COVID19 Self Managers information
Information from the Department of Commerce regarding employment impacted by COVID19
Employment impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus
Health & Safety during COVID 19 duty to workers
There is free online training for support workers – includes supporting people’s choice, communication, mealtimes, staying safe.
Courses
Disability Services Consulting provide these courses. On completion, there are certificates.
DSC's free online support worker training
Have a look at this checklist to review what supports you have in place around many aspects of planning.
A Checklist for Covid19 support (adapted from The Growing Space)
Cleaning and Hygiene guidelines for staff coming into your home
Sanitation Supplies
- We suggest reaching out to your community and seeing if anyone has supply’s they can spare.
- Make your own hand-sanitiser, or disinfectant. We suggest searching online for “natural disinfectants”, or “natural hand-sanitiser” to find recipes.
- Look into local distilleries who are making hand-sanitisers, or make your own. This hand-sanitiser recipe is simple and odourless vodka makes a good rubbing alcohol substitute.