Employment Services

JobAccess provides advice and assistance at every stage of the employment process for employers, people with a disability looking for work or those already working.

JobAccess Advisers provide free, confidential advice and can help you get in touch with other organisations best suited to help you.

Contact them on 1800 464 800 or visit the website: www.jobaccess.gov.au

Disability Employment Services (DES)

The Disability Employment Services (DES) provides specialist assistance to job seekers with disability who require ongoing support to find and maintain employment. DES is delivered by a network of organisations around Australia.

A job seeker can be referred to DES if they:

• have permanent (or likely to be permanent) disability;
• have a reduced capacity for communication, learning or mobility;
• require support for more than six months after placement in employment; and/or
• require specialist assistance to build capacity in order to share the financial, social and personal benefits that employment offers.

For more information visit: the DES website or www.jobaccess.gov.au

To find out about the DES Program telephone Centrelink and ask to speak to a Disability Support Officer: 13 10 21.

Australian Network on Disability

The Australian Network on Disability advances the inclusion of people with a disability in all aspects of business. They help to welcome people with disability as employees, customers and suppliers. The AND provides disability consulting services to prepare organisations to welcome people with a disability into organisations.

Suite 3, Level 18, Tower 2
201 Sussex Street Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 9261 3922 Fax: 9261 3966

Email: info@aend.org.au
Website: www.and.org.au

CRS Australia

CRS Australia is the Commonwealth agency that provides disability employment and assessment services to people with a disability, injury or health condition. CRS has around 50 branches across NSW. They work in partnership with employers to find staff and provide healthy and safe workplaces for employees through injury prevention and management services. For your nearest CRS branch, contact the head office.

Phone: 1800 624 824
Email: CRS contact form
Website: www.crsaustralia.gov.au