Dementia Together Support Workers – Mackay
Core
Provide dementia-specific respite care, including overnight stays, group activities, and advanced care planning support for clients and their families.
Role type
Support Worker (Dementia Care)
Builds
Respite services, group activities, and care plans
Domain
Healthcare / Social Services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Dementia care, overnight support, medication assistance, progress note documentation, incident reporting, risk documentation, travel within diocese
Preferred skills
Understanding of unique dementia needs, patience, observation skills
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Provide scheduled overnight respite stays, attend and support group respite activities and retreats, offer meaningful engagement and practical assistance, travel to support clients in different locations, maintain accurate progress notes and incident/risk reports