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How We Can Help

Sarina Russo Open Employment Services works with you to:

Identify your skills, abilities and employment goals
Develop an individual plan to achieve your goals
Match your skills to suitable job opportunities
Market you direct to employers
Provide you with suitable support and training to be successful in your job

Our skilled Employment Consultants and staff will work with you to assist you achieve your goals and realise your employment potential.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Disability Employment Network program you must:

Have a 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;
Require specialist assistance to build your capacity to meet your participation requirements.

Sarina Russo Open Employment Services provides assistance to job seekers with a part-time participation requirement, an assessed work capacity of 15 to 29 hours per week, and an ability to work at award wages and to become independent in the workplace within two years.

Entry Procedure

There are four main pathways to enter our program:

Referral by Centrelink or Job Capacity Assessor and by
Direct Registration or
You may have chosen to transfer from another DEN provider or
Your current job may be in jeopardy because of your disability

Sarina Russo Open Employment Services does not discriminate against jobseekers wishing to access our service. Access to our service will depend on availability of places and your choice. Those job seekers assessed as being eligible for the programme will be registered accordingly.

Exit Procedures

Job seekers may exit from Sarina Russo Open Employment Services under one of the following circumstances:

You have stayed successfully in your employment for 26 weeks and do not require further support
You are an independent worker who requires intermittent support only
You have completed 24 months of employment assistance in the Disability Employment Network programme
You have been assessed as being ineligible for the DEN uncapped stream as determined by a Job Capacity Assessor.
You are no longer receiving Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance or Parenting Payment
SROES has referred you to another DEN Provider
You have moved residence and transferred to another DEN Provider
There are irreconcilable differences between yourself and SROES
DEWR instructs SROES to exit you from the service

Where a decision to exit has been made without job seeker agreement or consent, the SROES manager will explain the circumstances to the job seeker and assist as required in facilitating the exit process.

Allowable Break

Job Seekers that have an exemption from the Activity Test approved by Centrelink will be permitted an ‘allowable break’ from the DEN programme. Centrelink will determine the length of this break. The period of an allowable break will count towards the two year period of assistance. A job seeker who returns from an allowable break within 24 months of their last assessment can resume with the original DEN provider

Consumer Input

Sarina Russo Open Employment Services will work collaboratively with you in the development of an Employment Activity Plan to achieve your employment goals. This plan will be reviewed regularly with you to ensure that it reflects your current needs and aspirations. We value your input as a great way to improve our service. Ask your Employment Consultant or the Services Manager how you can participate further in making our service the best it can be.

Access to Training / Support

Sarina Russo Open Employment Services is committed to providing you with access to relevant training and support. We provide support relative to your needs to ensure you realise your employment capacity and potential. This may be on the job, off the job, vocational and or accredited training with a realistic employment outcome focus.