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Mental Health Council of Australia - Personal Helpers and Mentors

Employment Workshop

Sally Sinclair2 May 2012

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About NESA….

NESA is the peak body for Australian employment and related services

Established in 1997 to be an inclusive voice dedicated to the representation and continuous improvement of Australian Government employment and related services

NESA works to advance the industry and support and strengthen the economic and social participation services and outcomes delivered by its members

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What We Do…

Representation and Advocacy

Member Products and Services

Information and Operational Support Services

Industry Networking

Industry Leadership and Development

Professional Development

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Key Points in Relation to Mental Health and Employment

Australia ranks: 21 out of 27 of OECD countries of participation rates for people with a disability

7th for part time participation for people with disability

2nd in regards to the comparative risk of people with a disability living in or near poverty

A diversity of strategies that support individuals, employers and the wider community to address barriers to participation and inclusion required

30.4% of people receiving income support payments were identified with symptoms indicative of a clinically diagnosable mental disorder

(Dr Peter Butterworth, Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University)

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Australian Employment Services Framework

Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations

Policy & Program Administration, Development & ImplementationPurchasing & Contract Management

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Employment Services

Job Services Australia: Stream 1 – 3 – level of vocational and non-vocational

barriers assessed through the Job Seeker Classification Instrument

Stream 4 – level of vocational and non-vocational barriers assessed through a Job Capacity Assessor

Disability Employment Services: Disability Management Service - for job seekers who

are not expected to need long-term support in the workplace

Employment Support Service – for job seekers with an assessed need for more long-term support in the workplace

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Program Performance

Job Services Australia:

470,000, 13 week employment outcomes in the first 33 months of the JSA contract

1.13 million Job Placements with 38% of those in Stream 3 and 4

Disability Employment Services:

70,000 13 week employment outcomes in the first 24 months of the DES contract

108,000 job placements

Both programs substantially out-perform previous frameworks with significant improvement for highly disadvantaged job seekers

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Employment Services Assistance

Employment Services assistance to job seekers includes:

Individual assessment and tailored assistance services based on relative need

Provision of job search facilities for registered job seekers

Free placement services to employers

Employment Pathway Fund (JSA only) – pool of funds quarantined to assist job seekers with vocational and non vocational barriers including specialist health services

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Employment Services Assistance

Strong linkages to registered training organisations providing training and education to job seekers

Conduit to other complementary programs including work experience, NEIS, drought force, LLNP and AMEP, Harvest Labour Services, Experience plus mature age initiatives, Youth Connections, Indigenous Employment Programs, CDEP, Apprenticeship and traineeships and a range of other services/programs

Post Placement and Ongoing Support

An understanding of diverse service provision

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Further Strengthening Policy Objectives

Inclusion of a social outcome in the DES program Inclusion of rewards to a DES provider who links skills

in demand, education and training to employment outcomes

On-going support arrangements for job seekers in JSA Stream 4

Gateway or re-entry processes for job seekers impacted by episodic conditions for immediate support

Strengthening the assessment and streaming processes

Outcomes and rewards designed around the complexity of service delivery

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