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Finding a Job?

Centrelink can assist you with the many options you have for entering the workforce, returning to work or if you are considering starting a course or volunteering in your community. We have a range of services designed to help you make informed decisions about your education, training and employment options and pathways through our Career Information Centres and by referring you to services such as:

• Job Placement Services - are the Australian Government funded recruitment services, with more than 400 organisations delivering services from over 2500 offices across Australia.
• Job Network services - a national network of organisations dedicated to helping job seekers find and keep a job.
• Australian JobSearch - an online database and search facility for jobs from the Job Network.

Please note: You do not have to be getting a payment from Centrelink to use any of the below listed services and programs when you are looking for employment, training or education.

Benefits of Employment

To help you find how working in paid employment has both personal and financial benefits, there are four job seeker scenarios available - based on real life situations. You can also estimate how employment will affect your own financial situation by using the Centrelink Rate Estimator.

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For Individuals:

To find out what services and programs are available, select an option that best describes your situation. You can choose more than one topic.

• Finding a job if you are a parent or guardian
• Finding a job if you are looking for work
• Finding a job if you are studying or training
• Finding a job if you are ill, injured or have a disability
• Finding a job if you are caring for someone who is frail aged, ill or who has a disability

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Additional Services and Programs:

Listed below are other services and programs that are available to help you when you are looking for work:

• Australian Job Search - go to the online database and search for jobs from the Job Network.
• Career Information Centre - provides a free service to students, the unemployed or people who are looking at changing jobs.
• Indigenous Job Search - a free online service for Indigenous job seekers.
• Job Network - a national network of organisations dedicated to helping job seekers find and keep a job.
• JobSearch Facilities - Centrelink provides a range of self-help facilities.
• Language, Literacy and Numeracy Programme (LLNP) - aims to help job seekers improve their language, literacy and numeracy skills and gain work.
• National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition - helps professionals trained outside Australia gain recognition of their qualifications in Australia.
• Australian Apprenticeship Access Program - provides disadvantaged job seekers with pre-vocational training and other forms of help.
• Australian Apprenticeship Centres - provide employers and employees with general information and assistance on all aspects of the Australian Apprenticeships program.
• New Enterprise Incentive Scheme - is for unemployed people who wish to start their own business.
• Psychology Services - help people identify problems affecting their ability to work.
• Defence Jobs - search for Navy, Army and Airforce careers.

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How do I find out more?

For more information or to ask for help, you can:

• Visit our Looking for Work Publications index
• Telephone Centrelink on your main Services and Payments Telephone Number, or
• Visit your nearest Centrelink Customer Service Centre

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