From Day Centre Officer to …?

Community Connector Community Connector Bridge Builder/Door Opener Bridge Builder/Door Opener Community Development Worker Community Development Worker Capacity Builder Capacity Builder Personal Assistant Personal Assistant Broker Broker

ELEMENTS OF A JOB DESCRIPTION Actively support the development and living of a quality lifestyle, as determined by the person being supported Actively support the development and living of a quality lifestyle, as determined by the person being supported Promote, develop, nurture and support the maintenance of natural supports, friendships, networks, circles of support Promote, develop, nurture and support the maintenance of natural supports, friendships, networks, circles of support Enable access to and inclusion within generic community resources/facilities, etc. Enable access to and inclusion within generic community resources/facilities, etc.

Develop capacity within generic community resources/facilities, etc. in order that they may become welcoming/supportive/inclusive Develop capacity within generic community resources/facilities, etc. in order that they may become welcoming/supportive/inclusive Promote and respond to self- determination of support Promote and respond to self- determination of support Demonstrate accountability to person supported Demonstrate accountability to person supported Person centred planning – contributing to; facilitating; co-ordinating Person centred planning – contributing to; facilitating; co-ordinating

Person centred plan – implementation Person centred plan – implementation Providing support in a person centred way – responding to the needs and wishes of the person supported as opposed to those of services Providing support in a person centred way – responding to the needs and wishes of the person supported as opposed to those of services Planning – monitoring/reviewing/updating Planning – monitoring/reviewing/updating Planning – procurement of resources and involvement of others Planning – procurement of resources and involvement of others Actively promote and support independence Actively promote and support independence

Actively promote and support positive reputation, respect and dignity Actively promote and support positive reputation, respect and dignity Actively promote and support choices Actively promote and support choices Increase the range of choices and opportunities available to the person supported Increase the range of choices and opportunities available to the person supported Actively promote and support rights Actively promote and support rights Actively promote and support inclusion Actively promote and support inclusion

Listening/communicating (variety of means including accessibility) Listening/communicating (variety of means including accessibility) Advocating and challenging – oppression, discrimination, bad practice, exclusion, etc. Advocating and challenging – oppression, discrimination, bad practice, exclusion, etc. Develop good local knowledge of facilities, resources, networking skills Develop good local knowledge of facilities, resources, networking skills Be aware of and provide information on community resources and facilities Be aware of and provide information on community resources and facilities Resource finding Resource finding Personal support/care needs Personal support/care needs

Promote personal development Promote personal development To management risk in ways that do not, wherever possible, compromise on individual choice and gaining in independence To management risk in ways that do not, wherever possible, compromise on individual choice and gaining in independence Protection of vulnerable adults Protection of vulnerable adults Development and training Development and training Keep up to date with and implement policy, guidance and best practice Keep up to date with and implement policy, guidance and best practice

Record keeping – open and respectful, confidentiality Record keeping – open and respectful, confidentiality Support people accessing college Support people accessing college Support people getting jobs and a proper wage Support people getting jobs and a proper wage

REASONS Serving people even more effectively Serving people even more effectively Inclusion and social cohesion Inclusion and social cohesion Self-determination Self-determination In control In control Our Health, Our Care, Our Say Our Health, Our Care, Our Say Keeping jobs … Keeping jobs …