Careers

Learning and Development

Knowledge: refers to how much is known about the job role.
For example:
If the workplace they have a particular condition for example Autism, do you know what this means. If they take a particular medication do you know what the side effects are? The amount of knowledge you are required to have depends on the position you have been employed to fill and this should be clearly outlined in your position description. Look at some postion descriptions for Disability Support Workers
Skills: refers to the ability to undertake certain task required for the job.
For example
- the ability to develop a program to teach a skill
- the ability to move or transfer a person with a disability from one position to another in a safe manner
- the ability to cook a nutritious meal
An attitude: means the manner in which you view a person you work with and therefore how you interact with them. We often refer to attitudes as broadly being either positive or negative. A positive attitudes means you respect the person you are working with and deal with them in the way you would like to be dealt with taking into account their age, and individual needs.

A negative attitude is one in which you disregard the feelings of the person you are working with, perhaps see them as less than you and not having the same needs or worth as you.