Support Worker

12 hours ago

Sunshine Coast, Australia StriveAbility Support Services Full time

Position Description - Support Worker

The support worker role will vary depending on the person you’re supporting as well as your experience, however generally you will be supporting vulnerable people with many aspects of their day-to-day living, helping them to take care of themselves and live a fulfilled life.

As a support worker, you could be working in people’s homes, in the community, in a centre or in health and social care settings, and may help with tasks such as mobility, eating and drinking, personal care, community access and capacity building.

Your duties and responsibilities of a support worker are unique and varied because the people you support all have unique needs. Whilst this can be a very diverse role, the key focus is on supporting a person to lead a fulfilling and more independent life. Your practice will be person-centred, empowering, and non-judgemental.

On a day-to-day basis, support worker duties could include the following;
- Providing emotional support to individuals and their families.
- Providing practical support for individuals and their families, such as helping with household tasks, personal care, and paperwork.
- Supporting and monitoring their healthcare needs.
- Supporting them to pursue hobbies and interests.
- Supporting the learning of new skills or gaining employment.
- Teaching life skills, such as budgeting and paying bills.
- Helping with everyday tasks such as meal preparation, writing a shopping list, going shopping, or maintaining their housing tenancy.
- Helping to access community facilities and be included in community groups.
- Understanding their communication needs and adapting your communication to each individual, e.g. sounds, tones, body language.
- Working with other professionals, such as doctors and therapists, to ensure consistency of support.
- Analysing an individual’s needs and following support plans.

Other key responsibilities include;
- Adhering to the NDIS commission’s code of conduct.
- Consistent engagement with (client management software).
- Team meeting and supervision attendance.

**Job Type**: Casual

**Salary**: $38.00 - $41.98 per hour

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Afternoon shift
- Day shift
- Evening shift
- Flexible hours
- Morning shift
- Night shift
- Shift work
- Weekend availability

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