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Job Services Australia

Centrelink provides referrals to the Job Services Australia, which provides:

  • information about Job Services Australia providers and services
  • a referral service to Job Services Australia providers
  • employment self help facilities to help job seekers with their job search efforts.

Job Services Australia assistance is provided nationally by a network of organisations dedicated to helping job seekers find and keep a job. Assistance provided by Job Services Australia includes the following:

  • gathering vacancies from employers and matching the skills and experience of job seekers to job vacancies.
  • New Enterprise Incentive Scheme - helps job seekers with ideas for a viable business to establish their own business.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations contracts organisations to provide Job Services Australia. Not all Job Services Australia members provide the full range of services outlined above.

Job seekers claiming Newstart,Youth Allowance or Parenting Payment (with participation requirements) will immediately be referred to a Job Services Australia member at their first contact with Centrelink to help them find employment.

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