Job Ready Fund

 

"Support to remove the barriers of gaining and entering employment"

 

Searson Buck Group Pty Ltd is proud to continue its partnership with the Tasmanian State Government with the facilitation of the Job Ready Fund.

The Tasmanian State Government through Jobs Tasmania  are supporting Tasmanian job-seekers gain the essential tools they require to be work-ready on day one of a new role.

This funding support could be utilised to procure items such as White Card, Working With Vulnerable People or other industry tickets, clothing required for a work-based setting, Personal Protective Equipment for work in a manual environment, training and up-skilling courses such as First Aid or tooling for job-based apprentices or trainees.

The Job Ready Fund will provide financial assistance of up to $750 per applicant to assist and remove the financial barriers the new employee may encounter when entering the workforce or for the established worker looking to further develop their career.

 

Job Ready Fund - you are eligible if you are over 18 and facing financial hardship and:

  • are an Australian Citizen and/or Permanent Resident with a Tasmanian residential address, or if not a Permanent Resident, a migrant who have been residing in Tasmania for more than six months, has working rights and are unemployed or underemployed, or
  • are a young person (18-25 years), or
  • are a woman, parent or carer returning to work, or
  • are in receipt of a Centrelink allowance such as JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Disability Support Pension, ABSTUDY, Austudy and/or a current Health Care Card, or listed on a current Health Care Card (not a medicare card) as a dependent.

And meet any one of the following:

  • have started a new job in the last six months, or
  • have an offer of employment (that can be verified with an employer if necessary), or
  • are currently enrolled in a nationally recognised training program, or have completed a qualification or training (evidenced by a statement of attainment or qualification achieved in the last six months), or
  • provided Searson Buck with the evidence or argument that the proposed training or equipment will lead to improved employability skills or work readiness and cannot be sourced from an alternative provider or source (i.e., Workforce Australia provider, TasTAFE etc).

       And:

  • have not been approved to access the Job Ready Fund in the previous 12 months.

 

Tasmanian School-aged Students Eligibility:

  • if you are under 18 or are a school student currently enrolled in a Tasmanian Government, Catholic or Independent school you are ineligible. 

For more information visit the program guide or email jobreadyfund@searsonbuck.com.au

 

If you meet the criteria, please click on the Application Registration button and our virtual assistant - Sam, will  ask a few questions to help you with your application.

 

 

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