The purpose of this policy is to ensure Empowering Connection maintains a suitably skilled, competent and sufficient workforce to meet the needs of participants and deliver safe, high-quality supports.

This policy applies to all staff and meets relevant legislation, regulations and standards.

Applicable NDIS Practice Standards

Human Resource Management

Outcome

Each participant’s support needs are met by workers who are competent in relation to their role, hold relevant qualifications, and have relevant expertise and experience to provide person-centred support.

Indicators

• Workforce planning systems ensure continuity of supports.
• Workers are recruited, deployed and supported in line with participant needs.
• Staffing arrangements promote safety, quality and participant choice and control.

Policy

Empowering Connection is committed to employing and maintaining a workforce that is appropriately skilled, experienced and supported to deliver quality, person-centred services.

Staffing arrangements are designed to support continuity of care, participant safety and organisational sustainability.

Procedures

Workforce Planning

Empowering Connection undertakes workforce planning to ensure staffing levels and skill mix are sufficient to meet current and anticipated participant needs.

Workforce planning considers: