ISCO Specialization 3412.4.4 Disability Support Worker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
Disability Support Worker: Disability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work with other health professionals to maximise individuals physical and mental well being. Their duties include bathing, lifting, moving, dressing or feeding people with disability.
Essential Skills
- Prevent Social Problems
- Monitor Service Users' Health
- Promote Inclusion
- Undertake Continuous Professional Development In Social Work
- Support Service Users In Developing Skills
- Refer Service Users To Community Resources
- Promote Social Change
- Involve Service Users And Carers In Care Planning
- Assess Social Service Users' Situation
- Support Social Service Users' Positiveness
- Listen Actively
- Work Within Communities
- Social Sciences
- Work In A Multicultural Environment In Health Care
- Manage Stress In Organisation
- Demonstrate Leadership In Social Service Cases
- Support Harmed Social Service Users
- Assist Social Service Users In Formulating Complaints
- Promote Service Users' Rights
- Report On Social Development
- Apply Decision Making Within Social Work
- Maintain Records Of Work With Service Users
- Relate Empathetically
- Adhere To Organisational Guidelines
- Conduct Cleaning Tasks
- Conduct Interview In Social Service
- Contribute To Protecting Individuals From Harm
- Protect Vulnerable Social Service Users
- Apply Quality Standards In Social Services
- Manage Social Crisis
- Apply Problem Solving In Social Service
- Apply A Holistic Approach In Care
- Build Helping Relationship With Social Service Users
- Legal Requirements In The Social Sector
- Encourage Social Service Users To Preserve Their Independence In Their Daily Activities
- Apply Socially Just Working Principles
- Company Policies
- Customer Service
- Support Social Service Users With Specific Communication Needs
- Maintain The Trust Of Service Users
- Support Social Service Users In Skills Management
- Undertake Risk Assessment Of Clients
- Disability Types
- Disability Care
- Provide Social Counselling
- Apply Organisational Techniques
- Support Individuals To Adjust To Physical Disability
- Handle Conflicts
- Comply With Legislation In Social Services
- Advocate For Social Service Users
- Assist Social Service Users With Physical Disabilities
- Support Service Users To Use Technological Aids
- Communicate With Social Service Users
- Follow Health And Safety Precautions In Social Care Practices
- Review Social Service Plan
- Meet Standards Of Practice In Social Services
- Deliver Social Services In Diverse Cultural Communities
- Communicate Professionally With Colleagues In Other Fields
- Maintain Privacy Of Service Users
- Tolerate Stress
- Delegate Activities
- Provide In-Home Support For Disabled Individuals
- Apply Person-Centred Care
- Accept Own Accountability
- Apply Holistic Approach Within Social Services
Optional Skills
- Distribute Meals To Patients
- Assist Disabled Individuals To Participate In Community Activities
- Communicate By Use Of Interpretation In Social Services
- Assist With Self-Medication
- Assist With Personal Administration Issues
- Provide First Aid
- Social Justice
Alternative Names
- Disability Care Worker
- Disability Support Assistant
- Disability Support Carer
- Disability Care Assistant
- Learning Disability Support Assistant
- Learning Disability Support Carer
- Disability Carer
- Disability Care Personal Assistant
