Resources and FAQs

DES: Services Australia:

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/disability-employment-services?context=22276

Disability employment services delivered by the CIM Employment team help people with a disability, illness or injury find and keep a job. Disability employment services can include Disability Management Services, for individuals who want occasional support in the workplace to keep a job, or Employment Support Services, for individuals who need regular, ongoing support.

Altius Group is a Disability Employment Service (DES) provider that helps people with a disability find work and keep a job. Through the DES program, people with a disability, injury or a health condition may be able to receive assistance to prepare for, find and keep a job. The DES program gives candidates flexibility and choice in the services they receive and how they receive them, with candidates able to choose their preferred provider when they first enter the program.

We frequently liaise with our candidates through online, face to face sessions. Contact us and we can help you to set up an online appointment.

Our candidates are supported by the FuturePathways® platform, which delivers accurate insights into an individual’s potential to find meaningful employment that fits their values, interests, skill set, motivational drivers and which reflects their physical and psychological capacity.

Disability Employment Services are delivered by CIM Employment by Altius and available for job seekers with a disability, injury or health condition who need assistance to find a job and occasional support in the workplace to keep a job.

Operating in a workplace can be challenging for an individual when their disability impacts on their capacity to contribute to their employer. Work Assist provides support to eligible employees who have difficulty fulfilling the essential requirements of their role due to their injury, disability or health condition. Altius Group consultants work with the employee and their employer to provide supports to maximise the chance of the employee maintaining their employment. In most cases, the employee’s employer (colleagues and management) will be included in the process. However, in some cases where the employee has chosen not to share information about their injury, disability or health condition with their employer, the employee can still request and receive assistance from Work Assist.

To be eligible for Work Assist an employee must be employed for at least eight hours per week on average over the previous consecutive 13 weeks or there is an expectation that the employee’s current employment will last for at least 13 weeks. This arrangement allows workers employed for less than 13 weeks to receive assistance, except for where the job is very short term. Candidates who are receiving workers’ compensation are not eligible for Work Assist.

Our inclusive employers may be eligible for a wage subsidy. This provides a financial incentive to encourage our inclusive employer to give our candidate an opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for ongoing employment. The wage subsidy must not be more than 100 per cent of the candidate’s wage.

During discussions with the employers regarding job placements for our eligible candidates, our consultants may offer a subsidy to the prospective employer. Wage subsidies must be negotiated before the placement commences.