Location: Limerick.
Contract: specific purpose contract.
Hours: Full time - Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
The purpose of this role is to work as part of the Youth Housing Team to provide a flexible supported housing service responding to the needs of young people in North Tipperary.
What You Will Do
* To work within the framework of the overall aims and objectives of Focus Ireland and use the model of care devised for the project
* To work as part of a team in delivering the service to the young people.
* To draw up suitable care plans to prepare and support each resident for independent living
* To support young people holistically, paying attention to their practical self-care needs, health, budgeting, and domestic skills.
* To play a part in promoting and building the confidence and self-esteem of young people leaving care
* To advocate on behalf of the young person for housing, social welfare, education, training and legal rights.
* To liaise with and make referrals to relevant outside agencies.
* To provide individual support and key working to Young People of the project
* To assist in the facilitation of group work sessions for Young people of the project.
* To be vigilant to any Health, Safety and Welfare risks in the workplace and bring any concerns to the attention of your line manager or Health & Safety Representative
* To attend Team, Divisional and Agency meetings as required
* To maintain accurate case records and statistics
* To liaise with and in form the Project Manager, on a regular basis, of issues arising from work with individual cases
* To engage in Reflective Practice and supervision sessions on a regular basis with the Manager.
* To participate in relevant training and development courses and in project evaluation
* To implement the existing policies and procedures oft he project and of Focus Ireland and adhere to the Standards of Customer service.
* To assist in the implementation of the settlement policies and strategies of Focus Ireland
* To work, liaise with and co-operate with other Focus Ireland projects.
* In consultation, to undertake other duties and responsibilities as maybe assigned by the Project Manager, Section Manager or Divisional Head.
What You Will Need
* Social Care or Equivalent Qualification at degree level.
* Experience working in a social care setting at least 2 years.
* Experience of key-working clients or individual case-work
* Full clean driver’s license and access to own car
* Experience of managing challenging behaviour
* Good understanding of the issue affecting young people leaving care and in aftercare (Desirable)
* Flexibility (Desirable)
* Understanding of Child Protection (Desirable)
* Experience of inter‑agency working (Desirable)
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Desirable)
Focus Ireland is an equal opportunities employer
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