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 and Competencies

PERKESO provides training with daily allowance of up to RM20.

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• accept own accountability • adhere to organisational guidelines • advocate for social service users • apply a holistic approach in care • apply decision making within social work • apply holistic approach within social services • apply organisational techniques • apply person-centred care • apply problem solving in social service • apply quality standards in social services • apply socially just working principles • assess social service users' situation • assist social service users in formulating complaints • assist social service users with physical disabilities • build helping relationship with social service users • communicate professionally with colleagues in other fields • communicate with social service users • comply with legislation in social services • conduct cleaning tasks • conduct interview in social service • contribute to protecting individuals from harm • delegate activities • deliver social services in diverse cultural communities • demonstrate leadership in social service cases • encourage social service users to preserve their independence in their daily activities • follow health and safety precautions in social care practices • handle conflicts • involve service users and carers in care planning • listen actively • maintain privacy of service users • maintain records of work with service users • maintain the trust of service users • manage social crisis • manage stress in organisation • meet standards of practice in social services • monitor service users' health • prevent social problems • promote inclusion • promote service users' rights • promote social change • protect vulnerable social service users • provide in-home support for disabled individuals • provide social counselling • refer service users to community resources • relate empathetically • report on social development • review social service plan • support harmed social service users • support individuals to adjust to physical disability • support service users in developing skills • support service users to use technological aids • support social service users in skills management • support social service users with specific communication needs • support social service users' positiveness • tolerate stress • undertake continuous professional development in social work • undertake risk assessment of clients • work in a multicultural environment in health care • work within communities

Knowledge

• company policies • customer service • disability care • disability types • legal requirements in the social sector • social sciences

Alternative Related Job

• 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 • disability services officer

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