disability support worker

MINDA INC

Greet the other staff.
The first thing I do when I start my shift, is do a handover with staff from the shift before. 
The next thing I do, after doing the handover, is go and check the house diary to see what needs to be done for the shift ahead.
 I normally do morning and afternoon shifts, the first part of my shift is usually assisting staff with getting residents ready for the day. For some residents, assistance or supervision is needed to help prepare their breakfast. For others, they may need assistance when eating or taking medication. 
The mornings here can be quite chaotic trying to get a group of people ready for all their different activities. 
We also need to assist with their personal hygiene. 
Most days, all our residents have their different recreational activities. These can include things such as work ,bowling, art or gardening,walking groups or they can be medical appointments.
Part of my day is spent keeping the organizing the roster. This includes things such as matching staff with residents in there homes .Delegating staff to tasks such as  medical appointments and ensuring all the days activities are covered ,making adjustments where needed .
As part of this, I often need to talk to other care providers or the resident’s family members.
As with all homes, there is always the usual bench mark  that needs to be done. We do encourage our residents to be as involved in as  many  tasks as possible. 
There is quite a lot of paperwork involved in this job. I usually prefer to spend the last part of my shift working on this.
At the end of every shift, I have to write a report.(handover sheet) This report would tell other staff what’s happened during my shift. 
As well as these daily reports we also, as a team, need to keep records of all the activities the residents have participated in, and personal achievements.
At the end of my shift, I would do a handover with the next staff coming in. We discuss my shift report and I highlight any issues that they need to be aware of. 
Once my handover is done, I would go around and say goodbye to all the residents and the staff, before heading home..
Working in a community,  you work very closely with others .
The work is not always easy, but the rewards are meaningful and it at times has brought out the best in me. The needs of the people i have supported vary, so its important to  remain flexible, adaptable and positive in everything that i do.

I found that Minda had strong selling points at the start for me to join. 
I was looking for an opportunity of growth as I was starting out my career in health. 
The Minda in limestone coast had only just started getting underway and they did say shifts may be lacking at the start because they were taking in and there might be so slow and grey areas. 

However I only had 2 clients the whole time I was there and was never given a care plan for either one of them. Didn't know there ages, disabilities nothing!!!! 

I messaged my TL about 6 times in two weeks and got a measly response about everything, this was questions about the clients, progression etc 
Such bad communication from them and lack of support! Huge lack. 

Maybe it's just this area but I would tread carefully regardless what region you enter.

Every day was challenging and demanding.
I learnt that the people I was helping needed even more help than they were getting.
Management had a lot of challenges they had to deal with because the government kept changing the rule and were the goal posts where.
The people I had to work with were committed to helping those in their care.
The clients could be extremely difficult to deal with.
The knowledge that you were helping people less fortunate than yourself.

Minda provides a safe environment for people with disabilities.  They tailor a variety of programs for their clients.  Extensive training is available for staff.  The most enjoyable pat of the job is seeing a client learn new skills and implement them in their life. The hardest part of the job is when there are behaviours of concern  that are difficult to manage because there are no apparent triggers nor is there obvious patterns in the Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequent chart.

Good place to work. One of the better paid Disability Support Services. Clients are well looked after & more than cared for. We have adequate staff & there are busy & quiet times in the job, so there is a fair balance. We do shift work which is more than compensated by 6 weeks annual leave. Minda has had issues with NDIS which I would say is standard in the industry. It is an easier job than when it was 10 years ago, when I started.

The manager has been great, some support leaders are wonderful. Great work cultures there but there are a few bullies who think they can take advantage of new staff and bully them.
Thanks to my direct manager she listened to me and supported me during that hard time.

Poor management and a lack of health and safety.
No ability with in the company to up-skill
A lack of respect for people with disabilities

The hardest part of my job
 - going without breaks to complete my tasks within the allocated
   time.
-  seeing clients being spoken down to

The most enjoyable part of the job is speaking people with disabilities and assisting them to complete tasks in the workplace 
(in a fun and respectful manner)

It's great work place to work. I came across many employees they are working for Minda for more than a decade.
Supportive people to work with.
Coordination among different departments for staff (not for clients) needs some attention.

My experience at Minda was a really worthwhile learning curb, and the best  and most worthwhile work training I have done it is also a great deal of fun. It's also a real team effort.

I worked with minda for over 9 years and at the end of my time there i was having issues with my manager..

I wasn't supported nor was the other five staff who also felt it was easier to leave than battling with a manager in the wrong position..

Working at MINDA INC: Company Overview and Reviews

MINDA INC

MINDA INC Ratings

Popular jobs at MINDA INC

Salary Satisfaction

Job Seeker Tools

Employer Tools

Browse

Stay Connected