Disability Support Worker – After-School & School Holiday Support
Core
Provide 1:1 after-school and holiday support to a school-aged participant with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 3) and developmental delays, focusing on companionship, routine management, and sensory needs.
Role type
Disability Support Worker (1:1)
Builds
Participant-led activities and daily routines
Domain
Disability support / Special needs education
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Patient, reliable, respectful, experienced in autism support, familiar with PDA profiles, responsive to sensory needs, able to follow feeding and continence strategies, able to work collaboratively with families
Preferred skills
Interest in gaming, good personality match, ability to build trust
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Building rapport through shared interests, providing companionship, supporting social interaction, responding to sensory needs and signs of fatigue, encouraging choice and breaks, providing reminders for toileting, following mealtime strategies, supporting home and community activities, planning activities with awareness of fear of dogs, working with family and support team, maintaining progress notes
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on support