Disability Support Worker in Community

Position description

Disability support worker

Position Description table of contents

Position details…………………………………………………………………3
Remuneration Arrangements……………………………………………3
Primary purpose……………………………………………………………….3
Key result area/main responsibilities………………………………..4
Typical qualifications and experience………………………………..5
Key behavioural indicators………………………………………………..6
Selection criteria……………………………………………………………….7

Position details
Title: Disability Support Worker
Reports to: Supervisor
Employment conditions: Casual

Modern award- ‘social, communication, home care and disability services industrial award.

Remuneration arrangements
Classification equivalent:
SCHADS AWARD: $28 to $32 per hour incl superannuation

Primary purpose
As apart of a team, carry out lawful duties, directions (as per original duty roster), and group/ program/ individual activities aimed at supporting and assisting persons with a disability in their living and/ or community environment. Staff are also expected to present a positive and professional image of the association when interacting with clients, family members, advocates, service providers, funding bodies and the general community.

Job purpose
to support people living in their own homes in their day to day living, ensuring that they have maximum opportunity for developing valued and valuing lifestyles. Support workers will be apparent that their professional engagement with clients is concerned with generating quality personal relationships, which are supportive and life-enhancing. They will provide opportunities for choice, self-advocacy and participant in matters relating to the homes as well as facilitating access to community service and facilities, to support the client with all aspects of every-day living-personal care, washing, cleaning, laundry, preparing and cooking meals and shopping.

key result area/primary responsibilities
1. Carry out designated duties/tasks as per the service duty roster, and Other reasonable duties as instructed by the employer from time to time
2. To perform personal care duties for individual clients as specified in the personal care profile including (but not limited to):
 Showering and bathing
 Dressing and grooming
 Toileting
 Preparing meals
 Assisting individual clients with eating their meals
 Providing clients with additional support when required, such as gastronomy feeding when appropriate training has been submitted.
 Assist with clients physical and mobility requirements in accordance with training provided and the relevant workplace health and safety standard, including transferring of clients.
 To provide other support to individual clients as required such as:

 Personal administration, shopping for and with clients, banking and paying bills (where applicable)
 Supervision of clients medication requirements
 Washing and ironing of own clothes
 Ensuring that bathing area and clients appliances are kept in a clean condition
 Performing household duties and providing the house is clean and tidy
 Tidying of clients rooms
 Identifying the need for, and supporting client to attend medical/therapist appointments
 Behavioural support
 Transport as required
3. Facilitate community inclusion and participation, dependant on individual needs, abilities and preferences, and support clients to establish and maintain relationships and interests through access to the community activities, venues and services.
4. Carry out as Instructed and/or designated- And demonstrate initiative- Task and activities aimed at meeting the clients personal/living community needs, team objectives and/or program goals which is consistent with Beyond Disability Supports’ model of practice
5. Carry out and promote positive routines duties activities in the cooperative in respectful and flexible manner, which are meaningful and purposeful to the individual
6. Encourage positive and socially appropriate behaviour and effectively manage challenge behaviour.
7. Promote empowerment and the right choice for all people in need of support within the community

8. Abide by the service communication, reporting and client/program progress practices and procedures, by maintaining appropriate clients records. And work with clients, family members and other stakeholders in a collaborative and supportive manner.
9. Respond to a crisis within specified guidelines (i.e. disability services manual, code of conduct, policies and procedures, service duty roster), and seek assistance to situations outside of specified instructions
10. Participate in developing monitoring individual program plans and be accountable for their outcomes.
11. When required, support and offer assistance to disability support workers (level 2)
12. When needed and/or requested by your supervisor, be involved in on the job training and/or orientation of new staff
13. To be aware of safe working condition and implement secure working practises in all work areas and report potential hazards, incidents and concerns in a professional and timely manner.
14. Maintain current knowledge and understanding of the relevant organisational and departmental policies, procedures and guidelines
15. To embrace change in line with principles of continuous improvement and play an active role in the future developing and direction of Beyond Disability Supports.

Typical qualifications and experience
1. Possess and demonstrate sound disability (or allied health/welfare/education field) experience, knowledge and or/ training relevant to the position.
2. Current NSW Drivers licence (essential)
3. Current senior first aid certificate (necessary)
4. Current CCYP employment suitability card (necessary)

5. Compulsory third-party insurance on the private vehicle (to be used for work purposes)
6. Certificate 3 in disability studies or related fields (essential)
7. General awareness of health and safety issues
8. A minimum of one-year driving experience and a full driving licence

Key behavioural indicators
1. Demonstrating leadership to achieve the vision
2. Showing a genuine personal commitment for striving towards continues organisational improvement.
3. Listening and responding to a client/service needs within corporate guidelines
4. Ability to handle stressful and adverse situations
5. Contribute openly and with confidence with other team members, respectfully and sensitively manner.
6. Recognising internal feedback (be it positive or negative) as an opportunity for growth.
7. Sharing a sense of accountability and responsibility
8. Demonstrating a genuine interest in personal and professional development, in line with Beyond Disability Supports’ mission.

Selection criteria
1. Demonstrated skills supporting and caring for adults with a complex support need e.g. challenging behaviours, complex medical supports
2. Demonstrated ability to establish a professional working relationship with clients that is supportive, encouraging and challenging.

3. Demonstrated ability and skill to work within a lifestyle planning process for persons with a disability
4. Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and using initiative within parameters of Beyond Disability Supports’ policy and procedures
5. Demonstrated ability to perform all physical requirements of the position.
6. Possess well-developed written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, including the conflict resolution, negotiation, problem-solving, and the ability to communicate effectively as a member of a team. (the team may consist of other disability support workers and the coordinator, families, clients)
7. Ability and willingness to work in a diverse range of settings including but not limited to-a person’s home or place of residence, other services, community groups and different community settings.
8. Possession of or willing to obtain the following within the 3-month probation period.
 Senior first aid
 Undergo criminal history screening check
 Commission for children and young people employment suitability notice (desirable)