Assistance for Participants. The Provider must provide assistance for Participants during their Period of Service and any period of Ongoing Support and Work Based Personal Assistance Only, which is designed to: develop the skills the Participant needs to improve his or her capacity to find, gain or remain in sustainable employment or self-employment; and allow Participants to address identified Vocational Barriers and Non-vocational Barriers, and that assistance must be in accordance with this Agreement and any Guidelines. The Provider must provide assistance for Participants in a flexible way which takes into account: the results of any Assessments or evaluations; whether the Participant is a Disability Employment Services – Disability Management Service Participant or a Disability Employment Services – Employment Support Service Participant and, where relevant, the Funding Level of the Participant; whether the Participant is in receipt of Employment Assistance, Extended Employment Assistance, Post Placement Support, Ongoing Support or Work Based Personal Assistance Only; whether the Participant is a Work Assist Participant; the individual circumstances of the Participant; and any Guidelines. Subject to clause 95.4, the types of assistance which may be provided for Participants include: providing, purchasing or assisting Participants to access: functional capacity evaluations, physical assessments or other assessments to determine a person’s limits or abilities; Interventions such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pain management or psychological counselling; Training, work hardening or physical conditioning programs; support on whole of life issues that impact on a Participant’s Employment; information on how Vacancies will be sourced, including an outline of how the Provider will canvass and approach Employers regarding Vacancies; job search assistance, including: advice on the availability, location and use of job search facilities in the local area which are available for no charge; advice on career options; employment preparation assistance; and sourcing paid or unpaid work experience opportunities and/or Work Trials; referring suitable Participants to Vacancies; identifying the needs of local Employers and developing skills and Training activities for Participants which match those needs; assisting Employers with job design; canvassing and approaching Employers for Vacancies for the Participant and actively participating in local area Employer networks and forums; underta...
Assistance for Participants. 95.1 The Provider must provide assistance for Participants during their Period of Service and any period of Ongoing Support and Work Based Personal Assistance Only, which is designed to: develop the skills the Participant needs to improve his or her capacity to find, gain or remain in sustainable employment or self-employment; and allow Participants to address identified Vocational Barriers and Non-vocational Barriers, and that assistance must be in accordance with this Agreement and any Guidelines.
