Disability Employment Services and Job Support

We provide jobs for people with disability through disability employment opportunities across supported roles in our social enterprises, customised employment in the community, and micro-enterprise pathways. As WA’s largest employer of people with disability, you can choose from a range of roles with clear routes to paid work, on-the-job coaching, and ongoing support that builds skills and confidence.

If you’re exploring your next step, we’ll match your goals to the right role so you can earn money, build your independence, and progress at work. 

Learn more About Us to understand our purpose and impact.

About our disability job support services in Perth & WA

Workpower provides comprehensive job services for people with disability. We work with you to plan a clear pathway into work that fits your interests, strengths, and support requirements. 

Our disability job support services include:

Employment Assistance 

This service builds your skills to find and keep a job in either the open or the supported labour market. It is for those looking to enter the workforce and can include support for volunteering, transitioning to open employment, or setting up your own micro-enterprise.

Supported Employment 

This is paid employment in one of our social enterprises, where you receive support to develop workplace skills, explore career paths, and succeed in your role. It’s a flexible option designed for people with disability who receive or are eligible for the Disability Support Pension.

We offer real jobs in a variety of industries. Depending on your interests and location, you could work in roles like:

  • Reuse Shop/Retail Assistant

  • Factory Hand (Packaging & Warehousing)

  • Grounds Maintenance Worker

  • Fire Services Hand

  • Nursery Hand

  • Office Assistant

  • Timber Manufacturing

  • Textile Services/Sewing Machinist

Micro-enterprise 

For those with an entrepreneurial spirit, we can support you to establish your own micro-enterprise or self-employment business. This pathway is part of our Employment Assistance service, designed to help you build skills and achieve your unique career goals.

Explore How We Work With You for our step-by-step support model.

Employment opportunities for people with disability

We create and connect you with disability employment opportunities that suit your skills and ambitions. In supported employment, you can build experience in retail and reuse shops, nurseries, manufacturing, fire services, grounds maintenance, textiles, packaging and warehousing, or office administration. 

Many customers use supported employment as a launchpad into open employment when ready. Others choose customised roles with local employers, with our coaches supporting onboarding, workplace adjustments, and success on the job. 

How Workpower supports your career journey

Your employment journey is personal. Our coaches listen, plan, and walk alongside you. We use a simple three-step approach:

Design your service – Get to know you, understand your support requirements and work together to identify your goals.

Plan your supports – Based on your goals, we will work with you and your support network to develop a program that breaks your goals into small, achievable steps. We then put together a plan to work together to achieve these, one step at a time.

Achieve your goals – We build on each step of the plan to achieve your goals and ensure you always have a choice and control over your supports. Once you have achieved your goal, we look to the next one while maintaining the skills and confidence you have developed.

Along the way, you can access skill-building options, including our Work Learning program that develops teamwork, communication, personal presentation, problem-solving, safety awareness, and workplace relationships—using practical, real-world learning delivered at your pace. 

See our Community Services to discover complementary life and learning supports that strengthen your work readiness.

Benefits for participants

Workpower turns goals into outcomes. You’re supported to earn your own money, grow your independence, and do work that uses your talents. As your confidence and connections grow, so does your freedom to shape your future. 

Our customers consistently highlight the same win: feeling valued and seeing a pathway forward, whether that’s advancing in a social enterprise, stepping into open employment, or building a micro-business around their passions.

Watch Michael talk about his employment journey with Workpower.

Regional reach: jobs for people with disability in Perth and beyond

We deliver disability job support across Perth and regional WA, including locations in the South West and the Mid West. 

Our services are available through our hubs and social enterprises in suburbs across the Perth metro area and in regional centres such as Bunbury, Busselton, Geraldton, and Kalgoorlie. 

This means you can access employment opportunities close to home, with coaches and teams who understand your local community and employer network. 

Explore where we operate on Our Locations. 

Why Workpower for disability employment

For more than 30 years, Workpower has partnered with people with disability to turn ambitions into jobs and careers. Our scale and experience across diverse industries create genuine work pathways. Every role in our social enterprises is a real job that contributes to Western Australian communities while building your skills and confidence. With specialist coaches, inclusive workplaces, and strong employer partnerships, we offer a reliable, person-centred pathway into work that lasts. 

Get to know our story and social mission on About Us. 

Ready to get started?

Reach out today to explore disability job support and current disability employment opportunities in Perth and regional WA. Our Customer Engagement Managers will guide your next steps and help you match your goals with the right pathway. 

Contact Us to begin.

Frequently asked questions

  • We provide tailored disability employment opportunities across WA, including supported employment in our social enterprises, customised jobs with local employers, micro-enterprise support, and structured transition pathways for school leavers.

  • Yes. We offer supported roles across Perth and partner with community employers for open employment so that you can find meaningful work close to home. 

    Check Our Locations to see services near you. 

  • Services include career planning, job matching, work trials, workplace coaching, travel training, and ongoing on-the-job support once you start work. Funding is usually through NDIS Core or Capacity Building, depending on your goals.

  • Get in touch via Contact Us. Our Customer Engagement Managers will talk through your goals, explain funding options, and outline the steps to start.

  • Yes. Our school-leaver supports include transition planning, work experience, and skill-building programs that connect you to paid employment.

  • Funding for these services is typically available through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) under Core or Capacity Building (Finding and Keeping a Job, CB Social, and Improved Daily Living), depending on your goals and supports. Our team will help you understand your options.