Support programmes for young people facing serious barriers to employment
About the Personal Support Programme (PSP)
PSP is a pre-employment programme that provides individual support to participants who, because of multiple non-vocational barriers (such as homelessness, drug and alcohol problems, psychological disorders, domestic violence or other significant barriers to participation) are unable to get a job or benefit from employment programmes such as Job Network.
PSP assistance is specifically tailored to each participant’s needs and includes assessment, counselling, personal and practical support, building self-esteem and confidence, referral to local community services, and support to help sustain the transition to work, education/training or employment services.
Because of its highly customised and unique approach, PSP is successful in helping people overcome people's barriers and establish links with their community, connecting them with work, education and employment assistance.
The programme is open to those who are receiving eligible income support payments and have identified non-vocational barriers to participation in employment or employment-related activities. PSP is also open to people aged 15–20 years who do not receive any payments but are registered as job seekers with Centrelink and are not in full time study.
For more information about PSP visist http://www.workplace.gov.au/psp.
About the Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) Programme
Job Placement, Employment and Training (JPET) is a pre-employment programme bridging the gap between crisis and employment assistance services for disadvantaged young people.
To be eligible to participate in JPET a young person must:
- be aged 15-21 years of age (inclusive), and
- homeless or at risk of homelessness; and/or
- facing barriers which prevent them from participating in the workforce or in their community; and
- not be in sustainable employment and
- be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency or hold a Temporary Protection Visa.
These barriers may include:
- drug and alcohol abuse,
- sexual and physical abuse,
- mental health problems,
- or family troubles.
A key objective of the JPET programme is to stabilise the young person’s situation in order to re-engage them with education or training, help them access employment assistance or to enter employment.
Participation in the JPET programme aims to help young people with:
- reconnecting with education or study
- engaging with employment assistance
- participating in programmes with a workforce participation focus
- accessing specialist support services
- stabilising accommodation
- increasing social connections and participation in the community.
JPET providers draw on and work collaboratively with existing community support services and networks in their local community to give young people the most appropriate support for their needs.
To be eligible to participate in JPET a young person must:
- be aged 15-21 years of age (inclusive), and
- homeless or at risk of homelessness; and/or
- facing barriers which prevent them from participating in the workforce or in their community; and
- not be in sustainable employment and
- be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency or hold a Temporary Protection Visa.
These barriers may include:
- drug and alcohol abuse,
- sexual and physical abuse,
- mental health problems,
- or family troubles.
A key objective of the JPET programme is to stabilise the young person’s situation in order to re-engage them with education or training, help them access employment assistance or to enter employment.
Participation in the JPET programme aims to help young people with:
- reconnecting with education or study
- engaging with employment assistance
- participating in programmes with a workforce participation focus
- accessing specialist support services
- stabilising accommodation
- increasing social connections and participation in the community.
JPET providers draw on and work collaboratively with existing community support services and networks in their local community to give young people the most appropriate support for their needs.
