Social Care Worker, Under 18's Residential Services
Location: Dalkey, City Centre and Templeogue available
Salary Scale: Aligned to Focus Ireland Scale
(Starting Salary €37,604 - €41,997)
Contracts Available: Full Time & Part Time, Permanent
Benefits:
25 days Annual Leave & 3 Concession Days, 7% Employer Pension Contribution, Maternity Top Up 26 Weeks, Tax-Saver Scheme, Education Assistance Policy, Paid Sick Leave policy, Premium rates for unsocial hours
Supports:
Employee Assistance Program, Reflective Practice, Supervision, Well being initiatives including monthly meditations
Support Young Lives – Be Part of Their Journey Forward
We're looking for a compassionate and team-oriented
Social Care Worker
to join our
Under-18 Residential Service
, providing vital support to young people aged 15–18 who are out of home and in crisis. In this short-term residential setting, you'll work as part of a dedicated team to create a safe, stable environment where young people can begin to rebuild and move toward their futures.
What you will do:
* Work within the framework of the overall objective of Focus Ireland and the values of the agency.
* Act as a key worker for individual young people and work in partnership with agencies external to Focus Ireland in relation to young people referred to the service.
* Participate in drawing up individualised programmes exploring clients' experiences of homelessness and support clients to break this cycle and in doing so prepare clients to their move-on to an identified placement or to independent living.
* Advocate on a young person's behalf for housing, social work, social welfare, education, training and legal rights.
* Support young people accommodated in the service in conjunction with their statutory care plan and work with the young person to develop and maintain an individual placement plan.
* Refer and support young people referring to external agencies that may further assist them with the personal, social, educational, employment, legal and accommodation needs.
* Record and maintain records in relation to the project and individual clients in accordance with statutory requirements and health and safety legislation.
* Observe all Health, Safety and Welfare at Work regulations and notify management of any risks or concerns you may have in relation to same.
* Agree to take part in a 7-day, 24 hour roster.
What you will need:
* Hold a CORU approved Social Care Worker qualification and have applied for CORU registration (evidence of application will be necessary)
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* OR hold a relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e. social care, psychology, sociology.
* Experience of working in a children's residential centre or with children with complex needs in other settings.
* A working knowledge and awareness of HIQA National Standards for Children's Residential Centres.
* Ability to manage and support teenagers in crisis who present with challenging behaviours.
* A high standard of written communication.
* A working knowledge and understanding of Child Protection, and responses to concerns.
* Driving license is desirable
Focus Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.