Disability Support Worker/ Peer Support/ AIN – Mental Health
Core
Provide person-centered support to assist clients with mental illness in daily living tasks, independent skills, and community participation.
Role type
Disability Support Worker / Peer Support
Builds
Supported independent living (SIL) homes and community access programs
Domain
Mental health and psychosocial disability support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Active person-centered approach, daily living assistance, light domestic duties, transport facilitation, progress documentation, advocacy, relationship building
Preferred skills
Lived experience of mental illness or disability
Responsibilities
Assist with personal hygiene and grooming, prepare meals and clean, transport to appointments, facilitate leisure and community activities, document progress and incidents, provide advocacy and information
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on support