Disability Employment Services Deed Clauses Reference documents relevant to these Guidelines Employment Assistance Fund Guidelines Employment Assistance Fund Supporting Document Explanatory Note: Italicised text is a hyperlink to the relevant reference materials. All capitalised have the same meaning as in the Disability Employment Services Deed and the Employment Assistance Fund Guidelines. In this document, means that compliance is mandatory and means that “must” “should” compliance represents best practice. In this document., means both DES Participants and jobactive Participants. “Participant” In this document, means both DES Provider and jobactive Provider. “Provider” Applying for the Employment Assistance Fund Who is Responsible: What is Required: The Provider To be eligible for assistance, a Participant must meet the eligibility criteria specified in the Employment Assistance Determines that a Fund Guidelines. Participant requires Providers may assist their Participants and their Participants’ assistance available through Employers to identify the need for Modifications and the the Employment Assistance type of Modification that may be appropriate. Fund. Assistance sought through the EAF must be documented in the Participant’s Job Plan. When considering assistance under the EAF and completing the Job Plan, Providers must describe how the requested EAF assistance will overcome the barriers that are being experienced with a new offer of Employment or the Participant’s current Employment. This may include consideration of EAF assistance that could improve the Participant’s productivity and skills in their current job. A jobactive Provider must not use the EAF and the Employment Fund simultaneously to purchase the same item. EAF assistance is not available for Auslan interpreting services for contacts between the Provider and Participant. In accordance with Clause 88.1(f) and Annexure C2 of the DES Deed and Clause 70 of thejobactive Deed, a Provider must provide access to an interpreter when required. The Provider After it has been identified that EAF may assist a Participant, Providers may submit an EAF Application on behalf of a Participant or the Participant’s Employer. In these instances they must make available to the Participant and the
Disability Employment Services Deed Clauses Reference documents relevant to these Guidelines Employment Assistance Fund Guidelines Employment Assistance Fund Supporting Document Explanatory Note: Italicised text is a hyperlink to the relevant reference materials. All capitalised have the same meaning as in the Disability Employment Services Deed and the Employment Assistance Fund Guidelines. In this document, “must” means that compliance is mandatory and “should” means that compliance represents best practice. In this document., “Participant” means both DES Participants and jobactive Participants. In this document, “Provider” means both DES Provider and jobactive Provider. Applying for the Employment Assistance Fund Who is Responsible: What is Required: The Provider Determines that a Participant requires assistance available through the Employment Assistance Fund. To be eligible for assistance, a Participant must meet the eligibility criteria specified in the Employment Assistance Fund Guidelines. Providers may assist their Participants and their Participants’ Employers to identify the need for Modifications and the type of Modification that may be appropriate. Assistance sought through the EAF must be documented in the Participant’s Job Plan. When considering assistance under the EAF and completing the Job Plan, Providers must describe how the requested EAF assistance will overcome the barriers that are being experienced with a new offer of Employment or the Participant’s current Employment. This may include consideration of EAF assistance that could improve the Participant’s productivity and skills in their current job. A jobactive Provider must not use the EAF and the Employment Fund simultaneously to purchase the same item. EAF assistance is not available for Auslan interpreting services for contacts between the Provider and Participant. In accordance with Clause 88.1(f) and Annexure C2 of the DES Deed and Clause 70 of thejobactive Deed, a Provider must provide access to an interpreter when required. The Provider After it has been identified that EAF may assist a Participant, Providers may submit an EAF Application on behalf of a Participant or the Participant’s Employer. In these instances they must make available to the Participant and the
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