Disability Recruitment

Do you want to make your workplace more inclusive but don't know where to start? Maxima can reframe what's possible through Disability Recruitment.

With up to 20% of all Australians living and working with some form of disability, injury or health condition including mental ill health, it’s likely that your workforce already includes workers with a disability.

Maxima is dedicated to demystifying disability employment and promoting the benefits of employing people facing barriers. We work with employers to find the best possible team members for your business and can simplify and streamline the process.

In addition to finding suitable candidates for your business, at no cost to you, our team can assist you with:

• Available wage subsidies.
• Support for Workplace Modifications.

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Wage Subsidies

When you’re recruiting – the most important thing is to get the right person for your job role. 

A person who has the right skills and experience, who will be a great contributor, perform well and approach their role with enthusiasm and an infectious, positive attitude.

Sometimes, a financial incentive can also help get your new job role underway. It helps overcome the barriers to adding a new staff member, making it both more affordable and less risky.

Up to $10,000 worth of wage subsidies may be available to help you find the right team member.

Subsidies have different eligibility requirements and target different candidate cohorts such as youth, mature age and people with disability, but generally there is a need to employ a person with a disability for a certain number of hours per week for a period of time, with the expectation that the employment will be ongoing.

Maxima can help you find great team members – and also make it simple and easy for you to receive available incentives.

Support with Workplace Modifications

As an Employer you want to get the very best out of your staff.

For some employees this may involve some assistance or modification of their workplace.

At no cost to you or your employee Maxima may be able to provide:

• adjustments to your physical workplace
• modifications to work vehicles
• special equipment for the workplace
• information and communication devices
• Auslan interpreting services
• specialist services for employees with specific learning disorders and mental health conditions
• disability awareness training for the workplace (including deafness awareness)
• mental health awareness and first aid training.

The Federal Government funds these initiatives through Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) and the Employment Assistance Fund (EAF).

Maxima has the expertise and experience to explain the eligibility requirements and processes of the EAF to you and your employee. We will work through the process with you so that the best outcome for all parties can be achieved.

Testimonials

“Maxima has helped us to employee over 20 employees for our business and has aided us drastically in our endeavor to engage with the community and find employees for our business. Maxima has offered ongoing support to these employees, through continually catching up, and communication we have been able to all work together to best support the employee. Maxima help employees through all stages of the hiring process, interviews, and even provide constant support in their orientation and throughout their time at McDonalds. as well several employees are going on to further leadership roles within the store. I truly believe this was in part due to the support Maxima has provided.”

“We have a really great, open and honest working relationship with Maxima staff and this makes employing people within our cafe so exciting and fulfilling – we never feel alone or left hanging once workers are placed with us.”

“Every experience that I have had interacting with Maxima or at least interviewing the candidates on offer has been worth the time, even if it has been to just give the jobseeker a little more interview experience.”