to participate in Inclusive Employment Australia even if your work capacity is between 0 – 7 hours per week.
Your provider will meet with you to discuss services tailored to your specific needs.
Services for job seekers
Getting ready for a job
An Inclusive Employment Australia provider can help you:
- get ready for work
- train in specific job skills
- write your resume
- train in interview skills
- look for a job that suits you.
If you need additional support to work, the provider may refer you to other available services such as health services. For example, psychological or pain management counselling or physiotherapy.
Inclusive Employment Australia providers can also help you access financial and other help. For example:
- funding through the Employment Assistance Fund to help pay for workplace changes, such as new equipment or assistive technology
- wage subsidies
- help to relocate interstate for a job
If you do not yet have capacity to fully engage as you are still building your capacity through Vocational or Non-Vocational activities or are impacted by personal and/or family circumstances, you can opt in for a flexible service.
Settling into work
After you get a job, your provider will help you and your employer for at least your first year in the job.
Your provider will stay in contact with you to make sure you get the help you need as you settle into your job.
With your permission, your provider can also talk to your employer about:
- modifying your workplace to support you
- help with job design
- on-the-job training, such as training to use equipment
- workplace awareness training
- Auslan at work
- ongoing help in your job.
Ongoing help at work
Your Inclusive Employment Australia provider can continue to provide ongoing support for as long as you need it.
You can continue to receive ongoing support while you are working as long as needed. You will need an assessment every 1, 2 or 5 years to check that you still need help.
Help if you already have a job
If you are already working and an injury, disability or health condition is making it hard for you to keep your job, you may be able to get help through Ongoing Support (Work Assist). Employees and employers can apply for Ongoing Support (Work Assist) through your Inclusive Employment Australia provider.
Help for employers
Inclusive Employment Australia providers are experts at connecting people with disability to employers. Inclusive Employment Australia providers can help employers with:
- finding eligible people for jobs
- advice on promoting job vacancies
- advice on choosing and interviewing people with disability.
Inclusive Employment Australia providers can give information about:
- disability awareness in the workplace
- financial help, such as funding workplace changes
- wage subsidies for employees with disability
- flexible working arrangements
- laws about disability.
Finding an Inclusive Employment Australia provider
Inclusive Employment Australia providers have specialised servicing and include dedicated providers with expertise in supporting key cohorts.
This means a mix of specialist providers to support various participant cohorts such as Deafness and Hard of Hearing, Intellectual Disability or Mental Health.
There are also First Nations providers, alongside Refugee and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse specific providers.
Search for an Inclusive Employment Australia provider near you or contact us for more information.
Useful Links
Inclusive Employment Australia Guidelines on the Department of Social Services website
Useful Downloads
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