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Job Task Analysis:

Job Title: Disability Support Worker

General Physical Job Description:

1. Provide personal care assistance required by residents. This may include the following tasks, to be undertaken in accordance with the policies and procedures at the service.

• Assistance with showering/toileting.

• Assistance with feeding.

• Transferring between bed, wheelchair, motor vehicle, etc.

• Medical/special procedures as required.

• Administering medication as required.

2. Carry out domestic duties, e.g. cleaning, laundry, cooking as required by residents.

3. Carry out basic external cleaning around the house, i.e. sweeping paths.

4. Assist residents with menu planning, shopping and meal preparation.

5. Contribute to individual service planning and service co-ordination.

6. Complete documentation as required by the service. This will include documentation re medication, personal care diaries, incident reports, etc.

General Tasks; Daily Timeframes and categories:

| |Time per day in activity |Continuous or Varied tasks* |Weight categorisation |

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|Personal Care of Client |Eg. | | |

|Showering |20 |Continuous |Medium |

|Toileting | |Continuous |Medium / Heavy |

|Transferring |30 |Continuous |Medium / Heavy |

|Medicating |15 |Varied |Sedentary |

|Feeding |Up to 1 hour |Varied |Sedentary |

|Dressing |15 |Varied |Medium |

|General Administration | | | |

|Report Writing |15 |Continuous |Sedentary |

|IP Planning for Clients | |Varied |Sedentary |

|Community Access | | | |

|Driving |90 |Continuous |Sedentary |

|Walking / Shopping |120 |Varied |Light / Medium |

|Hoisting / Transferring |30 |Continuous |Medium / Heavy |

|Client Equipment Management |10 |Continuous |Heavy |

|Domestic Duties | | | |

|General Kitchen Duties |120 |Varied |Light |

|Washing / Drying Dishes |60 |Varied |Light |

|Laundry Duties |60 |Varied |Light / medium |

|Hanging out Laundry items |30 |Continuous |Light |

|Sweeping common areas |10 |Continuous |Light |

|Recreational Support | |Varied |Light |

*Indicates postural changes are available throughout task / Task can be altered to suit workers needs

Task Analysis by categorised by individual task

|Task Title |Physical Demands |Comments |Considerations for |

| | | |Suitable Duties |

|Transferring Clients / Hoisting |Heavy Pulling with full shoulder flexion to |2 person task. |Observation / Assistance |

| |90°, occasionally |Worker’s push client’s back away|with Looping sling into |

| |Heavy Pushing from shoulder height |from wheelchair / lift legs |place / no heavy lifting.|

| |occasionally |individually in order to Loop | |

| |Medium Lifting from below waist height |slings under client to lift with| |

| |occasional / heavy lifting frequently |machine hoist. | |

| |Light Reaching occasionally to shoulder |Hoist lifts to bed height of | |

| |height |approximately 1 metre. | |

| |Sedentary operation of hoist / fine hand |Objects can be unstable. | |

| |movement. | | |

|Showering |Pushing body weight of client in wheelchair |Confined space for movement |Pushing, reaching |

| |(Flat ground) | | |

| |Heavy Pushing from below shoulder height | | |

| |Light use of showering equipment at shoulder| | |

| |height | | |

| |Light occasional squatting | | |

|Toileting |Pushing body weight of client in wheelchair |Confined space for movement |Pushing, Squatting |

| |(Flat ground) | | |

| |Light occasional squatting | | |

|Medicating / Feeding |Frequent fine use of unilateral hand | | |

| |Sitting continuously | | |

| |Sedentary frequent arm flexion | | |

|Dressing |Reaching, bending twisting frequently |2 person task. |Lifting |

| |Frequent Heavy lifting / pulling bilaterally|Clients weights vary | |

| |client | | |

| |Light / medium pulling clothing | | |

|Community Access |Continuous standing |Monitor Clients during offsite | |

| |Frequent walking |appointments | |

| |Occasional sitting | | |

| |Stair climbing / ramp access |Usually 2 or more staff | |

| |Occasional pushing | | |

| |Occasional Forward reaching | | |

| |Occasional fine manipulation (key’s, money, | | |

| |tickets, doors) | | |

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|Administration Tasks |Continuous sedentary use of fine hand skills|Planning |Limited availability |

| |Continuous sitting |Report writing | |

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|Driving |Continuous sitting | |Sitting for long periods |

| |Light Occasionally twisting | | |

| |Continuous use of fine motor skills | | |

| |Heavy rare unilateral weight bearing to move| | |

| |into driver’s seat | | |

|Walking / Shopping |Pushing body weight of client in wheelchair |Terrain will change |Outings can be |

| |Occasionally heavy pushing on incline / | |individually assessed for|

| |decline surfaces | |SD’s |

| |Occasional light lifting of shopping items | | |

| |Continuous standing / walking | | |

|Client Equipment Management |Occasional Heavy Lifting of wheelchair |One person task |Assessed as per NTD |

| |Heavy Bending, twisting, reaching |Occurs mainly in relations to |recommendation |

| |occasionally |storage and securing of clients | |

| | |and equipment. | |

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|General Kitchen Duties |Occasional light bending |Various temperatures of cooking |Able to modify duties |

| |Frequent light twisting at waist height |containers |Able to pace / rotate |

| |Light Frequent use of grip |Some containers / utensils may |tasks. |

| |Light frequent unilateral lifting |be wet / slippery | |

| |Light occasional use of fine motor | | |

| |Light occasional lifting / reaching over | | |

| |shoulder height | | |

| |Continuous standing | | |

| |Light occasional pulling at various heights | | |

| |Light occasional squatting | | |

|Laundry duties |Occasional light bending |Task can be altered to suit |Able to modify duties |

| |Frequent light twisting at waist height |needs. |Able to pace / rotate |

| |Heavy Frequent use of grip |Mainly washing sheets / clothes |tasks. |

| |Light frequent unilateral lifting |which are individually light. | |

| |Light occasional use of fine motor | | |

| |Medium frequent lifting from ground level to|PPE (personal protective | |

| |waist/ reaching under shoulder height |equipment) to be worn to prevent| |

| |Continuous standing |contamination. | |

| |Medium occasional pushing at various heights|Gloves | |

| |Light occasional squatting |Eye goggles | |

| | |Aprons | |

| | |Suitable footwear | |

|Hanging out Washing |Continuous light bending / squatting |Task can be altered to suit |Able to modify task – |

| |Continuous light lifting from ground to |needs. |addition of basket at |

| |shoulder / above shoulder height. |Mainly washing sheets / clothes |waist height |

| |Frequent use of grip / fine motor |which are individually light. | |

|Sweeping Common Area |Continuous standing |Very brief task. Non-essential | |

| |Continuous light twisting, pushing, pulling |to daily job | |

|Recreational Support |*Dependent on activity. May include but not |Can include a range of |Able to modify based on |

| |exclusive to: |activities either based at |NTD restrictions |

| |Continuous Standing |workplace or in the community. | |

| |Frequent Heavy Pushing / pulling | | |

| |Lifting up to 10kg unilaterally / 20kg |Shopping for personal items, | |

| |bilaterally |clothes etc | |

| |Continuous sitting |Movies | |

| |Frequent use of upper limb and fine |Meals-Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | |

| |movements |outings. | |

| | |Visits with Family including; | |

| | |support to attend family | |

| | |functions e.g. Weddings, | |

| | |Christenings etc | |

| | |Bowling | |

| | |Swimming at Pool | |

| | |concerts | |

| | |shows; Circus, Theatre | |

| | |Learning Activities; Travel | |

| | |Training, Banking exercises | |

Please take the time to review the duties for your Disability Support Workers. This is generic document and may not be suitable. The following pages include blank forms for you as a Manager to amend and add any tasks that align with your individual work conditions.

| |Time per day in activity |Continuous or Varied tasks* |Weight categorisation |

| |(minutes) | | |

|Personal Care of Client | | | |

|Showering | | | |

|Toileting | | | |

|Transferring | | | |

|Medicating | | | |

|Feeding | | | |

|Dressing | | | |

|General Administration | | | |

|Report Writing | | | |

|IP Planning for Clients | | | |

|Community Access | | | |

|Driving | | | |

|Walking / Shopping | | | |

|Hoisting / Transferring | | | |

|Client Equipment Management | | | |

|Domestic Duties | | | |

|General Kitchen Duties | | | |

|Washing / Drying Dishes | | | |

|Laundry Duties | | | |

|Hanging out Laundry items | | | |

|Sweeping common areas | | | |

|Recreational Support | | | |

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Identifying and categorising duties:

Legend (As per Dictionary of Occupational Titles published by the US Department of Labor)

|Sedentary: Lift up to 4.5 kg, brief walking/ standing |Continuous: 67-100% of work shift |

|Light: Lift up to 9kg occasional and 4.5 kg frequent |Frequent: 34-66% of work shift |

|Medium: Lift up to 23 kg occasional and 11 kg frequent |Occasional: 6-33% if work shift |

|Heavy: Lift up to 45 kg occasional and 23 kg frequent |Rare: 1-5% of work shift |

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