Disability Support Worker

3 days ago

Prospect, South Australia NEXUS DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES Full time $60,000 - $80,000 per year

Nexus Disability Support Services is a leading provider of high-quality support services for individuals with disabilities. We are committed to empowering our clients to achieve their goals and live fulfilling lives. Our team is dedicated to delivering personalised services that promote independence, inclusion, and community participation.

Duties and responsibilities - Provision of care and supports to participants as detailed in their support plans.

General

  • Always check your understanding of the participant's required tasks before commencing your work.
  • Implement personal hygiene and infection control procedures
  • Be alert if you notice the participant is distressed or apathetic (uninterested or listless)
  • Adjust your tasks to meet participant's needs, preferences and priorities
  • Record all work as per the organisation's requirements

Work Practices

Duties will vary according to the participant's support plan but may include:

  • Assisting people to perform important daily activities
  • Facilitating daily personal hygiene and dressing tasks
  • Performing home-based tasks such as food preparation and housework
  • Undertaking tasks outside the home such as shopping
  • Ensuring varied programs of social activities
  • Providing emotional support and friendship
  • incorporate Child Safe Standards in their practice when working with children and young people
  • Report any real or potential risks of harm to a participant, including child and young people

Communicate:

  • clearly, inclusively and respectfully
  • adapt to participant's age, culture and cognitive ability
  • understand individual communication – verbal and non-verbal
  • use the best communication method to recognise the difference between self and participant
  • be persistent and patient

Build trusted relationships

  • build relationships based on mutual respect
  • determine what makes the participant feel safe and valued
  • work with both participant and their important people to understand how they are involved
  • communicate directly with the participant unless otherwise determined
  • prioritise participant's voice during any conflict
  • treat equally but recognise the imbalance in the relationship
  • recognise and report any threat in circumstances and environment

Rights

  • understand participant and worker rights
  • support participant to express views, raise concerns, report complaints and incidents

Work Collaboratively

  • support all supporting stakeholders
  • work within role and responsibility
  • recognise the participant's skills, experience and contribution to everyone in the team
  • keep participants informed when sharing and discussing them
  • focus on strengths
  • be optimistic, hope and patience

Observe and respond

  • review all relevant notes and support plan information
  • identify needs and strategies
  • clarify your understanding
  • be observant, attentive and present
  • act responsively and flexibly
  • celebrate reaching goals and independence
  • maximise participant's control and confidence

Heath and Safety

  • talk to participant/supervisor about any intermittent conditions to determine strategies when confronted with the situation
  • support access to preventative and responsive health, dental etc
  • respond quickly if the participant is uncomfortable, distressed, apathetic or in poor health
  • identify potential and actual risks, then act promptly and in consultation with the participant
  • escalate to your supervisor any situation when the participant is at risk
  • identify and report any work health and safety issues
  • promote independence and choice
  • never use restrictive practice unless approved and trained in the practice

Qualifications/Requirements

  • Preference to hold or working towards Certificate III in Home and Community Care, Aged Care, Individual Support or Disability, Mental Health
  • Minimum 6 months experience in disability support, aged care, or community services

  • NDIS Worker Screening

  • Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) - mandatory for all positions

  • Current Police Check
  • Manual handling training or willingness to complete upon commencement
  • Current CPR certification (included in First Aid or as separate qualification)
  • Driver's License
  • Reliable and comprehensively insured vehicle
  • New Worker NDIS Induction Module
  • Immunization records showing at least 2 Covid Vaccinations and a current Flu Vaccination
  • Smartphone
  • Australian citizenship, permanent residency, or valid work visa with unrestricted work rights

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