Support Services

Job Services Australia

Job Services Australia (JSA) is funded by the Australian Government to provide tailored employment assistance to all job seekers, including young job seekers.

Job seekers aged under 21 can be eligible for the full range of JSA services regardless of whether they are receiving Centrelink payments.

Recognising that young people have specific needs, there are youth specific JSAs that are more skilled and resourced to work with your students.

Youth Specialist JSA Providers in the INLLEN area

Youth Projects: Youth Projects Employment Services has the local knowledge and networks to connect young people to employers and community organisations to build work experience and enhance employment, traineeship and apprenticeship opportunities.

Melbourne City Mission: Support from the Employment and Youth Services team is available if the young person is aged 15 – 25, unemployed or about to lose their job, leaving school and/or eligible to register with Centrelink.

To find out more about Job Services Australia, find a JSA provider, or look for jobs, go to the Australian JobSearch website.

Youth Connections

Youth Connections is a program offering case management and activities to young people who are at risk of not completing their education. NMIT is the lead agent across the Banyule Nilumbik, Hume Whittlesea and Inner Northern (Darebin, Yarra and Moreland) regions.

A consortium of organisations including Moreland City Council, Melbourne City Mission, The Salvation Army, Mission Australia and Youth Connect are able to offer case management services that will identify, re-engage and progress young people along a pathway that will enable them to complete their education to year 12 or equivalent.

Service type areas are identified below:

1   Young people at school who are most at risk at disengaging from education

2a Young people in school and at imminent risk of disengaging, or have recently disengaged 
     (within the last 3 months)

2b Young people who are severely disengaged from school, education, training or work, family
     and community (not attended school for at least 3 months)

Eligibility requirements:

13 – 19 years who have not completed year 12 or equivalent. You must be an Australia citizen or permanent resident. At risk of disengaging, recently disengaged or severely disengaged from education.

Contacts:

For more information contact: Youth Connections 1800 136 614

Guides and Resources

INLLEN have developed a range of resources  to assist you in working with young people. These include information relating to School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, Deadly Pathway opportunities for Koorie young people, career planning and support services for School Leavers, Pathway services for young people with a Disability and program based Pathway information for young people in the Inner North.

You can download copies of these guides here.