DISER careers for people with disability

The Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) is a department of the Australian Government responsible for consolidating the Government’s efforts to drive economic growth, productivity and competitiveness by bringing together industry, energy, resources and science.

The department is responsible for a wide range of functions including:

• Manufacturing and commerce including industry and market development
• Industry innovation policy and technology diffusion
• The construction industry, excluding workplace relations
• Facilitation of the development of service industries generally
• Trademarks, plant breeders’ rights and patents of inventions and designs
• Anti-dumping
• Civil space issues
• Science policy
• Energy policy

Disability Employment Services help people with disability find work and keep a job. Through Disability Employment Services, people with disability, injuries or health conditions may be able to receive assistance to prepare for, find and keep a job.

Providers of Disability Employment Services are called DES Providers. DES Providers are a mix of large, medium and small for-profit and not-for-profit organisations experienced in supporting people with disability, as well as providing assistance to employers to support employees with disability in the workplace.

Disability Employment Services has two parts:

• Disability Management Service is for job seekers with disability, injury or health conditions who need assistance to find a job and occasional support in the workplace to keep a job.
• Employment Support Service is for job seekers with permanent disabilities who need help to find a job and who need regular, ongoing support in the workplace to keep a job.

The DES program gives participants flexibility and choice in the services they receive and how they receive them, with participants able to choose their preferred provider when they first enter the program. 

JobAccess can provide you with all the information you need on disability employment, including DES. JobAccess is the national hub for workplace and employment information for people with disability, employers and service providers.

One in five Australians lives with a disability. This includes those living with mental health conditions. It’s increasingly likely that to fill job vacancies with quality candidates, your organisation will employ people with disability. Indeed, it makes good business sense to do so.

The business case for hiring people with disability is strong. There are real cost savings through reduced staff turnover and lower recruitment and retraining costs. What’s more, because people with disability have fewer compensation incidents and accidents at work, compared to other employees, insurance cover and workers’ compensation costs are often lower.

Employing people with disability can also ensure that your team best reflects the community in which it operates. Like all employees, people with disability bring a range of skills, talents and abilities to the workplace. They work in all sorts of jobs, with many holding tertiary or trade qualifications.

We have a range of jobs available. View all of the jobs here.

Contact us to learn more information about the program. Get in touch with us here.

Please call our dedicated team on:

• 1800 648 942
• and email: infrastructure@randstadsourceright.com.au

Below are some examples of adjustments to the recruitment process:

Access more information about the Australian Public Service Disability Employment Program by visiting the following links:  

• ASPC Disability Employment Strategy
• ASPC disability employment strategy, easy read