At School 5-18

Support for Students with a Disability Seeking Employment

A range of employment services are available to help people find work. Most of these also offer specific help to young people with a disability. These include:

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Job Services Australia

Job Services Australia offers personalised help and services that are better targeted to the needs of a job seeker with more access to training opportunities and work experience to help people find and keep a job. Job Services Australia is a new approach to employment services, which gives a single entry point to a range of user friendly employment services for job seekers and employers.

For more information, see: Job Services Australia

Indigenous Employment Program

Job Services Australia providers may also use the reformed Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) to help provide more job opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

For more information, see: Indigenous Employment Program

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Disability Employment Services

Specialist assistance to job seekers with a disability, who require ongoing support to find and maintain employment, is provided through the Disability Employment Services (DES).

DES members provide a range of specialist services individually tailored to meet a person’s employment needs.

For more information, see: Disability Employment Services

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Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) assist people who have an injury, disability or health condition to work independently in the open labour market.

For more information, see: Vocational Rehabilitation Services

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Job seekers

Young people looking for work should contact Centrelink Employment Services on 13 28 50 or visit a Centrelink Customer Service Centre. Centrelink can determine the level of help a young person is eligible to receive and refer them to the employment service that best meets their needs.

Young people may also contact a local Job Services Australia provider or Disability Employment Network member directly for assistance.

For further help, contact a Job Access Adviser on 1800 464 800.

For more information, see:

  • Centrelink - Centrelink Employment Services (13 28 50) or the Centrelink Customer Service Centre can determine the level of help a young person is eligible to receive and can refer them to the employment service that best meets their needs
  • Disability Employment Network - provides specialist assistance to job seekers with disabilities who require on going support to find and maintain employment
  • Job Services Australia - designed to meet the employment and recruitment requirements of job seekers and employers.

In addition, a small number of Victorian programs are available to assist particular groups of job seekers who need additional assistance to work. For more information, see: Business Victoria