Social Care Worker – Children Residential Services – Brookville, Doon, Co. Limerick
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Job Description
The Child and Family Agency, established on 1st January 2014, is responsible for a range of statutory functions including child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and family support services. The Agency has a budget of approximately €1.2 billion and operates through over 5,500 people in 259 locations across the country.
Services provided include:
* Child Protection and Welfare
* Parenting, Family Support and Early Help Services
* Alternative Care
* Birth Information & Tracing and Adoption
* Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
* Children’s Service Regulation
* Counselling and Therapeutic Supports
Further information is available on www.tusla.ie.
Purpose of the role
The policy of Tusla Child and Family Agency is to enable children and young people to live with their own families wherever possible and to support parents where necessary. The Social Care Worker will provide care, protection, and support to vulnerable or dependent clients, individually or in groups, in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team and other relevant agencies. The primary aim is to provide the intervention necessary to address the child / young person’s issues or the problems that prevent them from living at home or in relative/foster care.
The Social Care Worker will ensure the welfare of those under their care and act as an advocate when appropriate.
In a residential setting, the Social Care Worker works as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide care to service users. Children / young people may be referred to a residential setting by the Social Work department for reasons such as family breakdown or separation, history of neglect, sexual or physical abuse, addiction or mental health issues. Residential care aims to provide therapeutic placement to service users who most often present with emotional or behavioural difficulties and cannot live with their own families.
Sector
* Human health and social work activities
Career Level
* Entry Level
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