About the role The Disability Support Worker provides direct assistance to clients in accordance with their service plan, supporting them to participate in age appropriate activities and tasks including employment, in home support and community access. The role involves working in accordance with medication administration policy, work health and safety procedures and client rights policies including privacy and confidentiality.

Key responsibilities

- Support clients to participate in age appropriate activities and tasks including employment, in home support and community access

- Support clients to access activities and outings in the community

- Provide direct assistance to each client in accordance with their service plan and as directed

- Monitor the safety and well-being of the clients and report any concerns to the Manager

- Ensure completion of appropriate documentation and record relevant information on support provided in client notes and communication book as required

- Participate in the Lifestyle Service Planning process for individual clients and monitor outcomes

- Work with clients, family/carers,



relevant case managers and other professionals to support the client's individual goals

- Assist in developing, implementing and evaluating training and behaviour programs to attain identified individual goals

- Assume the role of key worker for designated clients, including the preparation of a monthly report on client progress

- Actively contribute to a team workplace through open communication, participation in regular staff meetings, planning processes and policy review

About you

- Current National Police Check

- Working with Children Check

- First Aid certificate and CPR

- NDIS Workers Orientation

- 100 Points of ID

- Minimum of 1 month relevant experience in a similar role

- Previous experience supporting people with disability

- Demonstrated proficient written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills

- Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team

- Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own work and caseload

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