Project Worker - SUSD

Dubsimon; Dublin; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Dublin Simon Community in Dublin is seeking a Project Worker for our Step-Up, Step-Down unit. You will support service users to complete admissions, develop social care plans, and conduct regular key-working sessions to assist life planning and move-on options.

You will coordinate referrals, manage discharge planning, and help sustain health, wellbeing and housing outcomes through group work and collaboration with nursing staff.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Three years working experience in a social care setting.
• Diploma in Addiction Studies.
• Knowledge of homelessness and mental health, addictions, domestic violence, and related issues.

Responsibilities

• Completion of needs assessment and development of social care plans with service users.
• Engage with service users, building professional relationships with dignity and respect.
• Coordinate referrals and plan for discharge with nursing staff.
• Explore accommodation options post-discharge and aftercare services.
• Coordinate health promotion groups and supervise volunteers.

Skills

Social care experience

Homelessness awareness

Knowledge of mental health

Education

Degree-level qualification in relevant discipline

Diploma in Addiction Studies

Job description

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 Role

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Working Hours and Location: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9 am – 5:30; Usher’s Island Dublin 8

At Usher’s Island, we provide a broad spectrum of homeless-specific health and addiction treatment services. As a Project Worker in our Step-Up, Step-Down unit, you will support service users to successfully complete their admission and successfully achieving their outcomes; undertaking personalized social care planning for each service user, undertaking regular key working sessions with clients to assist them in life planning, organization and re-engaging them with day services and move on options. The Project Worker will also help in the management of referrals and plan for discharge.

Responsibilities

• Completion of needs assessment and development of social care plan with service user to address the social interventions required through key working sessions
• Engage with and build professional trusting relationships with service users treating them with dignity and respect
• Connecting service users with external services and/or making new referrrals such as counselling etc.
• Exploring options for accommodation post-discharge and aftercare arrangements/services
• Addressing and managing challenging behaviour
• Monitoring usage of illegal substances in unit in co-operation with nursing staff, carry out random breath testing, and drug screen urinalysis, and carrying out random room searches.
• Provide support to service users around court dates and legal information
• Conduct/facilitate groups which address addiction awareness, relapse prevention, maintain sobriety, dealing with cravings, and high-risk situations.
• Coordinate the provision of health promotion groups by nursing staff.
• Coordinate and monitor Full Time Volunteers, including day to day management of workload, social outings, and informal/formal group work.
• Prepare reports, statistics, and other information as required.
• Ensure the Pass System is kept up to date
• Ensure the Service User Data Record Register is completed and kept up to date.
• Manage referrals and arrange admissions in conjunction with the Nurse Manager and Project Liaison Worker.
• Liaise with recovery with regard to referrals/assessments and, where relevant, move in dates.
• Prepare for and attend weekly referral meetings to ensure that moving to recovery is happening efficiently.
• Liaise with a range of service providers both Voluntary and Statutory (referrals, move-on options, mental health, etc.) in order to establish or improve services available to service users.
• Participate in the induction of Full and Part Time Volunteers and be a key participant in the induction and ongoing training of new staff, relief staff, graduates, student placements, and community employment participants.
• Perform as a full team member supporting colleagues, participating in effective handovers, and communicating promptly in order to ensure effective working relationships
• Responsible for the achievement of goals as allocated from unit scorecard
• Attend external/internal meetings as required
• Monitor rent collection and petty cash usage in collaboration with the Nurse Manager.

Qualifications

• A recognized third level qualification to degree level in relevant discipline.
• Three years working experience in a social care setting
• Diploma in Addiction Studies
• Knowledge of Homelessness and understanding of mental health, addictions, domestic violence, and other presenting issues

Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at [phone]. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.

Shortlisting may take place while the vacancy is live, so you may be called for interview and/or the vacancy may be filled before the closing date.

Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Human Resources Department5 Red Cow LaneSmithfieldDublinD07 PD37Ireland

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Recruitment Office

Dublin Simon Community5 Red Cow LaneSmithfieldDublinIreland