Job Plans 001-09100000
Expand allThis document outlines the requirement to negotiate a Job Plan.
Requirement for a Job Plan
A Job Plan is an Employment Pathway Plan for the purpose of Social Security Law.
Under Social Security Law, job seekers with mutual obligation requirements are required to agree to a Job Plan. A Job Plan records the requirements that are negotiated between a job seeker and their Employment Services Provider or Services Australia that will satisfy the job seeker's mutual obligation requirements. Job seekers who are Centrelink Managed and volunteer to receive employment assistance are also required to agree to a Job Plan.
A Job Plan should be negotiated for Centrelink managed job seekers within 4 days of receiving their first regular payment.
Negotiation of the Job Plan
Job seekers will negotiate their Job Plan with their Employment Services Provider if they are provider managed or in the Workforce Australia Online website if they are referred to that service.
A Job Plan will be negotiated by Services Australia for job seekers who are managed by Centrelink. This includes:
- job seekers with mutual obligation requirements who are fully meeting their requirements and are not required to be connected with a Workforce Australia provider
- job seekers who are in Community Development Program (CDP) areas and who are managed by Centrelink
- most newly arrived refugees. See Negotiating Job Plans for newly arrived refugees following the 'Refugee in First 13 Weeks' (REF) exemption for more information
Job seekers who are Centrelink managed may volunteer to participate with an Employment Services Provider. In this case, Services Australia will remain responsible for negotiating a Job Plan and ensuring all requirements, including any Provider added requirements are appropriate.
Services Australia is responsible for ensuring job seekers managed by Centrelink have appropriate requirements. A Job Plan must be negotiated by Services Australia irrespective of the existence of any previously negotiated Job Plans.
Job seekers in the Workforce Australia online employment service who are subject to RapidConnect must complete a Career Profile (known as Your Profile in the Workforce Australia system) before their Job Plan will be presented to them. Their payment will be granted when they agree to their Job Plan.
For more information, see Negotiating Centrelink Managed Job Plans and Approved mutual obligation requirements for Centrelink managed Job Plans.
Contents
Negotiating Centrelink Managed Job Plans
Negotiating Job Plans for under 18 year old at risk job seekers
Negotiating Job Plans for incapacitated persons
Approved Activity Review Job Plan Contact
Reviewing Job Plans for under 18 year old at risk job seekers
Related links
Participation with Workforce Australia
Community Development Program (CDP)
Eligibility for JobSeeker Payment (JSP) and Youth Allowance (job seeker) when self-employed