Job Network

Job Network is primarily aimed at providing assistance to job seekers who are job ready and who do not need ongoing support or rehabilitation services to find or keep a job.

Job Search Support

Job Network agencies provide Job Search Support. This aims to help job seekers find work as quickly as possible and begins when a job seeker registers with Centrelink. These services continue to be provided while the job seeker remains unemployed.

During Job Search Support, the Job Network member advises the job seeker on job search techniques, career options and employment programs as may be appropriate. Each job seeker is assisted in lodging their vocational profile (resume) on Australian JobSearch, the national vacancy database, for subsequent automatic matching against suitable job vacancies.

Kiosks and Internet Website

All job seekers can access details of job leads through their personal page (created by their provider) on the "Australian JobSearch" website using touch-screen kiosks located in Job Network and Centrelink sites and a telephone service for the cost of a local call. Job seekers can also use their personal page on the internet or be notified of job leads by email or SMS.

Job Seeker Account

Job Network providers also have access to the Job Seeker Account, a pool of funds that is used to purchase employment related assistance for eligible job seekers. It is up to each Job Network member to determine the level and type of assistance to be provided in accordance with the guidelines. For example, the Job Seeker Account may be used to purchase employment related training, work clothes and equipment required to accept a job offer, wage subsidies and interpreter services.

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