Disability Support Worker – In-Home Support & Community Participation
Core
Provide 1:1 in-home support for a gentleman with complex health conditions, focusing on daily routines, independence, and community participation.
Role type
Disability Support Worker (In-Home & Community)
Builds
Daily living support, transport to medical appointments, and community engagement
Domain
Healthcare / Disability Support / NDIS
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Experience supporting complex physical and psychosocial needs, calm and patient approach, strong organisational skills, sound judgement, reliability, respect for privacy, comfort working with dogs
Preferred skills
Mature female preference, ability to establish trusting professional relationships
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Provide reliable collection and transport home following dialysis, assist with dinner preparation, provide respectful prompts for showering and medication routines, help maintain appointment calendars, support shopping and errands, encourage participation in community activities, observe and report changes in wellbeing, maintain accurate progress notes
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on support