High Intensity Personal Activities

Assistance With Self-Care Activities – Complex

Assisting with, and/or supervising, personal tasks of daily life to develop skills of the participant, to live as autonomously as possible.

This support group has been developed to be available to assist participant’s that have high support needs. These needs can be described as high physical support needs, behavioral support needs & intellectual support needs.

Generally the support staff will require a higher level of qualification and there will be management plans in place to be able to best assist the participant.

These supports can either be performed at the participant’s home or in the community, to help them to maintain involvement in school or other community based activities. The self-care activities that the participant receives support with are generally personal hygiene tasks including showering, toileting, shaving etc.

If the participant lives independently they can also assist with general tasks of daily living including coordinating and attending appointments, house cleaning, meal preparation and food shopping.

Group-Based Activities In The Community

Provision of support to enable a participant to engage in the community, social and/or recreational activities, where a support worker with additional qualifications and experience relevant to the participant’s complex needs is required.
These supports are generally where the participant has a social group or group activity that they attend regularly and need assistance from a support worker to maintain the ability to attend.
Depending on the level of required assistance from the participant, the support worker can either assist a participant at a one to one ratio or facilitate and coordinate a community activity with another participant, friend or family member.
Generally the activity is planned by the participant and associates and the support worker is only there to help the participant when required.