Accommodation

• First Aid qualifications (basic/senior)
• Driver's licence A
• Police clearance (federal/state)
• Year 10 or equivalent (Disability Services Commission only)
• Medical

• Orientation (to organisation)

Induction;

• OSH/manual handling
• Medication/care issues
• Communication
• Challenging behaviour
• Passive self-defence/PART
• Values based service delivery (SRV)
• Team work
• Policies and procedures

There are two levels of induction;

• To the organisation/area of work
• Specific to the individuals the staff will be working with

• follows routines and procedures to ensure health and hygiene needs are met
• participates in incidental/informal skills development
• communicates with clients in manner consistent with individual needs
• refers enquiries from families for manager
• maintains a clean and safe environment
• carries out client/group routines which promote a safe, secure and predictable environment
• provides written and verbal information
• carries out training programs to meet individual client needs and reports changes in client behaviour
• communicates, participates and cooperates with the team members to promote team outcomes which enhance service delivery
• actively participates in the acquisition and on going improvement of work skills to enable a high standard of service delivery