CRS Australia is the largest provider of vocational rehabilitation in Australia. They assist job seekers to build on their abilities and manage the effects of their disability so they can get or keep a job. If your disability, injury or health condition is affecting your ability to get or keep a job, CRS Australia can help.
Who can they help?
CRS Australia has experience helping people manage a wide range of conditions, such as:
- muscular or joint conditions, eg. lower back pain
- mental health conditions, eg. anxiety, depression, psychosis
- hearing or vision loss
- medical conditions, eg. diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome.
How do they help?
A CRS Australia job seeker receives individual support from a professionally trained rehabilitation consultant. The consultant helps the job seeker to:
- identify their abilities and their goals
- identify services to address barriers caused by their condition
- prepare a plan of activities, including job seeking, to help manage the effects of their condition
- prepare for work and seek suitable jobs
- settle into their job, with support given for up to six months following a job placement.
Services are at no cost to people on income support from Centrelink. Eligibility criteria do apply.
How do I access their services?
If you have barriers to employment, you are required to have a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA). You can register for a JCA by calling CRS Australia on 1800 277 277. A JCA will determine the most appropriate employment assistance program for you. Where the assessment determines a need for vocational rehabilitation, you can request to be referred to CRS Australia.