Provide personal care and support to clients, assist with daily activities, monitor health and wellbeing, administer medication as directed, maintain records, ensure safety, and offer companionship while promoting dignity and independence.
Work with individuals during their daily participation in activities to ensure their active engagement to the best of their potential. Support individuals during the provision of services in all possible aspects, including daily feeding needs, hygiene aspects, toileting and changing as well as supporting during transitions. Work with the client during animal interaction and therapeutic horseback riding. Work with the individuals in the pool during pool sessions, following the guidance of the Instructor/therapist. Carry out activities together with the individuals as recommended by therapists in the multisensory rooms. Actively support individuals during vocational training where appropriate. Carry out transport supervision according to the exigencies of the programme. Follow the therapists’ recommendations depending on the needs of each individual. Follow tutors, teacher’s, and therapist’s recommendations depending on the SMART goals of each individual. Follow each individuals Behaviour Support Plans, Risk Assessments, Sensory Profiles under the guidance of the tutors/therapists. Actively support individuals in the participation of sessions according to the curriculum/activities as planned. The Support Worker may be required to research and find creative ways in which sessions can be delivered depending on each individual/group’s needs. The Support Worker may be required to assist the tutors/teachers/therapists with delivering sessions in small groups according to the curriculum/activities. To maintain continuous professional development and consistently commit to develop knowledge in the area on own initiative and/or through training offered by us.
If multiple Education and Language Profiles are defined, please note that you must fit at least one of them, but not necessarily all.
