Disability Support Worker

7 days ago

Ringwood East, Australia Easy Life Home Care Full time

**Primary Purpose**
As part of a team, carry out lawful duties, directions (as per individual
duty roster), and group/program/individual activities aimed at supporting
and assisting persons with a disability in their living and/or community
environment. Staff are also expected to present a positive and
professional image of the Association when interacting with clients,
family members, advocates, service providers, funding bodies and the
general community.
**Job Purpose**:
To support people living in their own homes in their day-to-day living,
ensuring that they have maximum opportunity for developing valued and
valuing lifestyles. Support workers will be clear that their professional
engagement with clients is concerned with generating quality personal
relationships, which are supportive and life enhancing. They will provide
opportunities for choice, self-advocacy and participation in matters
relating to the home as well as facilitating access to community services
and facilities. To support client with all aspects of everyday living
- personal care, washing, cleaning, laundry, preparing and cooking meals
and shopping.
**Key Result Area / Main Responsibilities**:
1. Carry out designated duties/tasks as per the service duty roster, and
other reasonable duties as instructed by the employer from time to time.
2. To perform direct care duties for individual clients as specified in the
Personal Care Profile including (but not limited to):
 Showering/bathing
 Dressing/grooming
 Toileting
 Preparing meals
 Assisting individual clients to eat their meals
 Providing clients with additional support where required, such as
gastrostomy feeding where appropriate training has been provided.
 Assist with client’s physical and mobility requirements in accordance
with training provided and the relevant workplace health and safety
standard, including transferring of clients.
3. To provide other support to individual clients as required such as:
 Personal administration, shopping for and with clients, banking and
paying bills (where applicable)
 Supervision of client’s medication requirements
 Washing and ironing of personal clothes
 Ensuring that bathing areas and clients appliances are kept in a clean
condition
 Performing household duties and ensuring the house is clean and tidy
 Tidying of clients rooms
 Identifying the need for, and supporting client to attend,
medical/therapist appointments
 Behavioural support
 Transport as required
4. Facilitate community inclusion and participation, dependent on
individual needs, abilities and preferences, and support clients to
establish and maintain relationships and interests through access to
community activities, venues and services.
5. Carry out as instructed and/or designated - and demonstrate initiative
- task and activities aimed at meeting the clients personal/living
community needs, team objectives and/or program goals.
6. Carry out and promote positive routines/duties/activities in a
cooperative respectful and
7. Encourage positive and socially appropriate behaviour, and effectively
manage challenging behaviour.
8. Promote empowerment and the right of choice for all people in need
of support within the community
9. Abide by the service communication, reporting and client/program
progress practices and procedures, by maintaining appropriate client
records. And work with clients, family members and other stakeholders
in a collaborative and supportive manner.
10. Respond to crisis within specified guidelines (i.e. Disability Services
Manual, Code of Conduct, Policies and Procedures, service duty roster),
and seek assistance to situations outside of specified guidelines.
11. Participate in developing and monitoring individual program plans
and be accountable for their outcomes.
12. Report any situations of risk and incidents including near misses
13. When required and/or requested by your supervisor, be involved in
on the job training and/or orientation of new staff.
14. To be aware of safe working conditions and implement safe working
practices in all work areas and report potential hazards, incidents and
concerns in a professional and timely manner.
15. Maintain current knowledge and understanding of the relevant
organisational and Departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.
16. To embrace change in line with the principles of continuous
improvement and play an active role in the future development and
direction of Easy Life Home Care.
17. Using equipment to assist clients with limited mobility such as hoists,
swivel cushions and wheelchairs
**Typical Qualifications & Experience**
1. Possess and demonstrate sound disability (or allied
health/welfare/education field) experience, knowledge and/or training
relevant to the position.
2. Current Drivers License
3. Working With Children Check
4. Current Senior First Aid Certificate and CPR
5. Certificate III in Disability Studies or related fields
6. Compulsory third party

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