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Job
Capacity Assessment is a key part of the Australian Government’s
Welfare to Work initiative. Under Welfare to Work, people
with disabilities, injuries or illness will be encouraged and
assisted to participate in the workforce to their full
capacity. In order to determine a person’s level of capacity,
the Job Capacity Assessment process has been
introduced.
As a Job
Capacity Assessment provider, IMPACT may receive client referrals
from Centrelink, Job Network members or providers of Disability
Employment Networks, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Personal
Support Programmes (PSP), Disability Employment Networks (DEN) or
Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET)
services.
The Job
Capacity Assessment is a comprehensive assessment of a person’s
ability to work. The assessment involves the identification
of a person’s barriers to work and any interventions that may be
required to help them overcome those barriers. If a client
applies for Disability Support Pension, or has identified barriers
to work or a medical condition that prevents them from working,
they will generally require a Job Capacity
Assessment.
Job
Capacity Assessment’s will be done face to face in most cases (with
some limited exceptions). IMPACT’s assessor will have
information on the person’s medical and income support history
where appropriate, to enable them to adequately perform the
assessment.
Once a
person’s capacity for work has been assessed, people may be
referred to an employment service provider or support service that
meets their individual needs. Any referral to services will
occur at the time of the assessment. Services may include Job
Network, Disability Employment Network, PSP or JPET. Where an
income support decision is required, IMPACT, as the Job Capacity
Assessor, will send a report to Centrelink which informs this
decision. IMPACT will prepare a report about the person's
work capacity. This report will be provided to Centrelink,
and where applicable, a decision will be made by Centrelink about
the type of income support for which the client is
eligible.
For more
information contact IMPACT Make Your Mark on (07) 4153 4233 or via
email.
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WEBSITES:
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106 - 108 Bargara Rd
PO Box 694
BUNDABERG QUEENSLAND
4670
Phone: (07) 4153 4233 or 1800 179
233
Fax: (07) 4153 1181
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