Accessible: $1,509 $18,108 Moderately $3,017 $36,204 Accessible: Remote: $4,526 $54,312 Very Remote: $6,029 $72,348 Work-based personal assistance also attracts an additional fee for services. Either: Work Based $35 per hour where the work based Personal personal assistance is provided by an Assistance Approved Support Worker from within (2015-2018) the Outlet or $45 per hour where the work based personal assistance is purchased from a second agency, and is provided up to a maximum of 10 hours per week. Key differences between the current operation of open and supported employment in Australia Supported Employment Australian – Once placed in an ADE, a supported Disability Enterprises employee generally immediately commences in a job role. ADEs receive funding to assist directly employing people with disability and An ADE will adjust a supported employee’s particularly to provide the supports daily job tasks to suit their abilities, those people need at work. meaning an equivalent open employment job role may not be completed by one ADE ADEs act as a link, helping people with employee. moderate to severe disability gain training and experience to confidently step into A supported employee will often receive open employment or to continue in daily access to employment and supported employment if they choose. personal care supports by support staff embedded within (and employed by) the ADEs create employment opportunities ADE. This allows for a greater intensity through designing jobs around the that can be and frequency of support individual abilities of people with provided to individuals. disability. ADEs provide significant Open Employment – workplace modifications to accommodate Disability Employment Services the abilities of their workforce. The majority of an workforce has a disability. ADE’s DES providers are not funded to directly employ people with disabilities looking
Accessible: $1,509 $18,108 Moderately Accessible: $3,017 $36,204 Remote: $4,526 $54,312 Very Remote: $6,029 $72,348 Work-based personal assistance also attracts an additional fee for services. Work Based Personal Assistance (2015-2018) Either: $35 per hour where the work based personal assistance is provided by an Approved Support Worker from within the Outlet or $45 per hour where the work based personal assistance is purchased from a second agency, and is provided up to a maximum of 10 hours per week. Key differences between the current operation of open and supported employment in Australia Supported Employment – Australian Disability Enterprises ADEs receive funding to assist directly employing people with disability and particularly to provide the supports those people need at work. ADEs act as a link, helping people with moderate to severe disability gain training and experience to confidently step into open employment or to continue in supported employment if they choose. ADEs create employment opportunities through designing jobs around the individual abilities of people with disability. ADEs provide significant workplace modifications to accommodate the abilities of their workforce. The majority of an ADE’s workforce has a disability. Once placed in an ADE, a supported employee generally immediately commences in a job role. An ADE will adjust a supported employee’s daily job tasks to suit their abilities, meaning an equivalent open employment job role may not be completed by one ADE employee. A supported employee will often receive daily access to employment and personal care supports by support staff embedded within (and employed by) the ADE. This allows for a greater intensity and frequency of support that can be provided to individuals. Open Employment – Disability Employment Services DES providers are not funded to directly employ people with disabilities looking
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