Work & Income's Job Ops Scheme provides employers with a $5,000 subsidy to provide employment opportunities to young people with low or no skills or work experience.

Job Ops is designed to help employers take on young people aged 16-24 who they would not otherwise be able to employ. It’s a chance to give valuable work experience to young people who find themselves out of work.

To qualify for Job Ops the position must be:

• a new position that would not exist if the Job Ops subsidy was not available to the employer
• a continuous position of six months duration
• a full-time position of 30 hours or more per week
• an entry-level position that requires no pre-requisite skills or experience

An employer cannot receive a Job Ops subsidy for a position from which they have made a worker redundant in the last month.

Job Ops provides you with a subsidy of $5,000 for each young person employed for six months in an entry-level position. An initial payment of $3,000 will be made at the start of the employment period, followed by a further payment of $2,000 after the employee has worked for six months.

Work and Income will let you know who your contact person is after you list a Job Ops opportunity and work with you to help find the most suitable person for your opportunity.

Click here for more information or contact the Work and Income Employer Line on 0800 778 008