Jobsupport

Jobsupport is a non-profit organisation established in 1986 as a demonstration open employment project for the Commonwealth Government to show that people with a significant intellectual disability could achieve open employment. The demonstration open employment project was very successful and today Jobsupport is a Disability Employment Services - Employment Support Service funded by the Department of Social Services. Jobsupport's Transition service was established in 1997. Community Work Options began as a pilot project for Family and Community Services to show that many people in state funded post-school activity programs could achieve paid employment, with appropriate support. The pilot project was very successful and today Community Work Options, which is now known as Jobsupport Transition is funded by Family and Community Services as part of a network of Transition to Work services across NSW. Jobsupport Transition has also established in Melbourne as a Transition to Employment Service. Some of Jobsupport's other achievements over the years include: • Winning a National Safety Council award to demonstrate the safety of workers with an intellectual disability • Being one of the first open employment services to achieve Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000), Disability Service Standards, and OH&S (AS/NZS 4801:2001) accreditation • Demonstrating that open employment services like Jobsupport are cost-effective for the Australian taxpayer.