Disability Support Worker

5 months ago

Welshpool, Australia KindleCare Disability Support Full time

**KindleCare**

**Disability Support Worker**

Job Description Form

**Reporting to **Owner (or Team Leader once employed)

**Term **Permanent (Part time or Full time) / Contract

**Hours **X hours per fortnight

**Directly supervising **Not applicable

**Date prepared **29 November 2021

**Experience and **Equivalent to VET certificate III in relevant studies (Disability or
Community Services or equivalent)

**qualifications**

Right to work in Australia

Paid experience working with people with a disability

Current First Aid Qualification

Working with Children Check

NDIS Worker Screening

Valid Drivers Licence and reliable vehicle

NDIS Mandatory ‘Quality Safety and You’ Training prior to employment

Openness to complete mandatory KindleCare training upon employment

Medication Management training (if in a role that will be administering medication)

**Salary **Salary in line with relevant award as displayed on Fair Work

Australia. Varied rate per hour depending on time of day and week versus weekend.

Disability Support Worker JDF
Document: 037
Date reviewed: 29 November 21 I Owner: KindleCare Owner/Director
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© KindleCare

About KindleCare

KindleCare is a small disability sector organisation who specialises in person-centred active supports to people with a disability in the Perth metropolitan area. KindleCare specialises in supporting those individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Position purpose

This position assists people with a disability with daily living, personal care (sometimes with higher needs) and community inclusion and participation activities. Work is undertaken in the context of supporting the person to maintain their wellbeing, explore opportunities and work towards agreed outcomes that are important to, and for, the person. The position delivered person-centred supports. KindleCare administers medication to its consumers but does not provide supports to those who require ongoing restrictive practices.

Strategic core requirements

**Key Capability requirements Key performance measures**

**responsibility**

**areas**

**Sector and ** **Working knowledge of a ** Develops an appropriate
**organisation ** human rights based approach supportive working relationship
**purpose and values **to supporting a person with a with each person supported. disability and the services **Gains the confidence, trust and provided, the individual and respect of each person community context, and sector supported. and organisation purpose and ** Recognises and promotes the values. importance of dignity and the
- Applies the approach and rights of each person they values in own work. support.
- Provides support in line with all other aspects of the disability service standards and the organisation’s mission and values.
- Achieves respect from others in

Disability Support Worker JDF
Document: 037
Date reviewed: 29 November 21 I Owner: KindleCare Owner/Director
UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED
© KindleCare

**Key Capability requirements Key performance measures**

**responsibility**

**areas ** the workplace and demonstrates a confident approach to own contribution.

**Leadership and ** **Works collaboratively with ** Demonstrates involvement in
**teamwork ** team members. and contribution to the team’s
- Organises own workload. results and effectiveness,
- Checks own work and work of engaging constructively with others, providing guidance to other team members. less experienced staff. **Organises own work effectively;**:

- Shares knowledge and completes work to standards information with team and on time. members. Follows processes and learns
- Able to work with mínimal from errors to eliminate them supervision, knowing when to from future work. escalate issues. **Generates reports as required.**
- Understands what issues to escalate to more experienced staff and when.
- Shows a willingness to share knowledge and information and guide others.**Communication**

**Deals with non-routine ** Understands what is being
enquiries. expressed or communicated by
- Uses effective listening skills each person supported and is and seeks, provides and/or able to determine what is shares information with people important to them. appropriately. **Achieves a positive relationship**:

- Can adapt communication with each person supported style to meet people’s needs. using appropriate
- Able to resolve conflict with communication strategies and assistance. tools.

Disability Support Worker JDF
Document: 037
Date reviewed: 29 November 21 I Owner: KindleCare Owner/Director
UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED
© KindleCare

**Key Capability requirements Key performance measures**

**responsibility**

**areas**
- Has a network of internal and **Adapts communication to meet external contacts relevant to and if necessary de-escalate the role. situations; seeks assistance**:

- Deals with practical issues when needed presenting and enlists a more Advocates in specific situation

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