Disability Support Worker

About the role

We are seeking a caring, patient and experienced Disability Support Worker to provide person-centred support to participants living in a Supported Independent Living environment.

The successful applicant must be able to provide support in a calm, respectful and consistent manner while promoting each participant's choice, control, dignity, independence and quality of life.

This role requires a worker who understands that every participant has different routines, preferences and communication needs. Staff must be willing to work at the participant's pace rather than rushing or unnecessarily directing them.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting morning, evening, night routines

• Showering, personal hygiene, dressing and grooming

• Continence and pad support, stoma care where trained and authorised

• Sound knowledge of Insulin administering.

• Meal preparation, mealtime assistance and supervision, hydration support

• Medication assistance in accordance with medication authorities

• Repositioning and pressure care

• Supporting rest and sleep routines

• Maintaining a safe and comfortable home environment

• Supporting community access, shopping, appointments and social activities

• Accurate documentation of personal care, participant choices, food and fluid intake, medication support, continence changes, mood and behaviour, and health concerns

About you

• Calm, patient and respectful
• Friendly and approachable with good listening skills
• Able to communicate clearly using plain English
• Efficient with professional case notes / Incident reports
• Comfortable allowing participants additional processing and decision-making time
• Respectful of participant choices and preferences
• Observant and able to recognise changes in mood, behaviour, comfort and wellbeing
• Committed to maintaining privacy, dignity and confidentiality
• Able to encourage independence rather than automatically completing tasks for participants
• Reliable and consistent in following care plans and support instructions
• Experience working with Complex Behaviour partricipants
• Experience working with Psycho-social Disability participants
• NDIS Worker Screening Clearance, Working with Children Check where required, Current First Aid, Current CPR, Manual Handling training, Medication Administration/Medication Assistance training, Relevant mealtime management/dysphagia training where required, Appropriate complex care training where required, Current driver's licence where driving forms part of the position, Appropriate vehicle insurance where a personal vehicle is used for participant support, Completion of required NDIS worker induction and organisational training