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Today’s agenda
• Identifying the barriers
• Getting the right support
• Getting exposure, gaining confidence
- Work experience
- AccessAbility Day 2019
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Identifying the barriers
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Room for improvement
•are not confident in their ability to support people with a physical or psychological disability or health condition
50% employers
•believe their workplace culture is not supportive of people with a physical or psychological disability or health condition
53% employers
•believe their workplace has low capacity to accommodate people with a physical or psychological disability or health condition
36% employers
Source: The Employer Mobilisation Report, Collaborative Partnership , Dec 2018
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Common barriers
Fear of the unknown Lack of leadership
Lack of skills and resources
Low confidence levels
Liability and compliance mindset
Disability focus
Diagram: a list of common barriers to disability employment
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Gaining exposure = getting confidence
Diagram: a collection of photographs of different people in their workplaces
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Employees with disability are…
Productive Safe Reliable Economical
90%of employees
with disability
are as productive
or more productive
than other workers
98%of employees with
disability have
average or superior
safety records than
other workers
86%of employees
with disability
have average or
superior attendance
than other workers
4xemployees with
disability are four
times more likely
to stay with their
current employer
Diagram: listing statistics under the headings productive, safe, reliable and economical
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Contributing to the economy
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employed people with
disability work in all
industries and diverse
occupations across Australia
of employees with
disability work as
professionals
or managers
of employers who had employed
a person with disability would be
happy to continue to employ
people with disability
32% 90%+1m
Diagram: listing statistics on how employed people with disability are contributing to the economy
Getting the right support
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JobAccess: We’re here to help
Expert advice via phone and
website
Workplace adjustments
and modifications
Employer engagement
services
Complaints Resolution
and Referral Service
National Disability
Abuse and Neglect Hotline
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Diagram: a list of services under images of a computer, dollar sign, two heads, a handshake and binoculars
A dedicated Employer Engagement team
• Free disability recruitment adviser
to employers
• 12-month partnerships available
• Focus on building disability
confidence and capability
Picture: man waiting for an elevator
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Disability Employment Services
• Access to candidates, support and
information
• JobAccess job vacancy service
shares employer vacancies with local
DES networkPicture: logo of Disability Employment Services
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How NDRC works with DES
• DES employer information sessions:
insights and tips from employers on
securing roles for your candidates.
• JobAccess vacancy service:
Broadcasts job opportunities for free to
the national network of DES providers.
• Visit www.jobaccess.gov.au/register
to receive event invites and vacancies.
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Picture: woman working on a laptop
Getting exposure, gaining confidence.
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Work experience benefits everyone
Getting exposure, gaining confidence: how work experience and AccessAbility Day can break down barriers to disability employment
• Workplace participation
• Build skills
• Improve CV
• Identify preferences
• Highlight skills and attitude
People with disability
• Meet potential employees
• Identify necessary changes
• Exposure to diversity
• Confidence to do it again!
Employers
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Capitalising on a diverse workforce
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Picture: woman behind computer at a pharmacy
Arranging work experience
• DES provider contacts
• jobactive National Work Experience
Programme
• Work for the Dole activities
• Volunteering Australia and state
bodies
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monitors
PaTH Internships
• Short, voluntary work placements
• 30-50 hours per fortnight, over 4-12 weeks
• Young people aged 17-24 currently registered in jobactive, Transition to Work or DES
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What is AccessAbility Day?
An Australian Government initiative that
gives employers a chance to connect with
jobseekers with disability for a one-day
opportunity to:
• learn more about working with people with disability
• access a talent pool of capable people who are keen
to work
• promote and encourage an inclusive workplace
• learn more about free disability employment services
and support available to employers.
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Picture: woman and man looking at a laptop screen
How employers can get involved
• Host a jobseeker with disability for one
day in the week.
• Host as many participants across as
many job types as you are able to
provide.
• Promote AccessAbility Day throughout
your organisation
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How employers can register
• If you are not involved with a Disability
Employment Services (DES) provider,
simply complete the online form at
www.jobaccess.gov.au/accessabilityday.
• If you are already involved with DES,
contact your DES provider directly to let
them know of your interest.
• Registrations close
Friday, 15 November 2019
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Picture: woman using a laptop
An exciting opportunity for DES providers
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Boosts
morale
Expand your professional network and promote your services to employers
Learn more about your jobseekers’ career interests, skills and strengths
Learn about local market needs and trends
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What is the role of DES providers?
• Engage with local employers to raise awareness of AccessAbility Day
• Facilitate relevant participant placements
• Cover insurance requirements for each placement
• Complete a comprehensive risk assessment for each placement
• Coordinate any workplace adjustments
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How can DES prepare?
• Promote AccessAbility Day to your
stakeholders.
• Connect and provide employers and
participants with all the relevant
information.
• Maintain a record of your registered
jobseekers with disability who indicate
their interest in participating in
AccessAbility Day via the ESSWeb
system.
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Picture: man and woman in a meeting
What will an AccessAbility Day experience look like?
Can include a wide range of activities:
• Meet and greets
• Workplace tour
• Career discussion
• Providing a reference
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Picture: AccessAbility Day promotional poster with date,
website and Australian Government logo
Reasonable adjustments
• People with disability may require minor or no adjustments at all in the workplace
• If they are required, DES provider will share any relevant information
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Celebrate IDPwD
• Use 3 December to create awareness around the potential of disability
• Sign up to AccessAbility Day
• Host an internal event
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Picture: International Day of People with Disability logo
The businesses benefitting from a new world of ability
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Employer Toolkit
• Online resource for employers
• Disability employment strategies
• Resources, videos and case studies
• Visit www.jobaccess.gov.au
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Picture: Employer Toolkit on the JobAccess website
Proven strategies for employers
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Diagram: listing different recruitment strategies for employers
Promote Disability
Champions
Different recruitment
approaches
Targeted recruitment
campaigns and specific
roles
Engage with Disability
Employment Services
Mentoring
Effective communication
A positive impact for everyone, every day
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Supported more than 31,000 people with advice and education
Coordinated over 4,000 applications for workplace
adjustments and modifications
Enable new opportunities by helping employers and DES
implement good practice
NDRC partnered with 35+ larger employers to increase their
disability confidence
Improve employee retention and productivity through adjustments
Develop and disseminate job vacancies reaching over 180,000
candidates with disability
Distributed over 300 job vacancies from employers to a national
network of DES providers
Assisted with over 1,000 CRRS matters to help improve DES
service delivery outcomes
Establish employer connections and education through DES
Information Sessions
Helping people get to work Working alongside employers Supporting service providers
Diagram: listing support delivered by JobAccess for jobseekers with disability, employers and service providers over 12 months (July 2018 – June 2019)
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Thank you
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Contact us 1800 464 800
Visit www.jobaccess.gov.au
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