Description
Would you like to work for a great employer?
Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150
Best Employers ****
.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity.
We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated
Social Care Worker
to join our team in our
Adult Respite Service
,
Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge, Co Cork
.
Contract Type:
Permanent
Contract Hours:
19.5 hours per week (part time)
Salary Scale:
€38,392 to €53,673 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement
: 31/32/34 days pro rata
Overview of the Post
To work as part of the team in Ard NaMara (Adult Respite Services) and to support the Person in Charge in providing a quality service to adults with disabilities availing of respite.
Assisting Service Owners to plan for and direct their supports to meet their personal goals during respite, and to support service owners in making connections within their local community.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
Statutory Registration & Qualifications
Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
Hold professional registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
Possess a comparable qualification recognised by Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act **** must submit proof of application for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU, confirmed by correspondence received by 30th November ****.
Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.
Annual Registration
On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
Experience
Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
Experience of delivering personal care to adults.
Experience of assisting adults with medical needs / administering medication.
Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
Experience of working with adults with disabilities including physical / intellectual / ASD / behaviours of concern.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in taking leadership in the development of personal plans.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
Excellent internal and external training opportunities leave entitlements
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Before noon Wednesday 4th February ****
Important Information
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting / police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.
Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
Please review the Enable Ireland's External Data Protection Notice available at for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant's personal information.
Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with:
Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
the interview panel (if applicable).
Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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