Employing People with a Disability

The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale is committed to a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace, below are a range of resources to help you ensure your business is inclusive.

The Australian Human Rights Commission website provides a range of Good Practice Good Business factsheets to help promote diversity and prevent discrimination in the workplace including a fact sheet on Disability Discrimination

The WA Department of Communities, Disability Services have developed a Disability Employment Toolkit which outlines the practical application of inclusive recruitment practices across all employment sectors. Some useful links are provided below and more details can be found on their website.

• Benefits of Employing People with Disability              
• Recruitment and Selection
• Is My Workplace Inclusive and Accessible?  
• What Financial Support is Available?
• Retention of Employees who Acquire a Disability      
• Frequently Asked Questions

 Understanding Disability

The Australian Network on Disability is a national, membership based, for-purpose organisation that supports organisations to advance the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business. 

Some free information is available using the links below, additional resources are available for member businesses including training in how to provide an accessible and inclusive workplace, becoming a disability-confident recruiter and how to check your business' progress in meeting accessibility targets:

• Disability Statistics; including Types of Disability 
• Designing an Accessible Workplace
• Making Accessibility a Core Business Principle
• Recruiting and Careers
• Business Benefits of Hiring People with Disability
• Connect to Talent; including Hosting an Intern with Disability

The Australian Government has also produced the below list of resources available as a downloadable pdf. This includes the contact details for a number of Government agencies that specialise in Disability Employment Services and a list of websites with information on job seeking, job seeking support, education and further training. If you would like a printed copy please contact the Shire on communityactivation@sjshire.wa.gov.au or 9526 1111.