Council’s Seniors & Disability Services Team is dedicated to supporting people with disability and seniors achieve their goals and aspirations.
We are committed to ensuring training, learning and development is provided to staff and volunteers to high standards. This includes face to face training, an online training platform with Learn2Care and the NDIS Commission Training modules.
This ensures that all our staff have and are kept up to date with industry knowledge and practice to best support people with disability and seniors fulfilling obligations under the relevant NDIS Code of Conduct and Aged Care Code of Conduct.
Essential training all staff courses include:
- New Worker NDIS Module
- NDIS Worker Orientation Module
- Supporting Effective Communication
- Supporting Safe and Enjoyable Meals
- Person Centred Active Supports in Daily Life
- Supporting Choice & Control
- Infection Protection & Control
- Culturally Safe Aged Care (including First Nations Elders)
- Privacy, Confidentiality & Records for Admin Staff
- Documentation, Risk & Incident Reporting
- Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards*
- Aged Care Act & Statement of Rights in Daily Practice*
- Incident Documentation, Open Disclosure and Continuous Improvement *
- Council Code of Conduct
- Council Work Health & Safety
- Child Protection
- Council Bullying and Harassment
- Food Handler Basics
*Indicates for full time / permanent staff
Council is also a member of the Australian Disability Network and recognised as a Disability Confident Recruiter.
