Time to Work Employment Services - Assessments Guideline

These assessments reflect the Client’s current circumstances, their employment goals, skills, education and abilities so they can be referred to, and receive, the employment services most appropriate to their needs to help them to gain employment.

The JSCI measures a Client’s relative level of disadvantage in the labour market. It determines what level of services the Client may receive when referred to Workforce Australia Services on release from Prison.

The ESAt determines whether a Client’s capacity to work is impacted by a medical condition or other complex barriers. This allows the Employment Services Providers to tailor their services to meet the needs of the Client. This includes, for example, whether a Client is entitled to Workforce Australia servicing, has partial capacity to work or should be referred to Disability Employment Services (DES) on their release from Prison.

The information collected in the JSCI and ESAt assessments provides Providers with valuable information to support their work with Clients by identifying available employment assistance. These assessments outline the support a Client needs and helps Providers to understand their Client’s circumstances and develop activities tailored to their Client.

The information in the Transition Plan forms the basis of the Facilitated Transfer Meeting to ensure that appropriate services are available and provided to a Client following their release.