The team at Advance Employment works with the job seeker to determine employment of choice.  We offer a professional service based on many years of industry experience and knowledge that is tailored to meet the needs of both the job seeker and employer.

It is the policy of Advance Employment to establish and maintain a positive and supportive relationship with each job seeker based on dignity, trust and respect. That is, a service in which the job seeker takes the leading role in order to ensure that our mission statement is achieved...

"Advance Employment will promote, encourage, assist and support job seekers to improve their mental health in order to achieve meaningful, open employment through employment related opportunities."

A job seeker with a mental health condition has often lost his/her identity and suffered rejection and discrimination; Advance Employment work with him/her to ensure that a positive difference is made in his/her life.  This is achieved by using the principles of Choice Theory, Reality Therapy and Lead Management.  This philosophy nurtures and encourages the formation of a meaningful relationship, which empowers the job seeker to make more effective life choices.

Vision

“Making a difference through employment”

Values & Beliefs

Advance strives to provide a service where there is little distinction between management, staff and the job seeker, other than to respect individuality and to remember who is the job seeker and who is responsible for providing the service.
Advance Employment aims to always to see past the disability/label/diagnosis and focus on the job seeker’s strengths. The following values and beliefs are central to the services provided at Advance Employment; each job seeker is entitled to a service that promotes...

• Recovery
• Human rights & social justice
• Respect & dignity
• Physical, emotional, social, cultural and spiritual wellbeing
• Participation and contribution in the formulation of policy and service delivery design
• Access to open employment opportunities of choice

Eligibility

To be eligible to register with Advance a job seeker must have a diagnosed mental health condition and have participated in a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA), which is current for 2 years.  It is essential that a Medical Report be taken to the JCA appointment to ensure that an appropriate referral is made.

Referral Process

Programs

Advance delivers services in the Disability Employment Service (DES) Employment Support Service (ESS)