Individual Support

ASTERIA Individual Support aims to provide individuals with a high quality, affordable training and support during the day. The training and support aims to assist each person to maintain and develop their skills through a wide range of activities based on their individual needs, strengths, interests, wishes and wants.

Phone - 0354 590 309

DAY ACTIVITIES

Day Activities options provide opportunities to:

• Utilise community facilities
• Access further education
• Gain pre-vocational job skills
• Participate in personal development and communication activities
• Access a wide and varied range of recreation and leisure options.
• Operate under the Disability Services Act 2006

Activities are based on each person’s personal plan which is prepared in consultation with the person and their family/carer/advocate/friends/support workers. Personal plans are developed to ensure people express their activity preferences, the skills they would like to learn or enhance and the interests they would like to pursue. All activities operating within day placement are a direct consequence of people’s choices.

WHO CAN USE DAY ACTIVITIES?

A person with a disability can use the day service, successful entry is dependent on the vacancies ASTERIA Individual Support has at the time of application and the ability of ASTERIA Individual Support to meet the interests, needs and wishes of the person. Any person and/or their family/carer are welcome to make an appointment to visit and see what our service has to offer.

HOURS OF OPERATION

ASTERIA Individual Support operates 45 weeks per year from January to December and we have 6 weeks per year annual leave. Included in the 46 weeks are public holidays and staff/program development days.
Clients attend from 9.30am- 3.30pm Monday to Friday.

FUTURES FOR YOUNG ADULTS/YOUNG ACHIEVERS

The aim of this activity is to operate appropriate transition for people from school to adult activities that may lead them into training, work, leisure or social aspects of the community. This activity operates from Railway Street and provides participants with the flexibility to be involved in planning their day to day activities and special events.

OUTREACH

ASTERIA Individual Support offers an Outreach Support Service for people with a disability in Maryborough and surrounding districts.
Services are accessible to people in Carisbrook, Dunolly, Avoca, Newstead, Talbot, and Timor areas.
Support is given to people to do meaningful activities within their own homes and local community
People can learn new skills and enhance current abilities to enable their participation in community life. e.g. budgeting, shopping, cooking, independent travel and accessing their local communities.

Eligibility

Do you have a disability?
Contact ASTERIA individual Support who can assist you with any enquiries.

RESPITE

Eligibility

Do you have a disability?
Funded through Carers Support
An Ageing Carer
A parent of a child with a disability
Contact ASTERIA Individual Support who can assist you with any enquiries.

ASSISTANCE

ASTERIA Individual Support can provide respite for you & your family. Options include, but are not limited to:
In home respite
Facility based respite
Holiday options
Day respite
Weekend respite
School holidays

SUPPORT

ASTERIA Individual Support can support you with:
Breaks for families
Social integration
Recreation 7 Leisure
Advocacy
Community Access
Individual Support Packages
Personal Plans