Program description and geographical boundaries Modification Scheme community access support covering Gin Gin and North Burnett. NDCO The Workplace Modification The National Disability Coordination Scheme funds SCS Officer (NDCO) works toward the assessors to determine what STEPS Community Service’s Australia-wide referral, coordination physical or and referral program to deliver Commonwealth and State environmental workplace support services for people with contracts, with an annual adjustments, or specific of disabilities that are, or will be gross income of $440,000 equipment, will reduce restrictions attending, university, TAFE or other and barriers training organisations. to employment for workers with a It seeks to achieve this by building disability. links with services so that they have assistance at all levels. Supported Wage Scheme NDCO Region 20: The Supported Wage Scheme Covering Moreton (including the funds assessors to determine Lockyer Valley), Toowoomba, productivity of a worker in a specific Darling Downs, South-West workplace by measuring that Queensland, Sunshine Coast, worker’s productivity against a Central-West statistical boundaries. who is skilled to do the same job, in the same workplace. This process NDCO Region 22: decides on formal and legally binding, minimum productivity rates Covering Mackay, Whitsundays, and wages. STEPS Assessors Burdekin, Townsville, NDCO Region 20 cover Queensland and northern Hinchinbrook, Cassowary NDCO Region 22 New Cairns, Cape York, Tablelands, South Wales. Charters Towers, Mt Isa and Workplace North-West Queensland, Modifications Disability Support Services including the Gulf. Supported Wage Disability Support Services Workplace provide in-home respite and Disability Support Services
Program description and geographical boundaries NDCO The National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) works toward the Australia-wide referral, coordination and referral program to deliver support services for people with disabilities that are, or will be attending, university, TAFE or other training organisations. It seeks to achieve this by building links with services so that they have assistance at all levels. NDCO Region 20: Covering Moreton (including the Lockyer Valley), Toowoomba, Darling Downs, South-West Queensland, Sunshine Coast, Central-West statistical boundaries. NDCO Region 22: Covering Mackay, Whitsundays, Burdekin, Townsville, Hinchinbrook, Cassowary Cairns, Cape York, Tablelands, Charters Towers, Mt Isa and North-West Queensland, including the Gulf. Workplace Modification Scheme The Workplace Modification Scheme funds SCS assessors to determine what physical or environmental workplace adjustments, or specific of equipment, will reduce restrictions and barriers to employment for workers with a disability. Supported Wage Scheme The Supported Wage Scheme funds assessors to determine productivity of a worker in a specific workplace by measuring that worker’s productivity against a who is skilled to do the same job, in the same workplace. This process decides on formal and legally binding, minimum productivity rates and wages. STEPS Assessors cover Queensland and northern New South Wales. Disability Support Services Disability Support Services provide in-home respite and community access support covering Gin Gin and North Burnett. STEPS Community Service’s Commonwealth and State contracts, with an annual gross income of $440,000 NDCO Region 20 NDCO Region 22 Workplace Modifications Supported Wage Disability Support Services
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