Disability Support Worker
Core
Provide quality support and assistance to clients with disability in their daily activities to develop skills, maximize independence, and facilitate community participation.
Role type
Support Worker (Disability Services)
Builds
Individualized support plans and client independence
Domain
Disability services / NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Person-centred approach, Individual Support Plan implementation, safety monitoring, mandatory documentation, community engagement
Preferred skills
Knowledge of disability issues, family support coordination
Technologies
NDIS frameworks, Individual Support Plans
Responsibilities
Assist participants to remain safe and healthy within assessed capacity, role-model delivery of support, identify and report issues affecting plan implementation, complete mandatory documentation accurately.