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DEN
(Disability Employment Network)

The Disability Employment Network is a national network of community and private organisations dedicated to helping people with disability find and keep a job in the open labour market.
DEN members provide a range of specialist services individually tailored to meet your employment needs. Services include:

  • Help to prepare for work, including training in specific job skills
  • Job search support, such as resume development, interview skills training and help to look for suitable jobs
  • Support when first placed into a job, including on-the-job training and support for your co-workers and employers
  • Ongoing support in a job if you need it
  • Vocational training and other assistance.

The Disability Employment Network can also help employers access a range of other financial support incentives for employing people with disability, including:

  • Workplace modifications and adjustments
  • Access to free and independent productivity-based wage assessments
  • Assistance with time-limited wage subsidies
  • Access to a national disability recruitment service , and
  • Assistance for new apprenticeships.

Disability Employment Network providers assisted over 50,000 job seekers with disability in 2005-06. They placed over 10,500 people into jobs with more than 6,700 job seekers with disability achieving long term sustainable jobs (26 weeks). They also provided ongoing support during the year to more than 12,000 workers with disability to assist them remain in work.

Who can use DEN?

DEN is for people who have a permanent, or likely to be permanent, disability. To qualify for help from a DEN member, you must need specialist assistance for more than six months after being placed in a job, or need ongoing support to keep a job.

DEN also provides help for people with disability in ‘job in jeopardy’ situations. Employees who are likely to lose their job as a result of their disability may be able to receive immediate help or support from a DEN member to keep their job.

More information

For job seekers and workers see our JOB SEEKERS page
For employers see our EMPLOYERS page

Download DEN Service Guarantee

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JPET
(Job Placement, Employment and Training)

The JPET programme is an Australian Government funded programme that commenced on 1 July 1997 and is administered by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). The JPET programme is an employment preparation programme which provides young people with transitional assistance to help them overcome barriers in their lives.

The objective of the JPET programme is to assist young people aged between 15 and 21 years who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, and/or facing multiple non-vocational barriers to overcome their barriers and achieve greater economic and social participation.

A person is considered Homeless if he or she has inadequate access to safe and secure accommodation and if their living situation falls within the following definitions:

Primary homelessness: this includes all people without conventional shelter who are considered to be “roofless” or “sleeping rough”, such as those:

  • Living on the streets
  • Sleeping in parks
  • Squatting in derelict buildings
  • Using cars or railway carriages for temporary shelter or
  • Residing in other improvised shelter

Secondary homelessness: this includes all people in temporary accommodation who may move between arrangements frequently such as those:

  • In emergency or transitional accommodation provided under Supported Accommodation Assist Programme (SAAP)
  • In hostels, refuges or overnight shelters
  • Staying temporarily with friends or relatives (“couch surfing”)
  • Residing in a boarding house temporarily (less than 12 weeks)

A person is considered to be at risk of homelessness if their accommodation status falls within the tertiary or marginally housed homeless categories or their current arrangements place them in danger of imminent physical or mental harm.

Tertiary homelessness: this includes occupants of boarding houses and other single room establishment where individuals live there on a long term basis (more than three months) but do not have access to minimum standard of accommodation in the community meaning that there are shared amenities and no security of tenure in the form of a lease.

Marginally housed: this refers to those young people whose housing situation is close to the standard considered acceptable within the community.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible to participate in the JPET programme, a young person must:

  • Be aged between 15 and 21 years (inclusive) and
  • Fall within the JPET target group and
  • Not be in sustainable employment and
  • Be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency or hold a Temporary Protection Visa.

Where a potential JPET participant is below the minimum school leaving age in their State/Territory, they must:

  • Have fulfilled all the relevant State/Territory requirements to leave school early; and
  • The JPET programme must be the most appropriate service for the potential JPET participant as determined by the service provider; taking into account the relevant State/Territory funded services that are available.

JPET Participants may additionally be linked to a range of other Australian Government funded programmes and participate in both programmes concurrently. Examples of programmes a young person can participate in while they are in the JPET programme include but are not limited to:

  • Job Network
  • Disability Open Employment Services (DOES)
  • Vocational rehabilitation programmes
  • Voluntary Work Initiative
  • Career Planning Programme
  • Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme (LLNP)
  • Supported Accommodation Assistance Programme (SAAP)
  • Reconnect, and
  • New Apprenticeship Access Programme (NAAP) [4 weeks concurrency].

Who is NOT eligible?

Within the JPET target group, the following people are not eligible to participate in the JPET programme:

  • Young people who are incarcerated or in a detention centre pursuant to a Commonwealth, State or Territory law, or
  • Young people already participating in programmes that do not allow simultaneous participation in the JPET programme.

Young people already participating in the following programmes are not eligible to participate in the JPET programme whilst they are still participating in any of these programmes:

  • Job Network – Intensive Support Job Search Training (ISjst)
  • Work for the Dole
  • Personal Support Programme (PSP)
  • New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)
  • Adult Migrant English Programme
  • Youth Pathways (formerly Job Pathways Programme)
  • Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP)
  • Indigenous Employment Programme, and
  • Indigenous Employment Centres.

Referral to the JPET programme

The JPET programme has an open referral policy and participants may be referred from a wide range of sources including but not limited to:

  • Centrelink
  • Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) providers
  • Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) providers
  • State, territory and local government programmes and initiatives
  • Welfare workers and other community agencies
  • Self-referral
  • Family, friends or word of mouth
  • Police or officers of the juvenile justice system or
  • Other specialist services.

Centrelink and Mutual Obligation referrals

Participating in the JPET programme can satisfy a young person’s Activity Test or Mutual Obligation requirements with Centrelink if it is appropriate for the young person and they are eligible for the JPET programme.

For those requiring additional assistance before being able to undertake normal job search activities or enter employment, participation in the JPET programme can be incorporated into their Activity Agreement as an approved activity providing the young person is eligible for the JPET programme.

For those facing multiple non-vocational barriers preventing them from looking for work or participating in other initiatives such as Work for the Dole, the JPET programme may be selected as the Mutual Obligation activity. Only Centrelink can refer a Mutual Obligation participant to the JPET programme.

For the 2006/2007 financial year (01/07/06 to 30/06/07) the JPET programme is available only in the Rockhampton and Gladstone Employment Service areas.

Interested participants can contact the Rockhampton or Gladstone offices
for further information.

Insert Service Guarantee and Code of Practice (link to pdf document?)

Download JPET Service Guarantee

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Jobwise (over 45’s)

The Jobwise Self Help Group is funded by the Federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) and last round produced a 96% success rate.

Jobwise is available to people who are aged 45 and over and are wanting to find employment. Priority is given to those job seekers who are not fully Job Network eligible.

Jobwise Self Help Group aims to assist participants become confident with contemporary job search techniques. We will achieve this by providing –

  • Skilled, experience Employment Consultants
  • Access to a wide range of career resources including the Participants Workbook
  • Regular skills development sessions that can be customised to your needs and access to administration support.

Ground Rules for Participants

We should always be welcoming and positively encourage participation from Jobwise participants. Ground rules for participants include but are not limited to the following:

  • Self Help – the focus of the groups will be self help
  • Privacy – we keep information confidential and we expect participants to respect other clients/participants’ private information. Refer to our Privacy Information Sheet.
  • Use of resources – computers, printer, paper and copiers are available on site for participant use. We expect participants to respect equipment and respect that we have other client obligations
  • Internet resources – internet access is available only for employment related use
  • Dress Standards – neat, casual dress and appropriate foot ware
  • Behaviour Standards – inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated
  • Employment Consultants Role – access to skilled employment consultants will, primarily, be available through the regular scheduled sessions. However, where participants can’t through peer support and/or self, resolve matters, limited time can be available by appointment.
  • Administration Support – Administration Officers are skilled in supporting job seekers to achieve tasks associated with their job search.

Administration Staff can also make appointments with Employment Consultants.

  • Group Participation – Groups operate weekly.

For the 2006/2007 financial year (01/07/06 to 30/06/07) the Jobwise programme is available only in the Maryborough and Hervey Bay Employment Service areas.
Interested participants can contact the Maryborough or Hervey Bay offices for further information.

Download DEWR Part A General Cons Annex 1 Code of Practice

Download PSP Service Guarantee

Download Jobwise Facilitators Information

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Green Corps

Green Corps is an Australian Government initiative which gives young people the chance to get six months paid work experience and training on environmental and cultural heritage projects. Community Employment Options Inc delivers Green Corps throughout Wide Bay-Burnett and Central Queensland.

Participants learn worthwhile work and life skills that can put them on the pathway to employment and education. Green Corps participants are supported in a number of ways throughout the program, including help with a disability or literacy and language difficulties.

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Students@employment

Our service is an option for students who have a disability and wish to access employment opportunities.

Recent changes in Government policy provide students with disabilities a great opportunity to engage in vocational training and careers. With these changes, the Federal Government are keen to ensure that everyone who wants to work…has access to a job through Open Employment Services.

What are the benefits of our Service for students with a disability?

  • Award pay and conditions
  • Builds an expectation
  • In many cases, can lead to post-School employment
  • Support for job placements
  • On-the-job support and
  • Extensive follow up

Who is eligible?

The Students@employment program is available to eligible school students who are of legal working age and have the capacity to work a minimum of 8 hours per week with support where the student:

  • is in the last six months of school and considering employment opportunities; OR
  • is working, or intends to work part-time (at least 8hrs/wk) outside of school hours, regardless of whether or not they are in their last six months of school; OR
  • is participating in a formal school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (except New Apprenticeship Access Programme (NAAP)).

The service cannot assist school students who are undertaking work experience, other school-based Vocational Education and Training (VET) programmes, or other education and training activities while at school.

For further information, contact the CEO Inc. Employment Service nearest you.

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Job Placement Services

Community Employment Options Inc’s @employment Job Placement Service offers a COST FREE solution to the recruitment process saving you time and money. We won’t charge you:

• to lodge your vacancy with us
• When we find your new staff member.

All that is required is feedback on the success or progress of the applicant.

Job Placement Ser vices @employment is a professional recruitment service that includes:

• A FREE ‘lodgment-to-placement’ service
• Identifying the person you are looking for - we will carefully screen each candidate to meet your needs
• Licensed to advertise your vacancy on the Australian Job Search Web Site - accessed by thousands of candidates each day
• Short listing candidates against the competencies needed for your position
• Arranging interviews and sending an agreed number of short listed candidates for your final selection
• Dealing with the sensitive and time-consuming task of informing unsuccessful candidates
• Maintaining regular contact with you to ensure that the successful candidate fits well within your Organisation

As a Licenced Job Placement Organisation, Community Employment Options Inc. is committed to providing employer-focused recruitment services that are accessible, flexible and personalized to suit the individual needs of the employer.

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Get Set for Work (Skilling Queenslanders for work initiative)

Who the program assists

Get Set for Work is primarily targeted at young people who:

• have left school early
• are ‘at risk’ of doing so before completing Year 12
• are unsure of where to go next
• are not ready to commit to formal education or vocational training.

Aim of the program

These young people have unique needs, and the aim of the program is to create a transition pathway for them towards getting a job, returning to school, or continuing with other education or training.

Young people who successfully complete the program gain two credit points towards their Queensland Certificate of Education.

What’s on offer?

Get Set for Work builds participants’ self-esteem and confidence and prepares them for work by offering them:

• personal development and team-building activities to help them learn the social skills necessary in the workforce
• referral and links to support services for personal and social issues
• help to improve their literacy and numeracy
• opportunities for work experience and hands on development of vocational skills
• job preparation, resume writing and interview skills
• information about jobs and careers in the local area
• opportunities to move on to work, traineeships and apprenticeships or other training
• continued support after they’ve completed the program to help them stay in work, or finish training or further education.

The Get Set for Work program runs continually, so new starters can join at any time as places become available.

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NDCO - National Disability Cordination Officer Program

The Australian Government’s National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) program targets the barriers that people with a disability face in gaining access to, and successfully completing, post-school education and training. Through a comprehensive national network of 31 National Disability Coordination Officers.

Community Employment Options Inc coordinates the NDCO Programme for Region 21: Bundaberg, Hervey Bay City Part A, Wide Bay-Burnett SD Bal, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Fitzroy SD Bal.

Who will benefit?

People with a disability, their families, support networks and post-secondary education providers will benefit from improved coordination and delivery of transition support services

The NDCO program works toward the Australia-wide coordination and delivery of transition services for people with a disability who are at, or who will be attending, university, vocational education and training or another training organisation.

The NDCO program’s goals are to:

• Improve transitions to help people with a disability from school or community into post-school education and training and subsequent employment.
• Increase participation by people with a disability in higher education, vocational education and training and employment.
• Establish better links between schools, universities, TAFEs, training providers and disability service providers so that they can work together to provide the best possible assistance for people with a disability.

What services does an NDCO provide?

Your local NDCO will provide information, coordination and referral activities for people with a disability

They also:
• Assist local education providers to provide better services for people with a disability
• Provide information to individuals with a disability
• Link individuals and organisations to local support services
• Raise awareness amongst education providers and the general public of the issues facing people with a disability

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