Disability Employment Services (DES)
Action
Direct referrals
Do not need to be receiving Centrelink
benefits to access a DES
Centrelink referrals
(Department of Human Services)
School referrals
Job in Jeopardy
Employment Services Assessment
(ESAt)
Employment Pathway Plan
(EPP)
Pre Employment In-house Services
External Services
Employment Assistance Fund
(EAF)
Services
Able to visit a DES Provider directly to register with agency of
choice.
 Obtain a job seeker ID number
 Referral for an Employment Services Assessment
 Information to help you choose a provider
 Make your first appointment
 Referral for an Employment Services Assessment
In Year 12 or last week of Year 11 and be receiving EAP
funding or be on a modified learning program
If you are at risk of losing your job because of illness, injury, or
disability, Job in Jeopardy Assistance can help by seeing what
can be done to keep you with your current employer.
Do not need to be on benefits or currently linked to a DES
An assessment of barriers to employment and work capacity
conducted by Department of
Human Services (DHS)
Assessment Services.
Your Employment Pathway Plan (EPP) is a document that will
be individualised and tailored to individual needs. It will outline
all the agreed activities to be undertaken by both you and the
DES provider to work towards an appropriate employment
goal, based on individual needs.
The plan will give you a clear direction towards your
employment goals. It will be updated as you progress along
your pathway to employment or to reflect other changes in your
circumstances.
Each provider offers different services. Activities may include:
 Job search activities - setting realistic career goals, resume
creation, interview preparation, job canvassing
 Counselling
 Personal development workshops
Regular communication will be maintained to monitor
Employment Pathway Plan progression.
Connections with local providers to provide services and
supports to assist barriers to employment including:
 Housing
 Mental health
 Cultural
 Family issues
 Physical or substance issues
 Reading & writing
The Employment Assistance Fund (EAF) can help people with
disability and their employers with financial assistance to
purchase work modifications and work-related services, which
are required to perform their Employment tasks.
Supported Wage System
Wage Subsidies
Disability Australian Apprentice
Wage Support (DAAWS)
Employment Post Placement
A process that allows employers to pay a productivity based
wage which matches a person's assessed productivity rate. It
enables eligible people with disability to access a reliable
process of productivity based wage assessment to determine
fair pay for fair work.
Enables Disability Employment Services (DES) providers to
offer financial assistance to employers who employ eligible
workers with a disability, and encourage employers to provide
sustainable employment to DES participants.
An Australian Government incentive payable to an employer
who employs an Australian Apprentice who satisfies the
disability eligibility criteria in an Australian Apprenticeship.
Contact as you progress in your employment including
strategies to help you adjust to your duties or to learn new
skills. DES will provide advice and training to work colleagues
if required.
Disability Employment Services (DES)
The Disability Employment Services is to improve the nation's productive capacity by employment
participation of people with disability. It helps individuals with disability, injury or health condition to
secure and maintain sustainable employment.
The services will increase the focus on the needs of the most disadvantaged job seekers and will achieve
greater social inclusion. The services will boost employment participation and the productive capacity of
the workforce, address Skills Shortage areas and better meet the needs of employers.
Job seekers will be in Disability Management Service or Employment Support Service, depending on their
level of need and their eligibility for Program Services.
Disability Employment Service Provider Streams
Disability Management Services For people with disability, illness, or injury who do not expect to need
long-term support in the workplace.
Employment Support Services. For people with a permanent disability and with an assessed need for
longer term, regular, ongoing support in the workplace.
Job Seeker Number
Job seekers registered by Centrelink or a Job Services Australia provider are issued with a unique
identification number. This is used to log in to Australian Job Search and identifies you within Department
of Employment IT and Centrelink computer systems.
Where to find your local Disability Employment Services (DES) provider
Australian Job Search website allows you to look for vacancies and find your local DES provider. It is a
Government funded database for employers and job seekers. http://jobsearch.gov.au/
More information can be found at:
http://employment.gov.au/disability-employment-services
Last updated Oct 2014