Overview
If you are interested in deeply rewarding work where your skills will be developed, with personal and professional development opportunities, then this is the right job for You!
The Social & Recreational Support Worker supports adults with severe/profound intellectual disabilities and additional support needs living in the service, to achieve the good things in life through the provision of a comprehensive programme that supports each person to have choice and control in their life, fulfil their social, cultural, and recreational needs, develop and maintain personal relationships and links with the wider community.
The focus will be within a social model of care and support, ensuring that each adult has opportunities to participate in meaningful activities, appropriate to his/her interests and preferences and that reflect his/her needs, interests, and capacities.
Benefits
* Opportunity to work with a dynamic team focussed on supporting people to live their best possible life.
* Free car parking
* Subsidised restaurant
* Pension scheme
* Generous annual leave.
* VHI group scheme
* Bike to work scheme.
* Active wellbeing supports including an in-house occupational health service and a free 24/7/365 employee assistance programme (EAP) for staff and their immediate family members.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities
* Comprehensive orientation pack
* Extensive in-house person-centred training programme for nursing, clinical and care staff.
* Flexible working options
* Access to membership of the HSSCU credit union.
Essential Criteria
Essential Criteria - ideally the successful candidate will possess the following:
* Minimum desirable requirement is FETAC level 5 Certificate, preferably in the area of health care, community care, care for people with disabilities.
* Experience in a similar environment supporting adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
* Full clean driver\'s licence a requirement of the role as successful candidate will be expected to be able to drive supported adults to relevant activities.
* Flexibility around working hours to include evenings and weekends.
Skills
Skills: Care, Social Work, Activities Coordinator
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