Residential Social Care Worker/ Support Worker, Leamlara, Cork
Location:
On site / Leamlara, Co.
Cork, Ireland
Job type:
Permanent / Full or Part-time
Sector and subsector:
Medical & Healthcare | Allied Health Professionals
Hourly Salary Range:
from €***** to €*****
Purpose of Role:
to provide a range of services to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
All care is person centered and provides a holistic service in partnership with the person's circle of support.
Barróg Healthcare's Residential Service aims to provide high quality care for people living with a disability, in a safe, comfortable environment.
We will ensure that the facilities in client's homes are adapted to meet their needs.
We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live in a welcoming environment where the values of respect, honesty, consultation and individuality are promoted and where each individual's strengths are acknowledged, fostered and built upon.
We actively encourage people to achieve their full potential supported through an Individual Planning Process, through taking part in education and training supports – and through participation in the local community in line with each person's wishes and abilities.
The Company:
Barróg Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages nationwide to enable people who need support across the areas of mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care.
We pride ourselves on working to support and champion both our service user's and staff and welcome applications from any person that feels they would be a good fit within our organisation.
The right candidate for this role will strive to enhance the lives of the individuals by promoting their community inclusion and equal citizenship.
Salary:
Pay scale in place from €***** to €***** for Support Workers and €***** to €***** for Social Care Workers
Job Type:
Full time/ Part time
Working Hours:
8am to 8pm, Mon – Sun.
Some flexibility for shift work may be required due to the 24/7 nature of the role.
Reporting Relationship:
This post will report to the Residential Manager and Deputy Manager
Job Title:
Social Care Worker/ Support Worker
Vetting:
All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.
Benefits
Competitive starting salary
Annual pay increments
Flexibility on working hours
Sunday overtime rate
Contributory Pension Scheme
Death in Service Benefit
Dedicated on-call service for out of hours support for operations
Promotion and development opportunities
Support for further education and training
Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax-free transport
Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 access to professional counselling, medical, financial and legal advice
Refer a friend bonus
Discounted driving lessons
Permission to work in Ireland
Full clean driver's license from EU, UK or Ireland
Qualifications
For Social Care Worker roles:
Candidates must have a relevant qualification in Social Care.
At minimum a B.A. in Social Care, Fetac Level 7, or other CORU accepted qualifications in Social Care AND must be registered as a Social Care Worker with CORU or commit to completing registration with CORU as a Social Care Worker by end of November **** OR have 2 years' experience working as a Social Care Worker in the last 5 years AND have commenced their application to register as a Social Care Worker with CORU.
For Support Worker roles:
a minimum of a QQI Level 5 major award (8 components / modules) in Health or Social Care or equivalent is required OR a commitment to complete the major award if some components / modules are already completed.
Advantageous experience:
One year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting
Experience working in a Residential Setting
Working knowledge of regulatory compliance and HIQA standards
Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans
Candidate Skills / Experience
The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, always with the client's goals and needs at the centre of every task
An understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reports
Main Duties / Responsibilities
Support service users with an intellectual / physical disability, autism
Ensure service users are supported to make sense of their environment, learn new skills and maximise their independence
Assist individuals with their daily living activities
Support service users with their health and well-being, personal care including continence requirements if required
Support individuals to live a meaningful life, with a priority focus on equal citizenship
Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community
Act as an advocate for clients / residents
Actively promote the participation of clients / residents in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan
Accompany service users to appointments and other events as required
Assist service user's that have reduced mobility
Undertake duties as may be assigned by your direct manager/team leader to support the care of service users
Manage challenging behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan
Provide reports on client activities to management
Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/ implementation of the care plan
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
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