OUR SERVICES

At DASH we understand diversity. We recognise that everyone is different and has differing needs. That is why we provide services tailored to our customers.

Our services include:

• Personal Care Services
• Social Support, Including Mental Health Assistance and Respite Services
• Transport and Respite Travel
• Capacity Building, Skills Development and Connection Services
• Domestic Assistance
• Gardening and Handyman Services

SOCIAL SUPPORT, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE AND RESPITE SERVICES

At DASH, our support workers are kind, considerate and respectful. Our team is dedicated to providing quality social support services such as mental health support, community access, transport and social participation. Our mature and non-judgemental approach ensures that we are approachable and friendly at all times.

Our support-workers can assist you with:

• Conversation and companionship
• Emotional support
• Mental health support, including those with a psychosocial disability
• Intellectual stimulation: playing games, crafts, scrapbooking and others
• Physical activity: support with light physical exercise such as walking
• Menu planning and meal preparation
• Help with errands and general shopping
• Cleaning and laundry
• Light housework and basic home maintenance
• Light gardening
• Assistance with pet care
• Transport, community access, and travel assistance for medical and other appointments, shopping, social outings and/or family or special events
• Short term respite care services, where you can discover picturesque views, long and short walks and some days away

At DASH, we can provide assistance from three hours of social support to sleepovers or a weekend away. We are here to help.

TRANSPORT AND RESPITE TRAVEL

Our support workers can provide safe and friendly community access and travel assistance. Perhaps you need to attend an appointment, go shopping, have a family and/or a social outing, or you want to enjoy a day trip or a weekend getaway… Dash can help you make it happen.

We can assist you with:

• General transport. Going from A to B to an activity that itself may not be a support, for e.g., to medical and other appointments.
• Activity based transport. Companionship to access community activities, and travel assistance such as shopping, classes, social outings and/or family or special events.
• Respite Travel. Dash can provide an escape and take you to discover charming views, long and short walks, a weekend away, or simply find a place to sit and have companionship and a good conversation.

CAPACITY BUILDING, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTION SERVICES

Do you need support learning a new skill? Are you interested in a particular topic that could help improve your wellbeing or quality of life? Or do you need support understanding your NDIS plan and implementing your goals?

At DASH, we offer accessible, client-centred individual and/or group support and community-building programs. Our learning enhancement coaches can help you explore options that can assist you to fulfil your goals.

We can tailor services to help you connect with community, strengthen relationships, and develop skills. Our support workers are dedicated to providing innovative support that builds your capacity to meet your work commitments and education requirements.

We provide connection services. We assist you with the implementation of your NDIS plan, by strengthening your ability to connect with the broader system of supports, as well as understand the purpose of the funded supports and access to your community.

Some of the activities we can tailor to your needs include:

• Support Connection. Assisting in ongoing management of your supports. This service will increase your capacity to maintain support relationships, resolve service delivery issues and participate independently in NDIA processes.- Support Connection. Assisting in ongoing management of your supports. This service will increase your capacity to maintain support relationships, resolve service delivery issues and participate independently in NDIA processes.
• Group/social programs. Assistance with enrolment and companionship at music, dance, or arts and crafts classes/events, and for outings or weekly visits to museums and parks etc.
• Social work assistance in coordinating or managing life stages, transitions and supports.
• Know and visit your city: support to feel safe and confident with travel across our public transport networks.
• Further studies: support to understand and compare your options, assist you with enrolment processes, organising your schedule, calendars, etc.
• Sourcing suitable volunteer and compaionship roles.
• Job-ready assistance. Planning, resume writing, identifying suitable employment. Role-playing and coaching for job interviews.

…and so much more. We are here to help. Ask us how.