Disability Support Worker
Core
Provide personalized disability support, including personal care, manual handling, and community participation, to individuals with complex needs and behaviors of concern.
Role type
Disability Support Worker (DSW)
Builds
Personalized support plans and daily assistance for clients with disabilities
Domain
Disability services / Aged care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Personal care, manual handling, support for complex mental health needs, reliability, consistency, availability for overnight/weekend shifts
Preferred skills
Experience with complex clients, shared interests/hobbies with clients
Technologies
Mobile phone with internet access, insured vehicle
Responsibilities
Provide personal care and manual handling, support clients in social groups and community participation, maintain consistent availability for 24/7 service, adhere to rostered shift patterns (morning, afternoon, evening, weekend, overnight)