Job Capacity Account (JCAc) Services

The MSA team of qualified health professionals specialise in providing short-term health interventions and services. Our Job Capacity Account services have a 'work-first focus' which is aimed at assisting clients to become job ready. To ensure a customised approach to service delivery all of our services are available on an hourly basis with optimal hours recommended.

What is the Job Capacity Account (JCAc)?

The Job Capacity Account is an account established as part of the Welfare to Work reforms to fund short-term pre-vocational interventions to help certain clients become job ready and get the best results from the Job Services Australia.

What types of clients are eligible/may benefit from JCAc services?

JCAc services are short-term interventions designed to assist clients to become job ready. To be eligible for JCAc services, clients will be assessed as:

• Suitable for referral to Job Services Australia and ready to look for work subject to the completion of a short-term intervention or attached to an existing Job Services Australia Member
• Having pre-vocational and non vocational barriers such as medical conditions or personal factors.

MSA services funded under JCAc

Services funded under JCAc are designed to be brief therapeutic interventions of up to 16 weeks. On completion of each of our services the referring JCA Assessor will receive a summary of the client's progress and outcomes achieved from the service.
MSA offers the following comprehensive suite of services available under JCAc:

Counselling Programs

One on one counselling can assist clients who have both vocational and non-vocational issues which may impact on their job readiness and employability. The service is provided by qualified health professionals and is suitable for clients experiencing:

• Drug and alcohol problems
• Depression and/or anxiety
• Grief and loss issues
• Relationship problems
• Behaviour management issues
• Career counselling
• Other psychological problems

 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

CBT is an evidence based therapeutic intervention that is proven to be effective treatment for conditions such as depression and anxiety. Our team of psychologists specialise in providing CBT for job seekers experiencing:

• Low self esteem
• Poor self confidence
• Persistent and negative self talk and perceptions

Pain Management

Pain Management provides therapeutic psychological interventions to assist Job Seekers having difficulty in the adjustment to disability. A customised approach for individual clients may be provided by Occupational Therapists, Psychologists or both. The program identifies factors affecting clients pain and assists clients in developing strategies to effectively manage the pain. This is a suitable treatment for Job Seekers experiencing:

• Problems coping with pain
• Persistent pain
• Secondary anxiety and depression as a result of experiencing chronic pain

Social Casework

Our Qualified team of health professionals are able to assist clients with case management processes that are integral to their successful return to employment. Our health professionals can assist clients by locating and linking them in with community resources and addressing issues such as:

• Drug and alcohol problems
• Gambling problems
• Finding suitable accommodation
• General welfare issues

Work Conditioning

MAXimusSolutions Australia provides tailored Work Conditioning programs which are ideal for clients who are de-conditioned due to absence from work, recent or past injury or a history of joint or muscle conditions limiting work options. This program can also benefit clients who have maladaptive perceptions about their functional capacity and types of work they can accomplish, as well as clients who are fearful of work leading to re-injury or exacerbation. 

For more information on this service please contact MAXimusSolutions Australia on 1800 104 400 or contact/wpnp+znkvzhffbyhgvbaf.pbz+nh