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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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