-For the disabled professional
Your Support Worker is only as good as the structure around them.
The quality of your Support Worker arrangement depends as much on your employer’s knowledge and confidence as it does on the individual providing your support. An employer who hasn’t ensured your Support Worker received meaningful training, who doesn’t understand what professional disability support supervision looks like, who doesn’t understand AtW reviews, and leaves it to the disabled person to train and manage their Support Worker: that’s an employer who is, however unintentionally, making your support arrangement worse.
The consequences are predictable. Support Workers who feel professionally isolated leave, and turnover is destabilising. HR processes that touch your disability are handled without the expertise they need. You end up carrying a disproportionate share of the administrative burden of your own support.
TWIP’s employer support service is designed to change this. When your employer is a client, you should expect a Support Worker with structured disability-informed training. Professional supervision that protects the quality of your support. A line manager who understands the arrangement. AtW review processes that are competently managed and don’t fall to you alone.
When your employer has the right support, you should experience:
- A Support Worker with disability-informed training relevant to your needs
- Coaching support to structure your Support to your personal situation
- Regular professional supervision protecting the quality & effectiveness of your support
- A line manager who understands and excels in their role in the arrangement
- Well-prepared AtW reviews to maximise the support funding available
For the Self-Employed:
Disabled professionals
We can provide these services and additional AtW and payroll administration support for self-employed professionals who employ their own Support Worker.
Self-employed Support Workers
You can access training, expert supervision, and on-boarding coaching to set up support structures through TWIP’s Community of Practice for a subscription fee.