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In the end, of course, your getting a job is up to you ... and by far the most important thing to remember is to be POSITIVE. Employers love positivity in their workers more than anything (employer surveys have found this!), and this means you must be well prepared to show this in an interview situation.
www.jobsearch.gov.au My Career The Age (and Fairfax newspapers) www.mycareer.com.au Career One The Herald Sun (and News Corp [Murdoch] newspapers) www.careerone.com.au Seek www.seek.com.au Infoxchange Some community sector jobs www.employment.infoxchange.net.au/employment/vic.chtml New Apprenticeships www.newapprenticeships.gov.au Victorian Government jobs Public service jobs www.jobs.vic.gov.au Federal Government jobs Public service jobs www.psgazetteonline.gov.au Web Wombat directory List of some Victorian employment agencies www.webwombat.com.au/employment/vic.htm Federal Government's Job Guide Occupations profiles http://jobguide.dest.gov.au My Future Federal Government's career information service www.myfuture.edu.au Year 12 -- what next? Federal Government's guide to help Year 12 students plan their post-school education and training http://year12whatnext.gov.au/ Federal Government's Workplace website Federal Government's links to information on employment services and workplace relations www.workplace.gov.au/ Volunteer Search Volunteering can be a Centrelink-approved work activity, an alternative to Work for the Dole, giving you valuable work experience http://volunteersearch.gov.au See also... Volunteering Australia More info on Centrelink-approved volunteering www.volunteeringaustralia.org/vwi/home.html
A national network of around two hundred private, community and government organisations dedicated to finding jobs for unemployed people. When you register with Centrelink for unemployment benefits, you are required to be signed up to a Job Network member. At Centrelink a Customer Service Officer will ask you some questions about your work skills, experience, education and personal details. This helps Centrelink to work out what type of Job Network service are best suited to your needs. The Customer Service Officer will then give you a list of Job Network members in your local area from which you choose to register with. Among the services offered by a Job Network member are: • Job matching -- matching your skills to jobs. you find work. Job Network members contact employers to find jobs and then match you to jobs that suit your skills and experience • Job search training -- advice or workshops in helping you to look for and apply for jobs more effectively • Intensive assistance -- generally for long-term unemployed people, intensive assistance identifies your barriers to employment and provides you with a lot of assistance from a one-on-one caseworker Additionally, Job Network members offer you free of charge full use of their facilities for finding and applying for jobs. This includes things like internet access to job websites, telephones, photocopying, faxing and so on. JOB NETWORK MEMBERS IN THE INNER NORTH/NORTHWEST OF MELBOURNE INCLUDE: AMES Employment 199 Moreland Rd, Coburg 3058 Tel: 9383 2888 IPA Personnel 191 Racecourse Rd, Flemington 3031 Tel: 9371 1700
IPA Personnel Level 3, Bank House, 11 Bank Place, Melbourne 3000 Tel: 9601 6111 Matchworks Level 2, 30-32 Sydney Rd, Brunswick 3056 Tel: 9381 0000 Salvation Army Employment Plus 1st Floor, 39 Hall St, Moonee Ponds 3039 Tel: 9373 5200
Salvation Army Employment Plus Level 2, 255 Bourke St, Melbourne 3000 Tel: 9656 9100 VSDC Deaf Work 597 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne 3000 Tel: 9539 5300
858 Sydney Rd, Brunswick 3056 Tel: 9384 0400 Fax: 9383 6602 Crosslink Employment Services 548 Mt. Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale 3032 Tel: 9372 0675 Email: crosslink@aus.salvationarmy.org Salvation Army; specialising in mental health DEAC -- Disability Employment Action Centre [Website] Level 8, 55 Swanston St, Melbourne 3000 Tel: 9650 2533 Fax: 9650 8642 Email: deac@deac.org.au Distinctive Options [Website] Shop 10, 1100 Pascoe Vale Rd, BRdmeadows 3047 Tel: 9302 2200 Fax: 9302 2211 JobCo Employment Services 243 Sydney Rd, Coburg 3058 Tel: 9386 0999 Specialising in mental health Jobs West [Website] 72a Lincoln Rd, Essendon 3040 Tel: 9379 0477 Fax: 9379 0470 Email: info@jobs-west.com.au SensWide [Website] Level 7, 250 Queen St, Melbourne 3000 Tel: 9642 8848 Email: info@senswide.com.au Specialising in sensory impairment VSDC Deaf Work [Website] 597 St. Kilda Rd, Melbourne 3004 Tel: 9529-3988 Specialising in hearing impairment WISE Employment [Website] 98 Abbotsford St, West Melbourne 3002 Tel: 9326 6075 Fax: 9326 6659 The Work Supply Company [Website] 151 Nicholson St, Footscray 3011 Tel: 9689-3437 Email: worksupply@wcig.org.au
Provides work experience placements for job seekers in approved activities which contribute towards facilities and services to local communities. Through WFD, participants may also earn a Training Credit (a credit towards the costs of further education valued up to $800) and receive a Passport to Employment. You can volunteer for WFD or undertake it as a mutual obligation in return for the dole. Transition to Work (TTW) Offers assistance to people returning to paid work after long absences (especially women and mature age people). Builds on the success of the Return to Work programme and the Jobs, Education and Training (JET) programme. Personal Support Programme (PSP) PSP tries to help people who are vulnerable to social isolation and find it difficult to be involved in the workforce and/or the community. Participants may be facing homelessness, drug and alcohol problems, psychological disorders, domestic violence, financial management problems and/or long-term unemployment. The programme specifically aims to achieve social and/or economic outcomes for the participant. Social outcomes may include stabilised circumstances, increased community engagement, improved life skills, stable accommodation, increased self-esteem/confidence and accessing mental health services. Economic outcomes may include transferring to work programmes, study and/or vocational training. NEIS (New Enterprise Initiative Scheme) Assists eligible unemployed people to become self-employed by starting their own commercially viable business. NEIS is delivered by specialist NEIS providers (who are Job Network members), who have expertise in small business development. NEIS gives you income maintenance for up to 52 weeks (NEIS Allowance replacing Newstart Allowance) while you develop your business. Your business idea must first be approved by a NEIS representative and there are strict personal and business criteria for this because NEIS places are limited -- NEIS approval is not easy to get. NEIS Assistance includes: • Training in small business management, business skills and business plan development. • Business advice and mentor support during the first year of business operation. Many people apply for NEIS but their business ideas are rejected as not yet ready for market. To give you some time to properly develop your business ideas, for example undertake market research and develop a business plan, there is the SELF EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT (SED) scheme.
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WageNet and WageLine WageNet (on the internet) and WageLine (telephone enquiries) provide information about wages and conditions of employment, according to federal awards. If the information you are looking for is not covered by an award or agreement it might be found on another site. WageNet provides links to other workplace relations sites that cover these matters. Awards and workplace agreements are the legal documents that set out the minimum standards of employment for workers who are paid under them. They usually contain information on such aspects of employment as pay rates, job classifications, sick leave, hours of work, annual leave, public holidays, superannuation, overtime, rates of pay for weekends, maternity leave, meal times and tea breaks, redundancy, and time records. If you are seeking information on these matters you will need to check if an award or agreement covers you. The easiest way to find out is to ask your employer or call WageLine. The WageNet guided assistance facility can help you determine which award or agreement applies or advise you how to find out this information. For information on Australian Workplace Agreements you should contact the Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA) (OEA website). Awards and agreements do not provide information on all workplace relations matters. Issues such as workers' compensation, long service leave, discrimination and occupational health and safety are generally covered by State authorities. There are also industrial laws covering minimum conditions for workers not covered by an award or agreement and termination of employment. See the WageNet State Fact Sheets on its website for help on where to find this information. For WAGELINE enquiries phone 1300 363 264 (local call cost) or Email WageLine (click here) Job Watch Job Watch is a Victorian community legal centre specialising in employment and training law. It aims for a fair and just working environment for all, especially the most disadvantaged workers in the community. Job Watch offers advice and advocacy to workers on employment issues which impact on the quality of a worker's life, such as unfair dismissal, non-payment of wages, equal opportunity, harassment and workplace violence. It can refer workers to those organisations, agencies and individuals who are specialists in dealing with these types of grievances. The Job Watch website is a good first place to go to in order to find out about your rights as a worker as well as some common shonky employment practices. Phone JOB WATCH on 9662 1933 or Email: jobwatch@job-watch.org.au Job Watch Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm (plus 6.00pm to 8.00pm on Wednesdays) |
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