NDIS Code of Conduct
Introduction
Glasshouse Community Supports has adopted the underpinning principles of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Code of Conduct (the Code) as set out in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Code of Conduct) Rules 2018.
The obligations in the Code are fundamental to the rights of people with disability set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Glasshouse Community Supports respects and supports the fundamental rights of clients to continue living independently in their own homes and communities with dignity and respect, along with choice and inclusion concerning their support needs and being free to engage an advocate and/or representative of their choice.
Scope The Director in addition to all Support Workers, contractors and students are required to refer to the policies outlined in the manual throughout their work, as they govern our operations and service delivery. They are expected to uphold the Policy Manual's content and raise any questions or issues. Related policies and procedures should be read in conjunction with this policy. This Code of Conduct sets out, in principle, the behaviours and standards of conduct expected of management, Support Workers and students of the organisation who are providing support and services to a person and to uphold the rights of all clients. By offering services to clients, Glasshouse Community Supports always will strive to: Act with respect for individual rights to freedom of expression, self-determination and decision-making in accordance with applicable laws and conventions. | Supporting people with disability to have the right to make their own decisions, to be free to live the life they choose and to have the same rights and freedoms as any other member of the community. All Glasshouse Community Supports Support Workers undertake to understand and educate others that people with disability have full and equal human rights, debunking the historical portrayal of them being dependent, helpless and in need of care and protection. Glasshouse Community Supports will deliver services in a way that maintains the standards and principles that underpin the NDIS. By delivering supports and services in accordance with the NDIS rules made under the NDIS Act (2013), Glasshouse Community Supports will maintain the standards and principles and uphold the conventions that underpin the NDIS. This includes the principle of the United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as other international human rights treaties named in the NDIS Act. Glasshouse Community Supports will also comply with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Provider Registration and Practice Standards) Rules 2018, which has been developed in line with the National Standards for Disability Services and the National Standards for Mental Health Services. |