ENCOMPASS
NDIS Employment Support
WHAT IS ENCOMPASS?
Encompass is employment related supports funded under the NDIS.
Encompass is a person-centred service to build your skills, find and keep a job, and/or to engage with other training or education.
Encompass provides you with one-on-one holistic supports in health and wellbeing, further education, community action and connections through positive relationships, all with a focus on employment to help support your individual journey.
AT A GLANCE
- NDIS Participants
- Flexible and person-centred program
- Employment related supports
How it Works
What to Expect
Young people take diverse pathways into adulthood, and do not necessarily follow a direct pathway.
We strive to enable each young person to identify who they are now, who they want to be in the future and what they want to do to reach future employment plans to achieve positive results. We help you to develop a co-design plan that includes several different life goals depending on your aspirations for the future.
The plan will be delivered over four phases:
- Guidance and exploration
- Work preparation
- Workplace opportunities
- Post placement support
Services Included
While the program will be tailored to your individual needs and goals, we can provide services under the below NDIS Support Items:
- School leaver employment supports
- Employment support
- Transition from school into further education
- Skills development and training
- Individual social skills development
What you will Gain
The Encompass Program uses proven techniques to prepare you for the workforce. You can expect to build confidence and learn skills in the areas of:
- Social and business communication skills
- Money management
- Travel skills
- Understanding personal hygiene and presentation
- Understanding your rights in the workplace
- Teamwork
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Planning and Organising skills
- Working independently
- Time management skills
- Prioritising skills
- Conflict resolution and negotiation
- Coping with challenges and building resilience
Steps to your success
GUIDANCE & EXPLORATION
Work with your support team to explore your strengths, goals and skills, then develop a plan
WORK PREPARATION
Work readiness workshops, activities and work tasters
WORKPLACE OPPORTUNITIES
Work experience placements, mentoring, internships, and volunteering
POST-PLACEMENT SUPPORT
Personalised ongoing support for both you and your employer
Frequently Asked Questions
Here are some of the answers to questions we are often asked. If you can't find the right answer here, please don't hesitate to call or email.
That’s okay! We understand that your circumstances don’t always mean you fit into someone else’s ‘box’. YouthWorX NT offers a number of different programs that suit a wide range of goals and to suit all abilities and backgrounds. Please get in touch or browse through our programs to see how we can help.
The types of support are located under SLES, and Finding and Keeping a job items;
0102 Assist access and Maintain employment
0117 Development of daily living skills
0133 Spec support in employment
Please contact us for more information on pricing and cost.
Employment support funding works concurrently with ADE providers as well as Disability Employment Services to better promote the inclusion of young people with a disability entering open employment.
If you find that the Encompass program isn’t for you, you can change provider at any time after a reconnect meeting.
Yes, we encourage anything that promotes learning and allows our participants to feel safe and calm in our space.
Dependent on individual funding and needs our Coaches can assist you with travel training if required.
The Encompass program is a safe and inclusive work space where we involve all of our participant’s families and stakeholders to better support you in your journey into employment.
Dependent on funding and NDIS plan, a participant can apply for funding annually for up to 3 years.
If you haven’t found a pathway into employment you can apply for a plan review to extent funding support to a maximum of 3 years, allowing for more time to grow and learn.
