Job Placement Employment and Training (JPET) in the South Western Region

JPET is a program responsible for the delivery of the Job Placement Employment & Training Programme which assists unemployed people with multiple barriers to employment.  These barriers may include issues such as homelessness, drug addiction, numeracy and literacy problems, refugee status, health issues and psychological or psychiatric conditions.  The main aim of the programme is to encourage participants to engage in social and economic activities by identifying, assessing and implementing strategies to deal with their barriers. The programme is funded by the Dept of Education, Employment Work relation (DEEWR).

Program Aims

The aim of this programme is to support unemployed young people who have multiple barriers to employment, to identify these barriers and implement strategies to address them.  The main duties are:

• Formulate and implement individual action plans
• Facilitate access to Drug and Alcohol rehabilitation
• Address debilitating personal needs
• Link to councelling services
• Referral to professional services
• Assistance to access accomodation
• Advocating where necessary with other service providers on behalf of the participant
• Liasing with Centrelink on behalf of the participant
• Monitor and support participant through the process
• Link with support services and appropriate community supports
• Foster and encourage participants ongoing community liason
• Encourage participants to be proactive in the change process
• Ongoing contact, monitoring and documentation of the change process

JPET History in the YWCA NSW

The YWCA secured some of the JPET contract in this ESA back in 2006 and have gone from strength to strength over this period. This strength has resulted in the YWCA being offered more client numbers from DEEWR in 2008.

 Two staff are employed to deliver JPET services with the YWCA. Dealing with youth specific issues is paramount in achieving outcomes with these individuals and the case workers have a strong advocacy ethic which achieves great results. JPET staff also co-ordinate closely with Employment based services and Community Organizations to achieve quality results.

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For More Information

Please call  Sharon Huntington on 02 4628 300

or alternatively email sharonh@ywcansw.com.au