Social Care Assistant - Day/Local Services
Kare
Location:
On site / Co.
Kildare, Ireland
Job type:
Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector:
Medical & Healthcare | Social Care / Social Worker
Hourly Salary range:
€***** to €*****
Full-Time – 35 hour week Contracts
Locations: There are vacancies across many of our locations, with particular demand in Naas, Newbridge, and Johnstown services.
Care Assistant HSE Salary Scale: €***** to €***** hourly DOE
KARE Adult Supports work with people over the age of 18 years.
We support people to live and be active in their community through supported employment, learning and everyday activities.
We are currently recruiting for Social Care Assistants for Permanent Full-Time contracts.
Responsibilities
Play an integral role in the implementation and evaluation of a person's Individual Support Plan
Support individuals to enhance their life by ensuring that their goals are achieved
Plan and support individuals in preparing healthy nutritious meals
Support individuals in all aspects of their daily lives.
This includes personal care and supporting people who have complex needs and behaviours that challenge.
Support individuals with their health, ensuring they have access to all relevant healthcare professionals
Support individuals to play a role in the general housekeeping while ensuring a good standard of hygiene and cleanliness is maintained throughout the home
Maintain effective communication with families and ensure that they are involved in the total care of the individual
Drive Kare vehicles to support the people who use our services.
Requirements
Essential -
Minimum Qualification: QQI Level 5 Intellectual Disability Practice / Social Care / Community Support Worker Programme - (at least 3 modules completed but must include Intellectual Disability)
Essential -
A full, clean, manual Irish driving licence
Essential -
Must be eligible to work in Ireland without sponsorship
Very good understanding and experience supporting people with behaviours that can challenge and the use of positive behaviour support plans to support individuals
Excellent communication, teamwork, interpersonal, organisational & initiative skills
IT skills and the ability to carry out administrative tasks e.g., e-mail correspondence, report writing, use of assistive technology
Ability to build trusting and respectful relationships
Enjoy working on your own with a person with an intellectual disability
25 days annual leave
Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (subject to service)
Federation of Voluntary Bodies Pension Scheme: Employer 7% & Employee 5% contributions
Optional Salary Protection Plan
Rewarding work with flexible hours
Employee Assistance Programme
ESDA.ie and local Employee Discounts
Personal Development, Professional Growth and Career Progression
The successful candidate will be required to provide satisfactory references and Garda Vetting and overseas police vetting, where applicable.
Salary is paid in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales.
Note: While the successful candidate will be contracted to an initial location, staff may be asked to transfer locations based on the needs of the service.
Equal Opportunities Employer, committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
We are committed to providing accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
If you require any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
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