9 Programs for people with disabilities

RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9 Programs for people with disabilities (see sections 4 and 8 to 16 for additional information) 9.1 Additional training courses funded by the Department of Education and Training The Department of Education and Training provides funding to organisations to provide specialist courses to various target groups. The funding is allocated on a competitive basis. The specialist courses for people with disabilities for 2007 follows: Goldfields Location Curtin Vocational Training and Education Centre T: (08) 9088 6805 Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts (Desktop Publishing) Kalgoorlie Great Southern Location Great Southern TAFE T: (08) 9892 8828 Certificate I in Trades Assistant Albany 147 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS Metropolitan Location Central TAFE T: (08) 9311 8233 Course in Wider Opportunities for Work Leederville Challenger TAFE T: (08) 9239 8215 Course in Gaining Access to Training and Education Certificate II in Music Industry (Foundation) Certificate I in Work Education Certificate I in Work Education Beaconsfield Rockingham Rockingham Fremantle Jobs West T: (08) 9209 4300 Certificate II in Transport and Distribution (Warehousing and Storage) Malaga Pep Community Services Inc T: (08) 9470 3096 Certificate II in Transport and Distribution (Warehousing and Storage) Certificate II in Security (Guarding) Certificate I in Hospitality (Kitchen Operations) Certificate II in Business Certificate I in Keys to Employment Certificate I in Hospitality (Operations) Malaga Northbridge Osborne Park Northbridge Northbridge Kewdale Swan TAFE T: (08) 9267 7268 Course in Wider Opportunities for Work Balga 148 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS South West Location Jobs South West T: (08) 9721 5033 Certificate I in Horticulture Busselton 149 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.2 Advocacy services Following are a few of the major groups that act as advocates to speak out for people with disabilities. 9.2.1 National Disability Services (NDS) Western Australia (formerly ACROD) National Disability Services (NDS) is the national industry association for disability services, representing more than 600 not-for-profit organisations. Collectively, members operate several thousand services for Australians with all types of disability. NDS members range in size from small support groups to large multi-service organisations. NDS WA also manages the Companion Card program. The Companion Card is a tool to assist organisations and businesses that charge an admission or participation fee to comply with existing anti-discrimination legislation. The Companion Card is issued to people with a significant, permanent disability who can demonstrate they are unable to access most community activities and venues without attendant care support. For more information contact: NDS Western Australia Unit 1 59 Walters Drive Osborne Park WA 6017 T: (08) 9242 5544 F: (08) 9242 5044 E: ndswa@nds.org.au W: nds.org.au/wa Companion Card ONLY: Freecall: 1800 617 337 W: wa.companioncard.org.au 9.2.2 Sussex Street Community Law Service–Disability Discrimination Unit The Disability Discrimination Unit at the Sussex Street Community Law Service is the Western Australian specialist legal service providing advice and assistance about disability discrimination. The service is free and is available to people with disabilities, their associates, carers, family and community organisations working with people with disabilities. The Unit also conducts community legal education on the Disability Discrimination Act. 150 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS For more information contact: Disability Discrimination Unit 29 Sussex Street East Victoria Park WA 6101 Hotline: 1800 642 791 T: (08) 9470 2676 TTY: (08) 9470 2831 E: sscls@sscls.asn.au W: sscls.asn.au 151 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.3 CRS Australia CRS Australia provides a range of services to people with injuries, disabilities and medical conditions to get or keep a job. Services are provided from offices located across metropolitan and country Western Australia. The services are targeted at people in receipt of Centrelink or workers’ compensation payments. Programs are tailored to meet individual needs. Staff work in partnership with clients to help them determine their needs and abilities, decide on the right type of work they can undertake, gain the skills and experience they require, and provide assistance to find and keep a job. CRS Australia also runs career planning sessions for registered job seekers. For more information contact: CRS Australia T: 1800 624 824 W: crsaustralia.gov.au Western Australian Divisional Office Level 2 7 Pakenham Street Fremantle WA 6160 T: (08) 9239 7770 Albany Unit 2 10 Duke Street Albany WA 6330 T: (08) 9841 9855 Armadale Unit 4 36 Commerce Avenue Armadale WA 6112 T: (08) 9497 2077 Broome Kimberley Regional Office Building cnr Weld and Frederick Streets Broome WA 6725 T: (08) 9193 5158 Bunbury 17 Symmons Street Bunbury WA 6230 T: (08) 9729 7111 Cannington 13 Pattie Street Cannington WA 6107 T: (08) 9229 7500 Esperance Unit 3, Windich House 58 Windich Street Esperance WA 6450 T: (08) 9071 5791 Fremantle Level 2 7 Pakenham Street Fremantle WA 6160 T: (08) 9239 1400 Geraldton 80 Forrest Street Geraldton WA 6530 T: (08) 9921 9222 Joondalup Unit 10 189 Lakeside Drive Joondalup WA 6027 T: (08) 9233 1600 Kalgoorlie Suite 3 74 Egan Street Kalgoorlie WA 6430 T: (08) 9024 1300 152 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS Karratha 38A The Medical Centre Karratha Village Shopping Centre Sharpe Avenue Karratha WA 6714 T: (08) 9144 4254 Kununurra 2A Banksia Street Kununurra WA 6743 T: (08) 9168 1019 Mandurah Suite 1 286 Pinjarra Road Mandurah WA 6210 T: (08) 9586 6120 Midland Unit 5 401 Great Eastern Hwy Midland WA 6056 T: (08) 9229 7200 Mirrabooka 44 Mirrabooka Avenue Mirrabooka WA 6061 T: (08) 9464 6700 Northbridge Level 1 223 James Street Northbridge WA 6003 T: (08) 9319 5700 Rockingham Unit 16 6 Ameer Street Rockingham WA 6168 T: (08) 9599 6500 South Hedland Unit 8, Lotteries House Leake Street South Hedland WA 6722 T: (08) 9172 2150 9.4 Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support (DAAWS) The Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Support (DAAWS) program provides support to apprentices and trainees with disabilities. The DAAWS program provides eligible employers with incentives to accommodate the physical employment needs in the workplace. For more information contact: Local Australian Apprenticeship Centre (see section 6.1.3) 153 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5 9.5.1 Metropolitan non-government agencies Create Employment (formerly Access Employment) Create Employment (formerly Access Employment) is a disability employment network provider that provides employment services to people with a disability to secure and maintain a minimum of eight hours of employment a week. To be eligible for the service, a person must be assessed by a job capacity assessor provider – please contact the local Centrelink office for further information. Create Employment caters for people with any disability in the northern, eastern and central metropolitan regions. Services include: • • • • • • • • • resumes and selections criteria job search internet access career planning work experience/trials on the job support nationally accredited training assistance with traineeships/apprenticeships financial incentives for employers. Create Employment also provides access to: • • nationally accredited training in Certificates I and II in Business Services; training is customised to suit the individual participants and focuses on the development of interpersonal skills mentors (people with disabilities) to assist with training delivery and provision of support, motivation and encouragement for jobseekers and workers. For more information contact: Create Employment 106 Bradford Street Coolbinia WA 6050 T: (08) 9443 0341 F: (08) 9443 0344 E: create.emp@tccp.com.au 154 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.2 AIM Employment AIM Employment provides a specialist employment assistance program to jobseekers that have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. AIM Employment is one of the services provided by the Autism Association of Western Australia Inc (AAWA). In addition to the open employment program, AAWA is dedicated to delivering a range of specialist services to people of all age groups with autism spectrum disorders including counselling, early intervention, residential, community and educational support. For information contact: AIM Employment Services 37 Hay Street Subiaco WA 6008 T: (08) 9489 8900 F: (08) 9489 8999 E: autismwa@autism.org.au W: autism.org.au 9.5.3 Association for the Blind Western Australia The Association for the Blind Western Australia offers a range of services including education and employment advice and assistance for people who are blind or vision impaired. For information contact: Association for the Blind Western Australia 61 Kitchener Ave Victoria Park WA 6100 T: (08) 9311 8202 or 1800 658 388 F: (08) 9361 8696 E: mailbox@abwa.asn.au W: abwa.asn.au 155 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.4 BIZLINK BIZLINK is dedicated to securing and maintaining quality employment for people with disabilities in the northern corridor of the Perth metropolitan area. BIZLINK can assist by finding a job that matches the skills and interests of the jobseeker, including traineeships, apprenticeships and school based traineeships. Training and support at work, or for work, is provided. To be eligible for BIZLINK services a person must be: • • • • • • 15 years of age and older living within BIZLINK’s service region motivated to work and willing to accept support from BIZLINK able to travel to work independently (initial training can be provided) meet Centrelink eligibility criteria (can assist with all the paperwork if required) supported by their family or significant other to seek employment. Services include: • • • • • • counselling on employment options and career choices support to participate in work preparation preparation of resumes and job applications assistance with job search provision of on the job training and support advice and assistance to access recreation and social activities. For more information contact: BIZLINK 87 McLarty Avenue Joondalup WA 6027 T: (08) 9300 2144 F: (08) 9300 2177 E: bizlink@bizlink.asn.au W: bizlink.asn.au 156 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.5 DEAFinite Employment Service DEAFinite Employment Service is a specialised employment agency that provides support exclusively to jobseekers whose primary barrier to employment is deafness/hearing loss; assisting them to secure and maintain open employment in the Perth metropolitan area. DEAFinite is an initiative of the Western Australian Deaf Society. Services for jobseekers include: • • • • • • • • • vocational assessment and planning assistance with job search employer canvassing work experience and work trials job application and resume preparation interpreting support for interviews and on the job training on the job support interview role plays access to employment training schemes (traineeships and apprenticeships). Services for employers include: • • • • • • • • • access to a large pool of skilled and talented deaf and hard of hearing clients access to employment training schemes (traineeships and apprenticeships) on the job support communication support occupational health and safety expertise Deafness Awareness Training (DAT) for employers and staff sign language in the workplace training for employers and staff workplace assessments, modifications and technology financial incentives. 157 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS For more information contact: DEAFinite Employment Service 46/5 Aberdeen Street East Perth WA 6004 T: (08) 9441 2677 TTY: (08) 9441 2655 F: (08) 9441 2629 SMS: 0433 801 599 E: des@wadeaf.org.au W: wadeaf.org.au 9.5.6 EDGE Employment Solutions EDGE Employment Solutions is a non-profit government funded organisation that assists people with disabilities to establish careers in open employment that are of mutual benefit to employee, employer and the community. To qualify for EDGE Employment Solutions services the jobseeker should meet the eligibility requirements determined by Centrelink. EDGE Employment Solutions provides a vast array of services to assist people with disabilities to secure and maintain employment. Services include: • • • • career development job matching on the job training and support workplace modifications. For more information contact: The disability officer at Centrelink (see section 2.5) EDGE Employment Solutions 38 Hood Street Subiaco WA 6008 T: (08) 9286 6600 F: (08) 9286 6699 E: edge@edge.org.au W: edge.org.au 158 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.7 Intework Intework is an employment service that assists people with disabilities to secure and maintain paid employment in the regular workforce. Intework also provides community access activities. Individuals must meet the entry criteria: • • • • have medium to high support needs which exclude them from standard services reside in the north, north eastern and south eastern suburbs of Perth are motivated to work in the open workforce would benefit from participation in programs which are alternatives to paid work. For more information contact: Intework (head office) Unit 15 3 King Edward Road Osborne Park WA 6017 T: (08) 9244 0800 F: (08) 904 5470 E: stirling@intework.org.au North Eastern Region 3 Padbury Terrace Midland WA 6056 T: (08) 9274 7717 F: (08) 9274 7718 Northern Region 8/210 Winton Road Joondalup WA 6027 T: (08) 9300 2544 F: (08) 9300 3874 South Eastern Region Unit 1 10 Fremantle Road Gosnells WA 6110 T: (08) 9398 6888 F: (08) 9398 5666 159 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.8 Options Employment Options Employment is an open employment placement agency for people with disabilities. It has offices in Cannington and Mirrabooka. It also services the employment needs of people unable to access open employment through Good Samaritan Industries business service (warehouse and retail stores). Services include: • • • • • assistance in identifying goals and compiling a career plan a placement service for work sampling in integrated work settings on the job training and support placement into paid employment ongoing monitoring and support when required to maintain jobs. Entry criteria: • • • • must be eligible for Australian Government funded employment services (determined by Centrelink) have been referred through Centrelink as part of the Australian Government’s “Welfare to Work” program reside generally in the Perth (southeast) and Perth (north) suburbs are motivated to obtain integrated paid employment. For more information contact the site coordinator at respective offices: Cannington T: (08) 9358 8815 F: (08) 9358 8899 Mirrabooka T: (08) 9358 8815 F: (08) 9358 8899 Good Samaritan Industries Business Services (Canning Vale) T: (08) 9463 0500 F: (08) 9455 3300 W: goodsamaritan.com.au 160 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.9 Options Employment (Cannington) Options Employment is a specialised employment placement agency for people with disabilities based in Cannington and serving the Perth metropolitan region. Jobseekers are assisted with: • • • • career planning (incorporating JIIG-CAL) assessment and referral job matching on the job support and training. For more information contact: Options Employment Unit 1 12 Burton Street Cannington WA 6107 T: (08) 9358 8888 F: (08) 9358 8899 E: info@options.org.au 161 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.10 Pep Community Services Inc Pep Community Services Inc provides a range of employment and vocational training services for people with disabilities. Training services Pep delivers nationally accredited training programs in a wide range of areas (eg hospitality, security, warehousing and storage, preparation for work and office skills). Pep’s programs are developed in consultation with industry representatives and employers to maximise employment outcomes. All training programs are delivered in a flexible and supported learning environment, with a strong emphasis on meeting the special needs of individual students. Occupational health and safety is a primary entry requirement for Pep’s courses. Prospective students must be able to undertake the training without undue risk. There are also literacy requirements for certificate II level courses such as warehousing and security. Employment services There are two employment services for people with disabilities which complement Pep’s training programs. Centrelink determines eligibility for both services. • Choice program assists all people with disabilities and specialises in working with people with vision impairment, people who are deaf or blind and those with Aspergers Syndrome. Consultants work with individual jobseekers, arranging employment placements and providing follow up on the job support to both clients and their employers. • Jobsmart serves both people with disabilities and other disadvantages including recipients of disability support pension, Newstart and Youth Allowance, parenting payments and carers seeking to return to work. The program aims to place clients into sustainable employment resulting in real long term outcomes by providing support and financial assistance. Personal support service Pep also delivers a personal support program that provides assistance to people with special needs due to the severity and multiplicity of their barriers to employment. Centrelink determines eligibility for this service. For more information contact: Pep Community Services Inc 400-404 Albany Highway Victoria Park WA 6100 T: (08) 9470 3096 TTY: (08) 9355 1475 E: training@pep.org.au E: jobsmart@pep.org.au E: choice@pep.org.au 162 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.11 Rocky Bay Employment Services Rocky Bay Employment Services provides training and recruitment to meet the needs of both consumers and employers. Services include: • • • • planning and development of career goals sample work of their choice access paid, integrated employment on the job support, training and personal care needs met. Rocky Bay Employment Services has expertise in assisting people with physical disabilities (including people with degenerative disabilities, cerebral palsy and spina bifida), head injuries, intellectual and learning disabilities. The service works closely with other health professionals including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and hearing pathologists and psychologists to ensure the best job match and job support occurs. For more information contact: Employment Services Manager Rocky Bay Employment Services 262 Lord Street East Perth WA 6004 T: (08) 9228 2511 F: (08) 9228 2380 W: rbes.com.au 9.5.12 Senses Foundation The Senses Foundation is a non-government, not-for-profit organisation formed from the amalgamation of the Royal Western Australian Institute for the Blind and the Deafblind Association. It provides services to people with disabilities, particularly people from this original client group, who are blind and deafblind. Services include: • • • employment support deafblind specialist services recreational services. 163 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS For more information contact: Senses Foundation 11 Kitchener Avenue Burswood WA 6100 T: (08) 9473 5400 F: (08) 9473 5499 TTY: (08) 9473 5488 E: admin@senses.asn.au W: senses.asn.au 9.5.13 SoundWorks for Employment Service Inc SoundWorks is an employment service for people with disabilities who live in the Armadale, Rockingham and Kwinana communities. SoundWorks assists people of working age who wish to obtain work experience and placement in open integrated employment. SoundWorks is a not-for-profit community organisation funded by the Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Entry criteria: • • • • must be of working age have a recognised disability (intellectual, physical, sensory, or multiple nature) a genuine interest in obtaining integrated employment registered with Centrelink. For more information contact: SoundWorks for Employment Service Inc Unit 11 3 Goddard Street Rockingham WA 6168 T: (08) 9592 3753 F: (08) 9592 4980 E: soundroc@iinet.net.au SoundWorks for Employment Service Inc Unit 6 42 Commerce Avenue Armadale WA 6112 T: (08) 9497 4994 F: (08) 9497 4996 E: soundworksa@iinet.au 164 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.14 South Metropolitan Personnel (SMP) Inc South Metropolitan Personnel (SMP) Inc is an employment service assisting people with disabilities secure and maintain integrated employment in the southern metropolitan area of Perth. SMP is a non-profit organisation funded by the Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for people who are assessed as being eligible by Centrelink. SMP also provides an alternative to employment program for people with a disability who are funded for this service by the Disability Services Commission. The program helps clients maintain or further develop skills that will enable them to access the community and possibly consider the option of seeking open employment when this is appropriate. SMP: • • • assists clients to identify appropriate areas of employment provides individualised support aimed at developing individual independence maintains regular contact with clients and their employers to ensure career progression and long term job security. Eligibility criteria: • • people with intellectual, physical and/or psychiatric disabilities prospective clients should be in receipt of or eligible for the disability support pension, Newstart Allowance or Youth Allowance and be assessed by Centrelink as requiring a specialist service. For more information contact: South Metropolitan Personnel Inc Suite 4 275 Marmion Street Melville WA 6156 T: (08) 9317 3155 F: (08) 9317 4967 E: admin@smp.org.au 165 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.15 Workability Workability remains committed to assisting Indigenous people and with disabilities to secure and maintain employment. Workability: • • • has developed strong relationships with the business community provides on the job support and co-worker training to its clients placed into employment provides pre and post-employed programs. For more information contact: Workability 1 Brewer St Perth WA 6004 T: (08) 9228 9999 F: (08) 9228 9988 E: contact@workability.org.au W: workability.org.au 166 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.5.16 Ruah Workright Ruah Workright is a specialist employment service for people living with a mental illness for supporting people to secure and maintain suitable paid open employment. Ruah Workright is funded by the Australian Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Offices are located in Maylands, Joondalup, Maddington, Fremantle and Rockingham. Eligibility criteria: • • • • • • a primary diagnosis of psychiatric illness 15 to 65 years of age and live in the metropolitan area committed to gaining and maintaining eight or more hours of work a week assessed as eligible by a job capacity assessor willing to sign an authority to disclose non-identifying information that is needed to provide the service willing to declare their income to Centrelink. ‘Job in Jeopardy’ is a service for people living with mental illness who are employed and at risk of losing their job. This service is available to people who are not registered with Ruah Workright’s employment program. For more information contact: Ruah Workright 62 Eighth Avenue Maylands WA 6051 T: (08) 9272 9222 F: (08) 9272 9277 E: workrightmaylands@ruah.com.au 167 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.6 9.6.1 • • • • • Regional non-government agencies Career Network Incorporated Career Network matches a jobseeker with a disability to workforce vacancies and provides: on the job training employer and employee support review, monitoring and retraining workplace modification consultancy job design/productivity gains. For more information contact: Career Network Incorporated Welcome Lotteries House 7 Morse Court Karratha WA 6714 T: (08) 9144 1115 F: (08) 9144 2520 E: career-network@kisser.net.au 9.6.2 Employment Esperance Employment Esperance assists and supports people with a disability or barrier to employment to gain and maintain open employment of their choice at award wages in the Esperance/Ravensthorpe and Hopetoun region. This is achieved by providing an individualised service, including vocational counselling, career planning, job search, employer canvassing, on the job training, ongoing employment monitoring and support. For more information contact: Employment Esperance 63A Dempster Street Esperance WA 6450 T: (08) 9071 5358 F: (08) 9071 5320 E: ee@wn.com.au 168 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.6.3 Essential Personnel Essential Personnel is a specialist employment service assisting people with disabilities secure jobs in the open workforce and provide on the job training to ensure they can maintain their jobs. Assistance is also offered to clients to develop within their chosen careers. The service’s head office is in Northam with outreach facilities in Merredin and Moora. Essential Personnel services cover the Avon Valley, Central Wheatbelt and Midland districts. Essential Personnel commits to: • • • • placing people with a disability in open employment for award wages and conditions assisting employers in placing dedicated and reliable workers ensuring a job match where the skills and interest of the jobseeker are matched to the needs and requirements of the employer providing individually designed on the job training programs. The organisation is a non-profit association funded by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. For more information contact: Essential Personnel 262 Fitzgerald Street Northam WA 6401 T: (08) 9622 3476 F: (08) 9622 5975 E: epnortham@essentialpersonnel.org.au 9.6.4 Forrest Personnel Incorporated Forrest Personnel Incorporated is a southwest not-for-profit, specialist employment agency for people with an injury, illness or disability enabling them to obtain and maintain open/integrated employment. For more information contact: Head Office 4 Plaza Street Bunbury WA 6230 T: (08) 9791 1672 F: (08) 9791 2961 E: fp@forrestpersonnel.org.au Bridgetown 45 Hampton Street Bridgetown WA 6255 T: (08) 9761 1155 F: (08) 9761 1960 Busselton Office 58 Bussell Highway Busselton WA 6280 T: (08) 9754 1233 F: (08) 9754 1233 169 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS Collie Office 30 Forrest Street Collie WA 6225 T: (08) 9734 5645 F: (08) 9734 5645 Manjimup Shop 6, Garden View Court 19 Giblett Street Manjimup WA 6258 T: (08) 9771 8999 F: (08) 9771 8988 9.6.5 Geraldton Personnel Inc Geraldton Personnel Inc supports people with disabilities to work independently in the regular workforce and to live independently in the community. For more information contact: Geraldton Personnel Inc Unit 7, Casablanca Centre Cnr Forrest and Sanford Streets Geraldton WA 6530 T: (08) 9964 3525 F: (08) 9964 3624 E: gpi@geraldtonpersonnel.org.au 9.6.6 Great Southern Personnel Great Southern Personnel is an open employment agency for people with a disability. For more information contact: Great Southern Personnel 15-21 Aberdeen Street Albany WA 6330 T: (08) 9842 1510 F: (08) 9842 1544 E: admin@gspersonnel.com.au 170 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.6.7 Hedland Personnel Inc Hedland Personnel Inc is a not-for-profit agency that aims to assist people with disabilities to enter and maintain open employment. Job training and support to workers placed into employment is provided. For more information contact: Hedland Personnel Unit 3 3 Hunt Street South Hedland WA 6722 T: (08) 9172 2966 F: (08) 9172 2988 W: hedlandpersonnel.com.au 9.6.8 Hotham Personnel Hotham Personnel is an employment agency for people with a range of disabilities (physical, intellectual, sensory, psychiatric). The agency provides job placement and support. For more information contact: Hotham Personnel 83 Federal Street Narrogin WA 6312 T: (08) 9881 3211 F: (08) 9881 3457 Hotham Personnel 5 Taylor Street Katanning WA 6317 T/F: (08) 9821 5101 9.6.9 Kimberley Personnel Kimberley Personnel provides employment services for people with disabilities within the Kimberley. Kimberley Personnel encourages and assists people with disabilities and to help them improve their quality of life while obtaining as much independence as possible. For more information contact: Kimberley Personnel 11 Gregory Street Broome WA 6725 T: (08) 9193 6631 M: 0419 571 827 F: (08) 9193 6690 171 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.6.10 Peel Personnel Peel Personnel is a non profit employment agency that assists people with disabilities to find and keep a job. They provide assessment, vocational preparation and employment maintenance support to potential jobseekers and employees. Peel Personnel’s service is based on the needs of the individual and promotes valued, community employment opportunities. Eligibility criteria: • • • • desire to work eight hours a week or more have a recognised disability (eg intellectual, sensory, psychiatric, physical, acquired brain injury) not be undertaking education/training or volunteer work that limits employment opportunities have a supportive network. For more information contact: Peel Personnel 26 Quarry Way Mandurah WA 6210 T: (08) 9581 8800 F: (08) 9581 8704 E: admin@peelpersonnel.org.au W: peelpersonnel.org.au 9.6.11 Warren Blackwood Personnel Warren Blackwood Personnel is an employment agency that places and supports people who have a permanent disability, have left school and are in open employment. It operates within the Warren Blackwood region covering Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Greenbushes, Nannup, Manjimup, Pemberton, Northcliffe and Walpole. For more information contact: Warren Blackwood Personnel (Outreach Bridgetown) 45 Hampton Street Bridgetown WA 6255 T: (08) 9761 1155 F: (08) 9761 1960 E: welcome@ warrenblackwood.com Warren Blackwood Personnel (Outreach Manjimup) Shop 6, Garden View Court 19 Giblett Street Manjimup WA 6258 T: (08) 9771 8999 F: (08) 9771 8988 172 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.7 Post School Options program Post School Options assists school leavers with disabilities access alternatives to employment opportunities and provides contacts for further education and employment support after they leave school. Students with disabilities can apply during their final year of school or within two years of leaving as long as they acquired their disability before leaving school. Post School Options is funded by the Western Australian Government. For more information contact: Post School Options T: (08) 9426 9273 F: (08) 9226 2315 TTY: (08) 9426 9315 E: psop@dsc.wa.gov.au 9.8 TAFEWA services for people with disabilities For more information contact a disability service officer, disability liaison officer or career and information officer at the local TAFEWA college. Disability service/liaison officers are located at the following TAFEWA colleges: Metropolitan Central TAFE All campuses Perth campus T: (08) 9427 1314 or (08) 9427 1349 F: (08) 9427 1959 Central TAFE – Job Centre All campuses (career and employment advice for current and 12 month post graduates) T: (08) 9427 1896 or (08) 9427 1356 Challenger TAFE Student support advisers Fremantle campus T: (08) 9239 8378 F: (08) 9239 8236 TTY: (08) 9599 8690 Transition planning T: (08) 9239 8509 Challenger TAFE Student support advisers: Rockingham campus T: (08) 9599 8691 Swan TAFE Armadale, Bentley, Carlisle and Thornlie campuses T: (08) 9267 7781 F: (08) 9267 7516 TTY: (08) 9267 7780 (Thornlie) TTY: (08) 9267 7234 (Bentley) Swan TAFE Balga and Midland campuses T: (08) 9374 6268 (Midland) T: (08) 9207 4248 (Balga) F: (08) 9267 7516 TTY: (08) 9235 7889 (Balga) TTY: (08) 9250 5038 (Midland) 173 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS West Coast TAFE Joondalup campus T: (08) 9233 1162 F: (08) 9233 1066 Regional Central West TAFE Geraldton campus Disability liaison officer T: (08) 9956 6134 F: (08) 9956 6113 Curtin Vocational Training and Education Centre (VTEC) Kalgoorlie campus Careers and disability adviser T: (08) 9088 6741 F: (08) 9088 6885 C.Y. O’Connor College of TAFE Northam campus Disability liaison officer T: (08) 9622 6777 F: (08) 9622 6888 Great Southern TAFE Albany campus Disability liaison officer T: (08) 9892 8741 F: (08) 9892 8898 Kimberley TAFE Kununurra campus Human resources manager T: (08) 9168 0843 F: (08) 9168 2414 Pilbara TAFE All campuses T: (08) 9158 9464 F: (08) 9172 3560 South West Regional College of TAFE Bunbury campus Client services support officer T: (08) 9780 7000 F: (08) 9780 7100 9.9 University services for people with disabilities The following contacts should be useful for programs and services offered by the universities: Curtin University of Technology Counsellors – disability T: (08) 9266 7850 F: (08) 9266 3052 Edith Cowan University Equity, diversity and disabilities T: (08) 6304 5669 F: (08) 6304 5886 Murdoch University Student equity T: (08) 9360 6152 F: (08) 9360 6502 E: equity@central.murdoch.edu.au W: equityaccess.murdoch.edu.au 174 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS The University of Notre Dame Australia Equity liaison officer T: (08) 9433 0580 F: (08) 9433 0544 W: nd.edu.au The University of Western Australia Disability officers T: (08) 6488 7864 or (08) 6488 3809 F: (08) 6488 1119 W: studentservices.uwa.edu.au 175 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.10 Workcover Western Australia WorkCover Western Australia provides a range of professional services to injured workers and employers and is designed to minimise the social and economic impact on workers with work-related injuries and achieve cost effectiveness for employers and the community. The agency provides: • • • a free advisory service which can be accessed by telephone or in person seminars conducted free of charge for injured workers a range of information resources including publications and a wide ranging calendar of events which can be accessed via the website. For more information contact: Manager Corporate Relations WorkCover Western Australia 2 Bedbrook Place Shenton Park WA 6008 Advisory Service: 1300 794 744 or (08) 9388 5555 F: (08) 9388 5550 TTY: (08) 9388 5537 W: workcover.wa.gov.au 9.11 Great Mates Great Mates provides assistance to disadvantaged young people (see section 16.5 for details). 9.12 GreenPC GreenPC provides recycled personal computers (see section 15.10 for details). 9.13 Centrecare Centrecare provides services to children, youth, families and individuals (see section 16.2 for details). 9.14 Communicare Communicare offers a range of services for families including personal and financial counselling, parenting programs, domestic violence programs and drop-in playgroups (see section 16.3 for details). 9.15 Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JETCCFA) Jobs Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance (JETCCFA) provides extra help with the cost of approved child care. It is paid to eligible parents who are undertaking activities such as rehabilitation, study, work or job search to help them enter or re-enter the workforce (see section 15.11 for details). 176 RESOURCES MANUAL FOR CAREER PRACTITIONERS 9.16 Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) The Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) program is an employment preparatory program that assists disadvantaged and disconnected young people 15 to 21 years of age, particularly those who are or at risk of homelessness (see section 14.34 for details). 9.17 Personal Support Program (PSP) The Personal Support Program (PSP) bridges the gap between crisis services and employment assistance programs. PSP providers tailor services to participants through a combination of counselling, referral and advocacy, practical support and outreach activities (see section 16.9 for details). 9.18 Relationships Australia Relationships Australia offers counselling and mediation services along with various relationship/family support courses (including specialist courses for men) and a professional development training program (see section 16.10 for details). 177