Graduate Support Worker - Holistic Care & Skills Growth

depaul; Cork; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving Licence

Job summary

Depaul offers a Support Worker-Graduate Programme to develop professional skills while supporting residents in a multi-disciplinary team. The role operates on a seven-day rota, emphasising harm-reduction, care and dignity within the service.

Graduates will report to the team, assist residents with daily living, participate in key worker sessions and deliver an end-of-year presentation on services.

Qualifications

• Qualification in the Social Care field or related discipline.
• Understanding of homelessness and supports in homeless services.
• Good communication and computer literacy.
• Knowledge of Depaul vision, mission and values.
• Ability to work shifts.
• Experience in the Community and Voluntary sector.

Responsibilities

• Encourage and support service users to develop daily living skills.
• Keep the service tidy, clean and hygienic including communal areas.
• Encourage residents to maintain their own environment.
• Attend and participate in key worker sessions with service users.
• Assist residents with personal monies and service charge payments.
• Carry out project administration tasks (petty cash, statistics, invoices, records).
• Ensure Health and Safety standards per policy.
• Attend team meetings and staff days.
• Participate in ongoing graduate programmes and events.

Skills

Good communicator

Computer literacy

Understanding homelessness

Ability to work shifts

Knowledge of Depaul values

Experience in community sector

Education

Social Care field qualification (Social Care, Psychology, Social Science, Criminology or Community Development)

Job description

Depaul offers a Support Worker-Graduate Programme to develop professional skills while supporting residents in a multi-disciplinary team. The role operates on a seven-day rota, emphasising harm-reduction, care and dignity within the service.

Graduates will report to the team, assist residents with daily living, participate in key worker sessions and deliver an end-of-year presentation on services.