About the role
As the successful applicant, the Disability Support Worker will assist participants with their day-to-day activities.
Your duties will include but not be limited to:
- Delivering direct and comprehensive personal care to clients within the home or group home settings.
- Accepting accountability for the employee’s own standards of nursing care and service delivery
- Connecting and linking people in the community with local activities and recreational interests
- Supporting participants with daily living skills such as shopping, cooking, travel, training
- Performing tasks in relation to domestic assistance (e.g. mopping, vacuuming, gardening, feeding pets)
- Providing meal assistance and meal preparation
- Medication prompting, assistance, monitoring, and management
- Assisting with showering, dressing, and personal care-related tasks with the use of manual handling aids if appropriate
- Basic tasks that may include booking appointments, assisting with shopping, paying bills, liaising with the service coordinator
- Accompany social groups and other activities if required
- Any other duties that Nova may assign to you for assisting the participant.
- Contribute to the review of the Client’s care plan
- Complete all documentation as required
- Providing support, direction, and education to newer or less experienced staff.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
- Australian working right
- Current First Aid & CPR certifications
- Current Australian driver’s license
- Understanding of the NDIS & commitment to its principles
- Proficient, clear, and effective written & verbal English communication skills.
