from day centre officer to …?. community connector community connector bridge builder/door opener...
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From Day Centre Officer From Day Centre Officer to …?to …?
Community ConnectorCommunity Connector
Bridge Builder/Door OpenerBridge Builder/Door Opener
Community Development WorkerCommunity Development Worker
Capacity BuilderCapacity Builder
Personal AssistantPersonal Assistant
BrokerBroker
ELEMENTS OF A JOB DESCRIPTIONELEMENTS OF A JOB DESCRIPTION Actively support the development and Actively support the development and
living of a quality lifestyle, as determined living of a quality lifestyle, as determined by the person being supportedby the person being supported
Promote, develop, nurture and support the Promote, develop, nurture and support the maintenance of natural supports, maintenance of natural supports, friendships, networks, circles of supportfriendships, networks, circles of support
Enable access to and inclusion within Enable access to and inclusion within generic community resources/facilities, generic community resources/facilities, etc.etc.
Develop capacity within generic Develop capacity within generic community resources/facilities, etc. in community resources/facilities, etc. in order that they may become order that they may become welcoming/supportive/inclusivewelcoming/supportive/inclusive
Promote and respond to self-determination Promote and respond to self-determination of supportof support
Demonstrate accountability to person Demonstrate accountability to person supportedsupported
Person centred planning – contributing to; Person centred planning – contributing to; facilitating; co-ordinating facilitating; co-ordinating
Person centred plan – implementationPerson centred plan – implementation
Providing support in a person centred way Providing support in a person centred way – responding to the needs and wishes of – responding to the needs and wishes of the person supported as opposed to those the person supported as opposed to those of servicesof services
Planning – monitoring/reviewing/updatingPlanning – monitoring/reviewing/updating
Planning – procurement of resources and Planning – procurement of resources and involvement of othersinvolvement of others
Actively promote and support Actively promote and support independenceindependence
Actively promote and support positive Actively promote and support positive reputation, respect and dignityreputation, respect and dignity
Actively promote and support choicesActively promote and support choices
Increase the range of choices and Increase the range of choices and opportunities available to the person opportunities available to the person supportedsupported
Actively promote and support rightsActively promote and support rights
Actively promote and support inclusion Actively promote and support inclusion
Listening/communicating (variety of means Listening/communicating (variety of means including accessibility)including accessibility)
Advocating and challenging – oppression, Advocating and challenging – oppression, discrimination, bad practice, exclusion, etc.discrimination, bad practice, exclusion, etc.
Develop good local knowledge of facilities, Develop good local knowledge of facilities, resources, networking skillsresources, networking skills
Be aware of and provide information on Be aware of and provide information on community resources and facilitiescommunity resources and facilities
Resource findingResource finding
Personal support/care needsPersonal support/care needs
Promote personal developmentPromote personal development
To management risk in ways that do not, To management risk in ways that do not, wherever possible, compromise on wherever possible, compromise on individual choice and gaining in individual choice and gaining in independenceindependence
Protection of vulnerable adultsProtection of vulnerable adults
Development and trainingDevelopment and training
Keep up to date with and implement Keep up to date with and implement policy, guidance and best practicepolicy, guidance and best practice
Record keeping – open and Record keeping – open and respectful, confidentiality respectful, confidentiality
Support people accessing collegeSupport people accessing college
Support people getting jobs and a Support people getting jobs and a proper wageproper wage
REASONS REASONS
Serving people even more effectivelyServing people even more effectively
Inclusion and social cohesionInclusion and social cohesion
Self-determinationSelf-determination
In controlIn control
Our Health, Our Care, Our SayOur Health, Our Care, Our Say
Keeping jobs …Keeping jobs …