About BIZLINK

BIZLINK is a not-for-profit incorporated Disability Employment Service that assists people with disability to prepare for, find and keep a job in open employment, including ongoing support where required. BIZLINK is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR).

BIZLINK was established in 1992 to provide a specialist employment service to school leavers with disability living in the northern suburbs of Perth. BIZLINK expanded its service in 1994 to include job seekers with a range of disabilities and of diverse age groups. Today BIZLINK accepts referrals from a number of sources including Centrelink, self, schools, community organisations and interagency.

Most job seekers will require a Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) and the local Centrelink can assist with this. Job seekers can call BIZLINK on 9300 2144 for more information on eligibility and how to register. Our service areas are the North Metro and the Central and West Metro of Perth. We have offices in Joondalup and Rockingham. BIZLINK offers people with disability a range of integrated employment, education, training and vocational development options. Job seekers and their support network, where involved, work together with BIZLINK Coordinators to design their own program of work related activities based on their (potential) skills, choice and aspirations.

BIZLINK selectively matches job seekers to fill the criteria of each job vacancy and can then provide on-site training, support and advice. BIZLINK continues to support workers as required - reducing or increasing, providing on or off-site assistance to meet the needs of the worker and employer.

BIZLINK aims to provide the best possible employment assistance and support. We work together with consumers to achieve their employment goals. To ensure we are meeting consumer needs, our Charter and Value Statement reflects the beliefs and mission of the BIZLINK Team:

OUR CHARTER

Quality employment for people with disability.

OUR VALUES

People with disability:

Have a right to work in open employment regardless of the extent or severity of their disability
Must play a central role in planning their own careers, in conjunction with their families and significant others (where involved)
Have a right to receive individualised support to become competent and valued employees
Have a right to a fair day's pay as have employers a right to a fair day's work
Need only the desire to work, support from significant others, realistic career choice and access to training and support to succeed in open employment
Have a right to privacy, confidentiality and respect in all their dealings with the agency

THE BIZLINK TEAM

A voluntary Board of Directors governs BIZLINK; Directors have a range of skills and expertise in business, finance, management and leadership. The Board, which includes the Executive Director and Managing Director monitors the operational and financial performance of the agency, develops policy and ensures consumers receive appropriate services. It is the responsibility of the Board to ensure that BIZLINK meets all legal requirements relevant to the Constitution, Funding Agreement and Commonwealth and State Laws.

Executive Director

The Executive Director’s role is to further the objective of BIZLINK through targeted strategic and business development related activities

Managing Director

The Managing Director has an overall responsibility for the quality, operational and financial management and contract performance of BIZLINK.

Operations Manager

The Operations Manager is responsible for the coordination of registrations and contract related operations; supervision and support of Job Search and Employment Coordinators and the management of job search activities.

Support Manager

The Support Manager is responsible for the coordination and management of the agency's job support activities including the supervision of Support Coordinators.

Support Coordinators

Support Coordinators assist workers with disability to retain employment and assist consumers with education and vocational development options. Support Coordinators, in particular, provide on-the-job support to workers and liaise with co-workers to ensure that "employers receive a fair day's work as does the employee a fair day's pay". They also liaise with the Job Search team to identify consumer skills and abilities for job-matching.

Job Search Coordinators

Job Search Coordinators primarily promote BIZLINK’s service and individual job seekers to employers to enable job seekers to locate and secure jobs that match their (potential) skills, choice and aspirations.

Employment Coordinators

Employment Coordinators primarily work with job seekers to assist them to build work capacity and job readiness to secure quality employment. They assist with all tasks related to referral and registration activities. They assist with service promotion particularly to develop and maintain referral sources, for example, schools and community organisations; they assist with job support and will job match and secure jobs.

Finance Manager

The Finance Manager has accounting qualifications and is responsible for the financial and accounting requirements of the agency.

Quality Manager

The Quality Manager provides administration, operational and quality management support for agency.

Administration Assistant

The Administration Assistant is responsible for clerical and reception duties such as, typing, file upkeep, photocopying, reception duties, and for recording information into the client database.

BIZLINK values choice and your right to make decisions about your career. The friendly and professional staff at BIZLINK will talk to you about your skills, abilities and interests to assist you to choose the right job.

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Employers are finding that employing a person with disability is a sound business decision. People with disability represent a largely untapped resource of motivated and loyal employees.

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