Ongoing Support (Work Assist) is available to employees with disability, injury or a health condition who need support to maintain their job or are having difficulty performing the essential functions of a job due to the impact of their disability, injury or health condition. An Inclusive Employment Australia provider will work with you and your employer to provide support to keep your job.…, How do you get help? , You will need to talk to and register directly with an Inclusive Employment Australia provider. At the first interview they will talk about your circumstances, your Employment situation and any support needs you may have. If the provider considers that you need Ongoing Support (Work Assist) to maintain your job, they will seek your agreement to receive Ongoing Support (Work Assist) and ask you…, What help can you get?, Ongoing Support (Work Assist) help can include: face-to-face support, such as meeting in person for appointments advice about redesigning a job, for example changing or swapping tasks managing workplace changes referrals to health support services, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, pain management or counselling. It is your choice if you want to talk to people at work about your…, Who is eligible?, To get Work Assist, you need to: be currently employed have a disability, injury or health condition (this will be confirmed by the Inclusive Employment Australia provider) be working at an average of at least 8 or more hours per week have been working in that job over a consecutive period of at least 12 weeks, or there is an expectation that the job will last for at least 12 weeks be assessed by…, How to apply for Work Assist, Contact an Inclusive Employment Australia to apply for Ongoing Support (Work Assist) services. Find an Inclusive Employment Australia provider near you. For more information call a JobAccess Adviser on 1800 464 800 or fill out our online enquiry form .
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There are steps you need to follow when you join Inclusive Employment Australia. Learn more with our guide to interviews with providers, job plans, mutual obligations and your choices., Getting started and choosing a provider, Most people get access to Inclusive Employment Australia through a referral from Services Australia. Find out who can use Inclusive Employment Australia and what you might need to do at who is eligible for Inclusive Employment Australia . It is a good idea to look at our list of providers before you meet with Services Australia. You can choose a provider because they are close to home or for any…, Having an interview, To start in Inclusive Employment Australia, you will need to have an interview with your Inclusive Employment Australia provider, so they can make a plan to meet your needs. Your provider will talk to you about: your skills and interests any work and training you have done what you are able to do the help you need to find and keep a job. At the interview, your provider will explain your: rights…, Making and following a job plan, Based on your interview, the Inclusive Employment Australia provider will work with you to create a job plan. This is a plan for working with your provider to help you find suitable work. The job plan will be either: a ‘meaningful engagement’ job plan, that sets out a general agreement that you and your provider will work together to make meaningful progress towards your job goals, or a ‘detailed…, Mutual obligations, The job plan might have activities you must do to keep getting income support payments from Centrelink. These are called ‘mutual obligations’. Mutual obligations can be things like: meeting with your Inclusive Employment Australia provider at set times looking for a certain number of jobs each week going to appointments with other groups going to job interviews going to training courses. Not…, What if you do not do the activities in your job plan?, If you have mutual obligations, you need to participate in Inclusive Employment Australia to meet those obligations. If you have a ‘meaningful engagement’ job plan and your provider does not think you are engaging in a meaningful way, they may move you to a ‘detailed’ job plan that lists particular things you need to do. If you have a ‘detailed’ job plan, there will be things listed in your job…, Keeping track of your activities, You can keep track of the activities you do in your job plan through the myGov website . Your Inclusive Employment Australia provider can help you do this., Pausing your Inclusive Employment Australia program, If you have mutual obligation requirements, you must keep working with your provider unless Services Australia tells you that you do not have to. For example, if you have a serious illness, Services Australia can pause the program for you. You can ask to get Inclusive Employment Australia services during the pause if you want to. Inclusive Employment Australia providers do not accept medical…, Keeping your job, Once your Inclusive Employment Australia provider puts you in a job, they can help you with: on-the-job training talking to your employer and people you work with ongoing help in your job changing your workplace. If you risk losing your job because of disability, illness, or health condition you can get help through Work Assist ., Your service choices, When you take part in Inclusive Employment Australia, you can choose the services you get and how you get them. For example, you can: choose to have appointments in person, by phone or by video chat – talk to your provider to agree on what works best for you change your provider at any time if you are not happy with their services. You can choose any provider even if they’re not in your local…
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