Partnering with the National Disability Recruitment Coordinator
The National Disability Recruitment Coordinator (NDRC) helps employers recruit and hire people with disability. The NDRC is a JobAccess program funded by the Australian Government.
What does the NDRC do?
The NDRC can partner with your organisation for 12 months. Your NDRC account manager will work with you to create a strategy for increasing disability employment. They can also help you design jobs specifically for people with disability and make your organisation a disability employer of choice.
Design jobs and find candidates
The NDRC can help your organisation design jobs for people with disability. This includes writing clear position descriptions that focus on the job requirements.
The NDRC can then share your vacancies with the national network of Disability Employment Services (DES) providers for free. DES providers assist thousands of people with disability find employment. They can put forward candidates with the qualifications, skills and experience that best match the jobs you’re offering.
Help make your organisation accessible and inclusive
The NDRC can work with you to develop workplace policies and practices that meet the needs of people with disability. The NDRC can also help raise awareness of disability in your organisation through:
- workplace disability awareness training
- mental health awareness training
- free seminars for employers.
Help you work with DES providers
The NDRC can help you to work with DES providers through each stage of the recruitment process. This includes how you can involve DES providers in:
- shortlisting and interviewing job candidates
- providing on-the-job support for your new staff members.
How to contact the NDRC
Call a JobAccess Adviser on 1800 464 800 to connect you to the NDRC. You could also fill out our enquiry form.
Join the JobAccess mailing list to receive e-newsletters and invitations to employer seminars. These events can help employers at the start of the hiring process as well as those who already employ people with disability.
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