Disability Employment Program
Heta's Disability Employment Program (DEP) assists people with a disability, medical condition and/or injury to explore and develop their vocational and job seeking skills to gain open employment.
Who is eligible?
Participants may be referred to our Program if they:
Have a permanent (or likely to be permanent) disability; and
Have a reduced capacity for communication, learning or mobility; and
Require support for more than six (6) months after placement in employment; and/or
Require specialist assistance to build capacity in order to meet participation requirements.
There are two (2) program streams:
Capped Stream
Participants may be referred to our Capped Program if they:
Have an assessed future work capacity of eight (8) or more hours per week;
Require long-term support in the workplace and/or are unable to work at full wages
Participants do not need to be receiving income support payments to be eligible for the Capped Stream
Uncapped Stream
Participants may be referred to Uncapped Program if they:
Have an assessed future work capacity of 15-29 hours per week;
Are receiving Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance or Parenting Payment;
Have part time participation requirements;
Can work independently at full wages in the open labour market with up to 2 years of employment assistance;
Require more than 6 months of support after being placed in employment; and/or
Require specialist assistance to build capacity to be able to meet participation requirements.
For further information contact Heta Inc on (08) 8212 7771 or email: heta@heta.com.au
Work Capacity for the purpose of eligibility will be determined by Job Capacity Assessment (JCA).
This is conducted by a JCA Provider.
Visit Jobaccess at www.jobaccess.gov.au or phone: 1800 464 800
Tailored Programs
The Disability Employment Program (DEP) recognises that individual needs vary, so we offer specially tailored programs which may include:
Development of self confidence, motivation, self-esteem
Development of communication skills
Development of teamwork skills
Development of disability spiel
Development of realistic job options
Individual job-seeking assistance
Vocational training groups
Worksite visits and work experience placements
On-the-job support
Canvassing placements specific to your individual needs
The Disability Employment Program is a joint initiative between Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and Heta Incorporated.
