Job description:
This opportunity will suit a natural leader or experienced support worker/carer with a strong social conscience and genuine commitment to:
- Improving the lives of people with a disability
- Coaching support workers to develop and implement best practice, person-centred active support.
- Creating/strengthening roles for people with disability in their communities
- Expanding HomePlace’s network of like-minded organisations, so that together we can expand the experiences and community contributions of the people HomePlace supports.
The primary function of this position is to provide direct support to individuals who have contracted HomePlace as their provider.
Additional responsibilities are:
- Facilitate connections and relationships that assist in creating social and economic participation for the person being supported!
- Orientation of new team members
- Mentor and Support team members
- Oversee the day-to-day management of the supports in the persons home
- Facilitate team meetings and effective communication.
- Provide person centred active support with participants over a 7-day weekly schedule which will include early mornings, evenings, weekends, sleepovers.
- Emergency Response duties on a scheduled basis. (After hours contact number)
Participants may seek your support or mentorship in a range of activities that could include:
- Sports
- Performing arts including singing, dance
- Arts and crafts
- Gardening
- Volunteering
- Developing and working in their own micro-enterprise/business
- Travel experiences
- Cooking
- Health and fitness
The role additionally has a portfolio in continuous improvement and/or project management coaching and support for projects across HomePlace.
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