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 …