Disability Services Officer
What the work is
Works in a range of service units to provide care to people with disability and support access to a variety of education, training and welfare services.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Assesses clients' needs and assists them in planning, implementing and accessing education, training, employment and additional health or welfare programs
- Assists and supports people with disability in all aspects of daily living, including community inclusion, personal care, and building and maintaining independence and interpersonal relationships
- Supports clients to create and work towards their goals, build capacity to make their own decisions and choices, and access services
- Builds relationships in local communities to help promote inclusion and improve the accessibility of services and facilities
- Monitors and reports on the progress of clients
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a shared house where four adults with disability live with staff support. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Someone you support cooks a whole meal on their own for the first time
- A resident gets a job interview and practises with you at the kitchen table
- The house is relaxed on a Sunday and everyone is doing what they chose to do
Hard days
- A resident is upset about something you cannot change and wants you to fix it
- Family members and the person you support disagree about what is best
- Paperwork and incident reports eating the time you wanted to spend with people
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 422131, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.