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What do our Support Workers do?

 

A copy of the Duty Statement (PDF) for a Support Worker is available by clicking here or emailing us. Our Support Workers work directly with clients and their carers providing care in many ways that assist them to remain as independent as possible, be involved in community activities and to maintain their lifestyle choices and preferences and provide relief to family carers. The duties can involve :

Housekeeping and home care

Support Workers clean clients’ homes, do laundry and change bed linen. They may prepare meals, go shopping, pay accounts and run errands.

Personal care

Support Workers help clients shower, dress and groom. They may assist with simple prescribed exercises or supervise medication routines. Workers may need to use special equipment such as hydraulic lifts or assist with braces and artificial limbs.

Respite care

Support Workers provide relief for carers who need a break for a short period or perhaps an extended period. Respite care may be on a  regular or occasional basis.

Companionship

Support Workers might provide company for clients who feel lonely, accompanying them outside the home, and serving as guide, companion and assistant.

Overnight care

Support Workers stay in the client’s home overnight to provide assistance, reassurance and relief to carers.

24 hour live-in care

Support Workers stay with the client on a 24-hour basis to provide care and assistance. The workers are provided with sleeping accommodation and in most cases meals.

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