Mature age employment services

Mature age people throughout Australia who have not yet reached pension age may access support to find work through CoAct Connect’s mature-age employment services. We believe in the power of a workforce that embraces people with diverse backgrounds, histories, and past experiences. 

CoAct’s delivery of Australian Government programs such as Inclusive Employment Australia (formerly Disability Employment Services, DES) and Workforce Australia, provides mature-age job seekers with specialist support to find work that suits their needs.  

Mature age support through Inclusive Employment Australia

We can provide eligible mature-age job seekers living with disability, injury or illness with the support they need to prepare for, find, and keep a job.

Our team members are specially trained to work with mature age job seekers as they search for and apply for jobs, and to empower them to stay in work with post-employment support. 

We can also facilitate workplace assessments, advise on appropriate workplace modifications, and give advice on accessing government financial support to implement them. 

Workforce Australia for mature age job seekers

CoAct Connect’s Workforce Australia program is delivered by an experienced team, passionate about connecting mature-age people around the country with sustainable employment through personalised support. We’re helping them get confident, skilled and ready to find jobs that genuinely align with where life has taken them. If you would like to transfer from Workforce Australia online (self-managing) to CoAct Connect, please contact our team or contact the Digital Services Contact Centre for support in making the transfer.

You may be eligible for support through Inclusive Employment Australia, if you:

• Have a disability, injury, or health condition – confirmed in a current Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).
• Can work less than 30 hours per week – now and in the future, even with support.
• Live in Australia – as a citizen, permanent resident, or eligible visa holder.
• Are the right age – at least 14 and younger than Age Pension age, and of legal working age in their state or territory.
• Are not studying full-time – unless Services Australia approved it at the time of referral.
• Have Inclusive Employment Australia recommended – in a current and valid ESAt.
• Are not already working above their employment benchmark – based on usual weekly hours.

You may be eligible for personalised support via Workforce Australia if you are:

• currently unemployed.
• someone who will benefit from more intensive assistance.
• on income support with mutual obligation requirements.