About Us:At Dublin Simon Community, we're dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.If you share our values and want to make a difference, we'd love to hear from you. We're looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.About The JobAs Project Worker, you'll build a professional trusting relationship with clients and provide care through individualised client-led care plans. You'll support clients to work proactively to progress to more long-term accommodation. You'll manage a case load of between clients. You'll report to the Service Manager.Contract Type:Full-time, 2-year fixed term contractWork Hours:37.5 hours per week, 7-day liabilityLocation:Oak HouseSalary:36,500 DOEResponsibilitiesUsing the Holistic Needs Assessment Tool (HNA), identify and address client needs, and support them in achieving their individual care plan goals, while being respectful.Implement and work within care and case management systems and protocols.Support individuals to establish networks that assist them in removing barriers to exiting homelessness, and partner with voluntary and statutory agencies.Deliver a high quality service to a case load of clients, while building strong professional trusting relationships.Work alongside the multi disciplinary team to achieve service targets.Manage risks and ensure the protection of all clients in the service.Engage clients with appropriate accommodation and support services as identified in support plan.Prepare reports and statistics to inform future strategy and for recording and reviewing client details on the PASS system.Provide regular, consistent & comprehensive reporting regarding developments or problems in the service to the Manager.Manage pre-crisis and crisis interventions on an individual basis.Promoting choice, independence, health and well-being, as well as encouraging clients to engage in a healthy lifestyle, and to participate in client-led Dublin Simon Community initiatives.Abide by Dublin Simon Community's Health & Safety regulations & standard operating procedures relating to the fire procedure, safety of staff etc., to ensure that the well-being of all staff is maintained.Liaise with a range of both voluntary & statutory service providers (referrals, move-on options, health care, probation services etc.), to establish or improve services available to clients.Complete administrative tasks such as report writing, maintenance of accurate statistics, records, up to-date client case notes, PASS, HNAs, Outcomes star.Ensuring effective handovers and information transmission for the service to run smoothly & effectively.Core CompetenciesCommitment to providing the highest levels of quality serviceRelating with respect and compassionPrompting diversity and equalityProviding quality person-centred serviceCommunicating effectivelyEffective professional practice, planning, organising, and problem solvingQualificationsEssentialQualification to at least diploma level in psychology, social care, addiction, counselling, youth work, community development, psychotherapy or similar.3 years experience working in a social care setting, with experience of assessment, planned support, key working and advocacy with vulnerable people.Experience in care and case management procedures, such as developing, implementing and evaluating action plans.Harm Reduction approach.Understanding of mental health diagnoses, treatment services, mental health interventions, addictions, domestic violence and other presenting issues.Record keeping and report writing skills.DesirableDriving change improvement initiatives, team development and systems implementation.Knowledge of services in the homeless sector, of rights and entitlements.Please note:If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.