HIRING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

Barkuma isn’t just for people with disabilities. As well as supporting our people to live their all, we’re also leading change towards more collaborative, connected and inclusive communities for all South Australians, and we believe every person can contribute toward that vision.  We support employers and business hiring people with disability. We foster long-term relationships, working with both employers and employees to solve unique business challenges.

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BENEFITS OF EMPLOYING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

Employing people with disability makes good business sense. Discover an untapped workforce who rate highly on reliability factors that benefit your business, including:

  • Higher staff retention rates
  • Increased customer loyalty
  • Lower absenteeism
  • Low incidence of workplace injury
  • Promote staff morale

Barkuma Employment is funded by the Federal Government, so there is no out of pocket expense for your business to utilise our service.

THE BARKUMA DIFFERENCE

We currently support almost 400 people in employment within South Australia, working in both the private and public sectors.

We support organisations with every step of their new employees journey.

Our free support model includes:

 

  • Identifying business solutions
  • Finding the right person for your organisation
  • Assistance with job design, job set-up, induction and orientation
  • Dedicated contacts and support staff for your organisation
  • Onsite support and training – to ensure your employee is performing their job well
  • Regular communication and information sharing
  • Understanding of your organisation and business needs

WAGES AND SUBSIDIES

Wages for staff are based on the relevant Federal Award. There is a wage subsidy available and attractive incentives for Apprenticeships and Traineeships. Some people are eligible for the Supported Wage System (SWS) which is a productivity-based wage system.

THE PROCESS

We provide tailored assistance to businesses who are looking to hire a person with disability. The most common process we follow includes:

Job & Person
Specification
Identify
suitable
candidate
Undertake
work
experience
On the job
training &
support
Customised
awareness
training
Provide
on-going
support