Social Care Worker

Ann's Home Care; Cavan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ann's Home Care invites applications for a role working directly with looked-after young people in a home setting, delivering supportive care and coordinating with families and professionals. You will develop therapeutic relationships while safeguarding and promoting wellbeing.

You will participate in education plans, attend meetings, and keep accurate records, while maintaining flexibility to cover shifts including evenings, weekends and sleepovers. A driving licence is preferred.

Qualifications

• Level 7 qualification (degree) in Social Care or related field.
• Level 8 qualification (Honours) in Psychology.
• Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service).

Responsibilities

• Work directly with the young people in a home-like setting and build a therapeutic caring relationship.
• Accompany young people to appointments, meetings, holidays and outings.
• Collaborate with families and professionals to support the young person’s plan.
• Develop educational plans and support participation in recreational activities.
• Attend daily handovers, care planning meetings, and Looked After Reviews as required.
• Ensure information about the young people is handed over to colleagues during handovers.
• Maintain up-to-date records and be a key contact for the young person’s network.
• Comply with Health and Safety and Fire Safety policies.
• Participate in training and development through probation and appraisals.
• Foster relationships with professionals from other disciplines.
• Keep accurate records of activities and welfare concerns.
• Report safeguarding concerns to line management.
• Report concerns about staff to line management.
• Participate in supervision as per policy and standards.
• Carry out general housework and meal preparation with children.
• Cover shifts including evenings, weekends, and sleepovers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Flexibility

Reliability

Education

Level 7 Degree in Social Care

Level 7 Degree in Social Work

Level 7 Degree in Health and Social

Level 8 Degree in Psychology

Higher Certificate in Custodial Care

Job description

Principal responsibilities

• To work directly with the young people in a home likesetting, developing a therapeutic, professional, and caring relationship to ensure that their physical, psychological, social, and emotional needs are met.
• Accompany the young people to appointments, meetings, holidays and outings where appropriate.
• To work in partnership with the young people and their families/ significant others to build, maintain and support relationships where appropriate.
• To assist in the development of educational plans and support participation in recreational activities.
• To participate in daily handovers, team meetings, Care planning meetings/ Looked After Review meetings and other meetings as required.
• Ensure any relevant information pertaining to the young people is appropriately handed over to colleagues / management during handovers and before the end of your shift.
• Undertake key worker responsibilities ensuring that young person’s files are kept up to date, appropriate information is in place, be a key contact for that young person’s network such as their Social Workers, Teachers, Guardian ad Litems and family where appropriate.
• Managing and overseeing daily petty cash ensuring proper recording of receipts, safe keeping of monies and any other valuables within the home.
• To comply with relevant Health and Safety including Fire Safety policy and procedures
• Participate in training and continued professional development through probation and appraisals.
• To foster good working relationships with professionals from other disciplines and agencies.
• To keep accurate and up to date records and reports in respect of individual young people and the daily activities of the home.
• Inform line management of any concerns you may have in relation to the welfare of the young people and any safeguarding concerns you may have in relation to the young people.
• Report any concerns in relation to the behaviours or conduct of other staff to line management.
• Participate in formal supervision with line management in accordance with Ann’s Children’s Care policy and procedures and in line with the National Standards.
• To carry out general housework and preparation of meals, involving the children as appropriate.
• Participate in shift patterns which will include, evenings, weekend, and sleepovers. There may be occasions where there may have to be waking nights depending on the needs and risks presented by the young people..

Qualifications Required

Level 7 qualification (degree) or above in one of the following:

• Social Care
• Social Work
• Health and Social
• Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
• Youth & Community
• Teaching
• Nursing
• Social Science
• Addiction Counselling
• Counselling / Psychotherapy
• Family Support
• Disability Studies
• Applied Behavioural Analysis

Level 8 qualification (Honours degree) or above in one of the following:

• Psychology

Other qualifications:

• Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service)

Experience Required:

• Full clean driving licence
• Experience of working with children and young people in care and /or experience of working with children and young people in a residential setting desirable but not essential
• Ability to work in regulated activity, care for and supervise young persons
• Flexible – willing and able to adapt to changing circumstances, shift patterns and expectation

We reserve the right to enhance the criteria at shortlisting stage

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer