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Business Services (also previously known as supported employment or sheltered workshops) are funded by the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA).
Business Services provide a range of employment options to:
- people for whom competitive employment at an award wage in the open labour market is unlikely
- people who, because of their disability, need substantial ongoing support to obtain or retain paid employment.
Support is generally provided for more than 24 months and can be ongoing for as long as the job seeker remains employed by the service. Funding levels are determined by the individual support requirements of each worker. If a person is assessed as needing constant and ongoing support (i.e. they would be unable to work in open labour market unless one-to-one or very high levels of support and assistance is provided) then Business Services may be an option.
What type of work and training is available in Business Services?
Business Services have a dual focus - they provide employment for people with a disability and operate as a commercial business. There are a variety of business services operating in the ACT, providing a variety of tasks and learning opportunities for their employees in a wide range of commercial and industrial operations. These include:
- Cleaning services - domestic and commercial cleaning, car washing and detailing, litter pick-ups and property maintenance
- Packaging and Assembly - collating, packing, assembly and shrink wrapping of products
- Horticulture - plant nurseries, gardening and garden/ground maintenance, including the use of equipment such as mowers, brush cutters, chainsaws and vacuum/blowers as well as tasks such as weeding, raking, planting, irrigation work and landscaping
- Hospitality - preparation and presentation/serving of foods in conference centres, canteens, cafes and coffee shops
- Printing and Distribution Services - including photocopying, mail-outs, assisting with print runs, and screen printing
- Recycling and renewing.
Who is eligible to work in a Business Service?
If you have a Disability Support Pension and are able to work for at least 8 hours a week (with support), you are eligible to work in a Business Service and can register directly with a Business Service. You do not need to complete a Job Capacity Assessment.
Other job seekers may be referred to a Business Service after undertaking a Job Capacity Assessment, if it is considered the most suitable employment option.
Eligibility alone does not guarantee acceptance into a Business Service as there are only a limited number of funded places.
When determining the suitability of a Business Service for an individual, other factors that are taken into consideration may include the desire of the individual to be employed and the capacity of the Business Service to accommodate an individual employee's needs while meeting the Business Service's dual objective to run a commercially viable business.
Business Services providers in the ACT
Business Services provided by LEAD Contracting
LEAD formerly known as Work Places / Community Programs AssociationLEAD stands for Live Experience Access Develop.
Horticulture and garden maintenance
This business operates out of a central depot location in Braddon providing garden maintenance services to businesses and personal properties across Canberra and the Queanbeyan district. Types of tasks include:
- operating small machinery such as mowers, blowers and whipper snippers
- planting and maintenance of garden beds
- basic landscaping
- general tidying.
Cleaning services
This contract cleaning business primarily services the ACT building industry, maintaining workspaces and sheds on building sites. The business operates during the day, with mobile cleaning crews visiting between 4-5 sites per day. Small amounts of other cleaning activities such as offices and buses are undertaken.
Collating and other process work
This business provides conference packaging, mail outs and assembling services primarily to large businesses and public sector agencies. Also assists with basic assembly tasks such as the making of irrigation pipes. As work tends to be seasonal, only casual employment opportunities may be available.
LEAD Contracting
Level 5, Jacobs House, 8-10 Hobart Place, CANBERRA ACT 2600
Phone: 6257 7088
Fax: 6257 7099
Email:
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www.lead.asn.au/ (or www.cpainc.com.au/ until the new website goes live)
Business Services provided by Koomarri
Pack 'n' Post
Providing packaging, sorting, assembling, minor manufacturing, mail outs and folding services.
Ezi-Iron
Ironing service located in Braddon and Phillip.
Koomarri Garden Maintenance
Providing professional garden maintenance for the public and private sector.
The Cut Cloth Shop
Uses discarded clothes and materials, which are cut up and sold to Canberra businesses that can re-use these products. Customers of the Cut Cloth Shop include cleaning, printing and motor vehicle businesses.
Koomarri Flowers
Floral arrangement and delivery of fresh flowers.
Koomarri
25 Launceston Street, PHILLIP ACT 2606
Phone: 6280 6143
Fax: 6239 1603
Email:
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www.koomarri.com.au/
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