Western Port Employment Support Service Inc is a social profit, community based organisation of citizens of the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. We believe that people with disabilities have equal rights to education, training and employment; therefore we encourage and support our community to give people with disabilities equal opportunities to participate in vocational education and training and in the work force.

In 1989 Western Port Employment Support Service Inc started Job Focus, our labour market service that supports local businesses to employ disabled workers by augmenting their existing recruiting, training and on the job support. At the same time, we are assisting members of our community who are disabled to find and keep work. Job Focus is funded by the Australian Government and is free to job seekers, workers and employers.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Clients are legally entitled to work in Australia

2. Clients have a long term disability

3. Clients are keen to work in the open labour market for at least 8 hours per week and enjoy the benefits of legally sanctioned terms and conditions of employment

4. Clients have realistic and achievable expectations about the types of work they will do

5. Clients respect the rights and needs of other clients and of employers and Job Focus staff members

6. Clients authorise Job Focus to collect, hold and release specific personal information about the assistance they get from Job Focus

7. Clients authorise Job Focus to collect, hold and release specific personal information related finding and keeping a job (such as their resume)

8. Clients are assessed by Centrelink as being eligible for Job Focus

Registration

To register with Job Focus, you must attend your local Centrelink office and ask to be referred to Job Focus, a DEN service in Frankston. Or contact us directly and we will assist you to register if Centrelink allows.

Commitments

• Job Focus is committed to the right of people with disabilities to have access to support that enables them to participate as fully as possible in their community in valued and meaningful roles.
• Job Focus is committed to being available and accessible to any person who meets the eligibility criteria without any form of discrimination
• Job Focus is committed to involving people with disabilities in its decision making processes.
• Job Focus is committed to providing services in an atmosphere of tolerance and respect
• Job Focus is committed to assisting people with disabilities to get access to relevant training and support
• Job Focus is committed to upholding the legal and human rights of people with disabilities