Duties of a Disability Support Worker
Providing support for the disabled is important for individuals who need help to reach their potential and independence. As a support worker, one is expected to facilitate care for the well-being of disabled people in navigating through their daily lives.
People with physical disabilities and mental health that are in need seek the help of a disability support worker to navigate through life more independently and support them in reaching their potential by providing both physical and emotional support.
Kingdom Nations Care (KNC) is an NDIS provider, an organisation that delivers support or a product to an NDIS participant.
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission) is a government-run organisation that funds eligible people with disability to live a more independent life with family, friends, and society. This allows the disabled to acquire new skills, work, or participate in community volunteer work. The goal is to improve the quality of life for the disabled and elderly under the NDIS arm.
Listed below are some of the services that KNC provides:
1. Assistance with Daily Personal Activities and Household Tasks
KNC prioritises the importance of supporting and assisting disabled individuals in maintaining independence and remaining inclusive in the community.
Providing assistance with personal care and activities in daily living is one of the ways KNC provides support through the creation of easy-to-do tasks that allows individuals to move at their own pace.
Some duties of a disability support worker are: getting ready for the day, supporting mobility in and out of bed, doing household chores, preparing food and meals, and other personal self-care activities.
2. Assist or Access and Maintain Employment
One of the duties of a disability support worker is to assist and support the disabled or your loved one with gaining employment, and to be able to access and maintain employment.
A KNC disability support worker encourages and facilitates employment for people with injury, illness, disability, or health conditions. KNC also takes into account employment requirements and individual skills.
People with low vision, hearing or speech impairments can expect support from a disability worker. The duties of a disability support worker include: preparing and planning in acquiring employment, assisting in writing the CV and cover letter of the individual, and supporting in the interview process.
KNC’s disability support workers also help in preparing for the transition from school to the workplace, and also support the disabled before employment and also retaining the job.
3. Community Participation
A disability support worker will support participants in developing skills in social interaction and communication. Inclusion plays a central role in community integration and helping people with disabilities feel fully accepted and welcomed.
Some duties of a disability support worker in community participation are: joining recreational and sporting activities, supporting in re-integration into a community setting, assisting in participation in social groups or spending time with friends, visiting the local library building on current skills, taking up a new skill or interest, learning new things, volunteering, and many more.
4. Assist in Life-Stage Transition
Life stage transitions can be overwhelming and difficult for some individuals. Life stage transition may be getting your first job, leaving home, exploring life, getting married, having children, or retirement.
The duty of a disability support worker is to aid you or your loved one in life’s transitions and help in achieving goals. There are all types of support that are both for the short and long-term. As support is given, this enables individuals to strengthen their abilities and choices to coordinate their own support. A KNC disability support worker helps in meeting needs, goals, and aspirations.
Some duties of a disability support worker include: life Transition planning such as mentoring, peer support and individual skill development, assistance with decision making, daily planning and budgeting, general personal development, employment preparation, among many others.
5. Assist in Travel and Transportation
Do you or your loved one enjoy traveling and exploring? Assisting in travel and transportation is one of the duties of a disability support worker.
KNC’s disability support worker provides safe travel and transport, and assists you or your loved ones in getting to and from appointments when required. Assistance and support is also provided when needed to the bus, train, and if in Coomera the City Cat.
Individuals can use their own vehicle, or disability support workers are available to use their own safe and reliable vehicles instead. All services are registered with current comprehensive or third-party insurance.
The benefit of having support and assistance is it allows you to get out and about in the community, reducing isolation and increasing engagement. With this, independence and confidence is achieved, with a sense of accomplishment and achievement.
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KNC is a firm believer in putting people first, working with the value of "Duty of Care." With a set of Principals and Standard of Care to deliver Quality Care and Quality Services in mind, KNC is an NDIS Provider that supports and enables disabled individuals to lead a more fulfilling life.
The support services that KNC provides will enable individuals to live a better life filled with respect, dignity, choice, and control.
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