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Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers ****.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Silver Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity.
We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Social Care Worker to join our team in our Adult Respite Service, Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge, Co Cork.
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 19.5 hours per week (part time)
Salary Scale: €38,107to €50,953 pro rata per annum.
Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: 31/32/34 days pro rata
Overview of the Post:
To work as part of the team in Ard NaMara (Adult Respite Services) and to support the Person in Charge in providing a quality service to adults with disabilities availing of respite.
Assisting Service Owners to plan for and direct their supports to meet their personal goals during respite, and to support service owners in making connections within their local community.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc.
(a) Eligible applicants will be those who on the closing date for the competition:
(i) Hold professional registration, or be eligible for registration, on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
See list of recognised Social Care qualifications at:
(see note 2 below)
OR
(ii) Have a schedule 3 qualification.
See list of recognised Schedule 3 qualifications at:
(see note 1& 2 below)
OR
(iii) Have a comparable qualification recognised by Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU
OR
(iv) Applicants who satisfy the conditions set out in Section 91 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act ****, (see note 3 below*), must submit proof of application for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
The acceptable proof is correspondence from the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU confirming their application for registration as a Section 91 applicant was received by the 30th November ****.
OR
(v) Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU before a contract of can be issued.
AND
(b) Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability, including a high standard of suitability, for the proper discharge of the role
Annual registration
On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Social Care Workers Register maintained by the Social Care Workers Registration Board at CORU.
Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
Has experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
Experience of delivering personal care to adults.
Experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication.
Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience of working with adults with disabilities including physical/intellectual/ ASD/behaviours of concern.
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Experience in taking leadership in the development of personal plans.
Experience in responding to complaints.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent internal and external training opportunities
Generous annual leave entitlements
Flexible Working
Long service reward scheme
Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
Wellbeing benefits
Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.
CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Before noon Monday 27th October ****
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position.
Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
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