Job Seekers with a Disability or Health Condition

Careers, Internships & Employment advises you to:

• Read Job seekers with a Disability or Health condition (PDF, 141KB).
• Discuss the issue of disclosure with a member of the Careers, Internships & Employment team at Drop In or a career counselling appointment.
• Refer to"Getting a job: an A to Z for an employers and employees. Pre-employment guidelines These guidelines, written by The Human Rights Commission, are aimed at ensuring equality & fairness for all job applicants regardless of characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, age, disability or sexual orientation.
• Refer to the Christchurch & Canterbury Community Services Directory in the Careers, Internships & Employment Resource Area which contains information on employment/supported employment services.
• Contact us if you require a resource in an alternative format: careers@canterbury.ac.nz
  

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• The Disability Resource Service provide useful information about the services and resources available at the University of Canterbury for students who have a disability. Includes links to community agencies.
• The Disability Information Service is a free community information and referral service holding a wide range of information on disability and health issues in the Canterbury Region.
• The Mental Health Education and Resource Centre (MHERC) contains a Mental Health Directory. Go into this directory and enter "Employment Services" under "Category" and get a list of organisations that might be able to assist in your job search.