Website resources on recruiting people with disability

Tool kit for Australian Government Employers

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Employers/Tool_kits/Tool_kit_for_Australian_Goverment_employers/

Tool kits for job seekers and employees

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Jobseekers/Tool_kits/

How to Guides on the site:

How to access Disability Employment Network
How to access Vocational Rehabilitation Services
How to access Job Network
How to look for advertised jobs
How to approach an employer
How to apply for a job
How to build a resume
How to write a job application
How to promote myself and my skills to an employer
How to write selection criteria
How to apply for Australian Government jobs
How to prepare for and attend interviews
How to start my own business
How to disclose disability to an employer
How to settle in (induction)
How to modify your workspace
How to negotiate job redesign
How to negotiate a flexible work environment
How to work from home
How to balance my work and personal life
How to plan a return to work
How to rebuild my skills with training

Reasonable adjustment – advice about adjustments and solutions

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/advice/search

JobAccess Workplace Adjustment Tool

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Workplace_modifications/Workplace_Adjustment_Tool/

Workplace Modifications Scheme – in some circumstances, APS agencies can apply for reimbursement of modification expenses associated with aspects of employing people with disability

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Workplace_modifications/Free_workplace_assessment_and_modifications/Auslan Employment Programme - funding to support deaf employees who require Auslan interpreting

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/News/New_AFE_Programme.htm

Job Access Advisers – can provide advice about workplace modifications, including referrals to suitable workplace assessors

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Advice?JobAccessAdvisers

Information on particular disabilities

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Advice/Disability

Free e-learning course: Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Employers/Training_and_development_for_you_and_your_staff/MentalHealthFirstAid.htm

Ideas about the recruitment process

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Employers/Recruiting_new_staff/The_recruitment_process/Includes:

Job description and design
Advertising the job
How to interview a person with disability
Offering someone a job
Recruiting people with mental illness
Using private recruitment firms
Using free government-funded employment services
Including mental illness information in your induction package

Being a disability confident organisation

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Employers/Being_a_disability_confident_organisation/

Job Network agencies specialising infinding employment for people with disability

http://jobsearch.gov.au/public/providers

National Disability Recruitment Coordinator – advertises vacancies nationally through the Disability Employment Network and with Vocational Rehabilitation Services

http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Employers

http://www.dwa.org.au

NSW government on-line course on disability awareness

http://www.eeo.nsw.gov.au/disabil/employ/default.html

Information on discrimination – Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

http://www.humanrights.gov.au

International Day of People with Disability

http://www.idpwd.com.au

National Disability Awards

http://www.idpwd.com.au/awards.asp

Commonwealth Disability Strategy

http://www.ofw.facsia.gov.au/internet/facsinternet.nsf/disabilities/cds_introduction.htm