Personal Support Programme (PSP)
If you need to STOP and reassess where you’re at and need the flexibility and opportunity to address your issues, then the
Personal Support Programme may suit you.
You will be assisted by an experienced support worker/mentor to resolve personal issues and barriers to gaining employment.
We can help you open up your social circle and assist you with centring and settling yourself. The programme can give you time out to work on those problems that are making it difficult for you to access other programmes and being work ready.
If you relocate whilst on the programme we can arrange your transfer to the nearest Personal Support Programme provider.
Tursa Employment & Training Inc. has been contracted to provide this service throughout the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
How can the Personal Support Programme help you?
The Personal Support Programme (PSP) offers practical assistance to help you develop a plan unique to your individual
circumstances, life goals, social & cultural beliefs and aspirations. Your tailored plan may include activities such as:
Counselling and personal support
Help with establishing goals and developing a realistic plan
Referral and advocacy with other community services & health/welfare agencies
Assistance with attending interviews or to access other services or training
Who is eligible?
The Personal Support Programme (PSP) has been developed for people who are not able to participate in employment-related activities and are not yet ready to benefit from employment assistance programmes and services.
To be eligible for assistance you must be:
Assessed by Centrelink as having capacity to benefit from PSP
Receiving an eligible income support payment, or
15—20 years (inclusive), unemployed, registered as an eligible jobseeker with Centrelink & not in receipt of benefits
OR
An existing CSP/PSP participant who meets the above criteria and has not yet completed two years of assistance.
Why choose TURSA for your Personal Support Programme ?
Obviously to improve your chances of developing and achieving a realistic social and/or economic outcome….but there are other good reasons to consider such as:
We’re local and established – this is our home, our work area …. And we know it well. Through our extensive network of community contacts and local staff in the field, we have a high capacity to assist you in overcoming
personal difficulties and barriers to employment.
Your mentors at TURSA are practical people with real-life skills, selected for their sensitivity and most importantly, their
knowledge of unemployment and empathy with job seekers in rural and regional Australia.
We offer our service right across the region, from offices in every major centre from Grafton to Tweed.
As we’re non-profit and entirely self-contained within the Northern Rivers region we have less constraints on our capacity to
provide special services and assistance to you
TURSA’s Personal Support Programme Services
Our specialist PSP staff will:
Provide one-to-one support and assistance in regular private interviews
Assist you with identifying and attaining your goals
Help with referrals to other agencies depending on your requirements
Assist with choosing and entering training courses
Help you with choosing social and vocational paths
Assist with accessing community health and professional health services
Assure you of privacy and strict confidentiality
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