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Employment services
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Catapult Employment Services Trust
Phone: (03) 365-7005
Services available:
- Catapult Employment Services Trust provides a free employment service for people with a disability or health condition.
- If you are already employed, you must be working 5 hours or less per week.
- Help with career assessment and guidance, CV development and applications.
- Ongoing support for up to 12 months once employed.
- You need a referral from a health professional to access the free service.
Comcare Trust – Jobconnect
Phone: (03) 377-7020
Comcare Trust – Jobconnect is for people aged 16 to 65 years with experience of mental illness.
Services available:
- Full employment search and support service for both job seekers and employers.
- Advice about career and work choice options, information and training.
- A pre-employment service that lets you explore the idea of working and helps you either independently or accompanied.
- Qualified peer support workers and employment consultants.
Emerge Aotearoa – Employment support (Creativeworks)
Phone: (03) 372-1263
Emerge Aotearoa – Employment support for people aged 16 to 65 with mild to moderate mental illness who wish to get back to work.
Services available:
- Support to develop skills, look for, find and stay in work. Based on a goal-oriented plan.
- At locations that suit you, such as at home, a café, the library or Emerge Aotearoa's offices.
- Qualified peer support workers with degree-level qualifications. They also have certificates in supported employment and mental health support.
Work and Income
Services available:
- Work and Income provides help finding work and administers benefits and payments.
Workbridge
Phone: 0508-858-858
Services available:
- Workbridge provides a free employment service for disabled people or those with an injury or health condition.
- Supports people to find work or return to work following sick (or other) leave.
- Help with CV development, interview skills and preparing to return to work.
- Ongoing support for up to 12 months once employed or back at work.
- You can refer yourself a health professional can refer you.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed November 2023.
Review key: HIHMI-138165
