Life Skills

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If you need support in your daily living and life skills…

Our team of Support Workers and Recreation Therapy Assistants will work alongside you to achieve your goals and arrange for activities that cater for a wide range of abilities.

Our team can:

Provide support

to develop skills in fun and supported environments.

Develop, research and organise

activities around goals and interests.

Provide assistance

to feel part of the community through a variety of meaningful activities, such as (but not limited to) day trips, music groups, swimming, sailing, art, concerts, theatre, sporting events and supported holidays.

Facilitate access

to centre-based activities (day program).

Assist you

to attend local community activities, either as part of a group or with one-to-one staff assistance.
Shopping at the supermarket with a support worker
Cafe with friends

Individual Support can be provided with daily life tasks such as:

  • Decision making and choice
  • Activity planning
  • Personal care
  • Meal preparation, safe eating and drinking
  • Budgeting, banking and personal administration
  • Shopping
  • Taking prescribed medications
  • Recreation and leisure
  • Accessing community
  • Making and attending appointments
  • Household tasks, including gardening
  • Shopping
  • Liaising with other support services and community networks
  • Maintaining friendships and social networks
  • Accessing cultural and spiritual activities

Your NDIS plan may use these terms to describe the support you can receive:

  • Assistance with daily life at home, in the community, in education and at work
  • Improved daily living skills
  • Improved relationships
  • Increased social and community participation