Employment Assistance Programs

 

Each person registered with Advance Personnel is offered assistance designed to meet their individual needs. Activities may include:

Preparing for Work

Once you have registered as a Job Seeker, an Employment Consultant will work with you, so you are ready for work 

·         Developing an individual employment plan

·         Assisting with self development activities

·         Investigate the best way to assist you with any support needs

·         Assistance with accessing Centrelink and other agencies

·         Skill assessments

·         Career counselling

·         Identifying realistic job options

·         Accessing training courses and short workshops

·         Developing a Résumé

·         Assistance with travel training

Finding a Job

Advance Personnel finds award wage employment based on a person's individual skills and interests as well as what an employer requires

An award wage job means that a person is paid the same as everyone else under the rules for each individual workplace

Advance Personnel talks to a lot of different employers about what the agency can do for them.  They talk to employers about individual job seekers and ask if the job seeker could work for them

·         Developing an individual employment plan

·         Developing a Résumé

·         Skill assessments

·         Participating in a vocational placement or job trial

·         Locating a job

·         Assistance with job applications

·         Assistance when speaking to employers either in person or on the phone

·         Support for job interviews

·         Confirming job details and workplace conditions (job negotiation)

Keeping a Job

While you are working an Employment Consultant will assist you to keep your job and provide support for you to become as independent as possible

·         Developing an individual employment plan

·         Access to various Government Schemes (eg: Supported Wage, Workplace modifications, AUSLAN in the workplace)

·         On-the-job training and support (this is decided with you and your employer)

·         Life skills development

·         Accessing advice and support (off-the-job)

·         Re-training, when given new tasks

·         Job re-designs (if required)

·         Workplace training for co-workers

·         Developing strategies for any issue that effects successful employment

·         Career review and development

·         Referral to other support services

·         Job separation assistance to you and your workplace