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name: disability-support-worker
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description: "Occupational skill for the role 'disability support worker' (also: learning disability support assistant, disability carer, disability support assistant, disability care personal assistant, disability care worker, disability care assistant). Use when the user asks for typical disability support worker work such as: typical disability support worker responsibilities"
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# Disability Support Worker
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Disability support workers provide personal assistance and support to individuals of all ages with disability conditions, either intellectual or physical disabilities. They work with other health professionals to maximise individuals physical and mental well being. Their duties include bathing, lifting, moving, dressing or feeding people with disability.
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## Core workflow
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## How to use this skill
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- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
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- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
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- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
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- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
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- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
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## Key competences (essential)
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- accept own accountability
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- adhere to organisational guidelines
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- advocate for social service users
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- apply a holistic approach in care
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- apply decision making within social work
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- apply holistic approach within social services
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- apply organisational techniques
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- apply person-centred care
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- apply problem solving in social service
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- apply quality standards in social services
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- apply socially just working principles
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- assess social service users' situation
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- assist social service users in formulating complaints
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- assist social service users with physical disabilities
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- build helping relationship with social service users
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## Hot technologies
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- MEDITECH software
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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9c55aa23-e3f2-4c00-8c90-5ed5204951a3), O*NET 30.3 (31-1122.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*
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