Are you living with a neurological condition and need job support?
Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurological conditions often comes with invisible symptoms. We can support you with strategies to manage your symptoms and succeed at work.
Our free Employment Support Service is designed specifically to help people living with MS and other neurological conditions to stay in their current role. Eighty-five percent of people who accessed our Employment Support Service were still working two years later.
If you’re experiencing any of the following at work, we can help:
- Trouble moving around the workplace
- Difficulty accessing the bathroom
- Problems with concentration and memory
- Stiffness and pain
- Fatigue
Our specialist team will help identify the individual barriers you are experiencing at work and develop strategies together so you can remain a productive employee.
How our Employment Support Service works
Our team of employment support consultants will meet with you one-on-one to assess your psychological, social, cognitive, physical and vocational needs.
Based on your needs, we can provide the following:
- Symptom management strategies for you and your workplace
- Comprehensive workplace assessment to review your current duties and workplace set up
- Advice on how to modify your hours of work if necessary
- Advice and assistance around new technology and equipment to suit your needs
- Simple processes to help you think more clearly and reduce ‘cog fog’
- Financial assistance to access services, treatments or therapies
- Support to decide if, when and how to disclose your multiple sclerosis
- Education for your employer and colleagues
No matter what field you work in, we can assist. We have helped people working in a range of industries to stay employed, including childcare, freight, nursing, accounting, research, retail and admin.
How can I access the free Employment Support Service?
We have employment support consultants based in the ACT, New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria. If you live close by, we can arrange a face-to-face appointment at one of our MS Wellbeing Centres. You can also access our Employment Support Service through Telehealth.
Call us today on 1800 042 138
Nina's story
Working as a garment technician, Nina is often measuring and assessing sample garments. Difficulty with movement in her right hand due to multiple sclerosis was making her job incredibly hard.
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Tim's story
It was in 2008, soon after Tim had proposed to his wife and was enjoying his football career, that he first noticed symptoms of multiple sclerosis. You can watch Tim’s story or read more below.
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Have any questions about our finding work?
Fill in the form below or if you prefer, get in touch with our team on 1800 042 138. Let us know what you need because we are here to help you in any way we can.
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