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Disability Employment Services provide specialised employment help for people with a disability, injury, medical conditions and/or illnesses.
A person does not have to be receiving, or be eligible to receive, a payment from Centrelink to use Disability Employment Services. In most cases a person must be assessed by a Job Capacity Assessment Provider before they can access these services.
The assessment must indicate:
- that the person has a disability, illness or injury
- the level of support a person requires, and the types of assistance required to help them get a job or to stay in a job.
This service approach generally provides one or more of the following services to you:
- support while training for a particular job - the training may be provided by the service or subcontracted to another agency
- help in finding a job and starting employment in the open labour market
- continuing support once you have started work.
If you have been assessed as eligible for referral to Disability Employment Services, Centrelink can provide you with information about suitable service providers in your area, and can make a referral for you. If you need more help, contact Centrelink.
You can get a referral from Centrelink or go directly to the service provider to receive assistance from a Disability Employment Network member. If you already have a current eligibility assessment recorded by Centrelink, the service provider may be able to check your eligibility with Centrelink automatically, and organise the referral for you, or where no current assessment exists, the Disability Employment Services provider can refer you directly for an assessment. Download the Job Capacity Assessment fact sheet for further information.