Support Worker – High Intensity & Complex Care
Core
Provide person-centred, high-intensity support to a participant with complex care needs, including severe dysphagia and NJ Feeding Tube administration.
Role type
Senior IC support worker (high-intensity/complex care)
Builds
Daily living support and clinical care for a single participant
Domain
Disability and Aged Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Severe dysphagia support, NJ Feeding Tube administration, suctioning procedures, medication administration, aspiration risk management, complex care plan implementation, clinical awareness, independent decision-making
Preferred skills
Certificate III or IV in Individual Support/Disability/Community Services, Choking First Aid competency, experience with high-intensity needs
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Administer medications via NJ Feeding Tube, perform suctioning procedures, monitor participant wellbeing and respond to condition changes, implement support strategies per care plans, complete accurate documentation
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC