Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) provide a comprehensive intervention, combining vocational rehabilitation with employment assistance. VRS assists people who have an injury, disability or health condition to work independently in the open labour market.
The focus of the intervention is to assist the job seeker to understand, compensate for or manage their injury, disability or health condition, or the resulting limitations or restrictions they may face. It helps them build work capacity and/or avoid re-injury, find and/or retain employment. Vocational Rehabilitation providers work closely with employers to ensure safe and sustainable employment opportunities. This can include identifying the best candidates for vacancies, job design, work place assessments and modifications, work trials and wage subsidies.
Vocational Rehabilitation Services also provide assistance for existing employees who may be in danger of losing their job due to their disability, injury or health condition.
For more information about Vocational Rehabilitation Services visit the JobAccess website or phone a JobAccess Adviser on 1800 464 800. You can also download the following publications:
VRS Star Ratings
Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) for the performance period July 2007 – 31 December 2008.
Reporting of the December 2008 ratings is part of existing Vocational Rehabilitation Services performance management arrangements. The Minister for Employment Participation, the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, is undertaking a review of disability employment services including the performance management framework. Feedback from VRS member organisations and other stakeholders relating to star ratings is being considered as part of this review.
Publications