Job in Jeopardy Assistance Guidelines Who is Responsible: What is Required: 1. Job in Jeopardy (JiJ) A person whose Employment is at risk because of their injury, person or Employer disability or health condition or their Employer can seek JiJ Assistance requests assistance from a from a DES provider. The person does not need a referral from DES provider Centrelink or any other agency but must be able to provide Documentary Evidence to support their eligibility as outlined in Section 4 of these Guidelines. As a person can access JiJ Assistance without a JCA/ESAt or other 2. DES provider confirms referral, the DES provider must ensure that the person meets JiJ and that person is eligible for JiJ Direct Registration eligibility criteria. Assistance Eligibility Disability Employment Services Deed. For a person to be eligible for JiJ Assistance their Employer must be of Clause References: the view that their employee is at risk of losing their Employment due to the impact of their injury, disability or health condition*, and the Clause 83.5 person must: Clause 89.5 be currently Employed Clause 117.4 have been working in that job for a minimum of eight hours Clause 117.5 per week on average over a consecutive 13 week period or Clause 126.9 there is an expectation that the Employment will last for at Annexure A least 13 weeks for a minimum of eight hours per week on average be assessed by the DES provider as requiring the assistance available through DES to maintain their Employment and likely to require Ongoing Support, and meet the eligibility for Direct Registration in accordance with the Direct Registration Guidelines: be aged between 14 and 65 years of age be an Australian resident or Temporary Protection Visa holder not be studying full time not be currently registered on the Department’s IT System with another provider. A Participant that is already registered with another Provider must be directed back to that Provider, and have a permanent residential address in the ESA for which the DES provider is contracted to deliver program services**. *In situations where the Employer is not aware of the injury, disability or health condition and the person seeking JiJ Assistance does not
Job in Jeopardy Assistance Guidelines Who is Responsible: What is Required: 1. Job in Jeopardy (JiJ) person or Employer requests assistance from a DES provider A person whose Employment is at risk because of their injury, disability or health condition or their Employer can seek JiJ Assistance from a DES provider. The person does not need a referral from Centrelink or any other agency but must be able to provide Documentary Evidence to support their eligibility as outlined in Section 4 of these Guidelines. 2. DES provider confirms that person is eligible for JiJ Assistance Disability Employment Services Deed. Clause References: Clause 83.5 Clause 89.5 Clause 117.4 Clause 117.5 Clause 126.9 Annexure A As a person can access JiJ Assistance without a JCA/ESAt or other referral, the DES provider must ensure that the person meets JiJ and Direct Registration eligibility criteria. Eligibility For a person to be eligible for JiJ Assistance their Employer must be of the view that their employee is at risk of losing their Employment due to the impact of their injury, disability or health condition*, and the person must: be currently Employed have been working in that job for a minimum of eight hours per week on average over a consecutive 13 week period or there is an expectation that the Employment will last for at least 13 weeks for a minimum of eight hours per week on average be assessed by the DES provider as requiring the assistance available through DES to maintain their Employment and likely to require Ongoing Support, and meet the eligibility for Direct Registration in accordance with the Direct Registration Guidelines: be aged between 14 and 65 years of age be an Australian resident or Temporary Protection Visa holder not be studying full time not be currently registered on the Department’s IT System with another provider. A Participant that is already registered with another Provider must be directed back to that Provider, and have a permanent residential address in the ESA for which the DES provider is contracted to deliver program services**. *In situations where the Employer is not aware of the injury, disability or health condition and the person seeking JiJ Assistance does not
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