Social Care Lead

Virtue Integrated Care

Mallow

On-site

EUR 32,000 - 42,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Rewards Scheme

Monthly and Yearly Recognition Awards

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee Initiatives

Education Assistance Programme

Career Pathing and Development

Paid Maternity Leave

Bike to Work Scheme

Pension

Sick Pay Scheme

Christmas Saving Scheme

Job summary

Bridhaven Nursing Home in Mallow is recruiting a Social Care Lead to design and lead an innovative, person-centred activity programme for residents. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to maximise independence and wellbeing, aligning with HIQA standards and our values of privacy, dignity, and community partnership.

The role involves planning, implementing, and evaluating social activities, coordinating volunteers, maintaining records, and supporting residents’ social needs with

Qualifications

Degree in Social Care or relevant field.
Experience with older persons preferred.
Highly efficient and organized.
Excellent interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the planning, implementation and evaluation of person-centred activity programmes for Bridhaven residents.
Schedule social sessions to maximize benefit for residents and care team.
Encourage resident participation while maintaining independence and dignity.
Consult with residents to identify social and recreational needs and preferences.
Produce a monthly activities programme and communicate it to residents.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to feed back on resident status at care plan reviews.
Build relationships with residents based on respect and equality to promote independence.

Skills

Person-centred care

Interpersonal skills

Team collaboration

Program planning

Education

Degree in Social Care

Job description

| Bridhaven Nursing Home

Bridhaven Nursing Home is currently recruiting for a Social Care Lead. We believe that every resident deserves to live a life filled with purpose, dignity, connection, and enjoyment. We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate, and creative Social Care Lead to lead and develop engaging, person-centred activity programmes that enhance the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive wellbeing of our residents. Together, we live by our core company values in relation to communication, respecting residents’ rights, choice and individuality, promoting their independence and collaborating with our many community partners.

It is our mission to ensure that residents feel valued and loved within their homes. Our strong family ethos and team of talented, diverse and caring colleagues is central to the creation of a supportive and nurturing environment that creates a strong sense of home for our residents.

Our core company values:

Privacy, Respect & Dignity
Choice
Independence
Individuality
Community Partnership
Accountability
Responsiveness
Caring
Ambition

Job Profile: The role of Social Care Lead is to develop and lead an innovative and varied social and recreational programme for residents living in Bridhaven Nursing Home in Mallow in order to improve residents' quality of living and social experience living in Bridhaven Nursing Home. The Social Care Lead is a key player within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the necessary supports are put in place for each resident to maximise their independence for as long as is safely possible.

Key Objectives

Social

Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centred activity programmes in Bridhaven for our Residents
To ensure the scheduling of social sessions provides maximum benefit to both the resident and the care team
To encourage resident to join in meaningful activities whilst maintaining their independence, choice and dignity, to enable them to lead as full and active life as possible
To consult with each resident in order to identify their social and recreational requirements according to their likes/dislikes, abilities and personal preference
To produce a monthly programme of activities and social events and ensure it is communicated to all residents.
To regularly assess the effectiveness of the social events and activities programme.
To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team in order to feedback on each resident's status/participation at regular care plan reviews
To establish and maintain relationships with residents that are based on respect and equality and that promote their independence.
Encourage resident participation while respecting individual choice and independence.

Administration

To familiarise and connect with all key community groups whose expertise would make a valuable contribution to the service.
To recruit a network of volunteers to provide a variety of desired appropriate social opportunities as identified To support volunteers in their role and ensure they receive appropriate induction, training, supervision and support.
Maintain accurate documentation and activity records in line with regulatory requirements.
Monitor budgets and manage activity resources effectively.
Ensure activities comply with HIQA standards, infection prevention procedures, health and safety regulations, and safeguarding policies.
Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and support inspections where required.

Essential Skills, Competencies, And/or Knowledge

Self: Be comfortable being oneself at work, be self aware and open.
Feeling: Be able to be emotionally warm, offering closeness to each individual.
Together: Be a friend to individual's, with no "them and us".
Inspiring: Be positive and passionate, be able to make a connection with people that makes a difference.
Nurturing: Be able to provide comfort, security and a sense of belonging.
Respectful: Be able to understand the value of life histories and use it to enhance individual well-being.
Accepting: Be positive about individual's reality and accepting of others, to understand that feelings can be displayed as actions or words.
Flexible: Be focused on individuals and not routine, have the ability to adapt to daily differences and just "go with the flow".
Spontaneous: Create opportunities that will occupy individuals in a meaningful way.
Enabling: Be able to create well-being and not ill-being
Supportive: Be comfortable expressing your own emotions and support others with theirs
Growing: Be open to learn and reflect on oneself and skills.

General Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Code of Conduct

Ensure adherence to our code of conduct and consistently demonstrate and promote behaviour and actions reflective of our values.

Confidentiality

You will be aware of the confidential nature of Bridhaven's work and in particular, the right of residents to confidentiality.

Presentation

Bridhaven aspires to the highest standards in how the entities owned by Virtue are presented to ensure an environment which is safe, homely and personalized for the residents we support.

Policies & Procedures

You are required to familiarise yourself with and adhere to all policy and procedural documents relevant to your position.

Hygiene Standards

The highest standard of hygiene must always be maintained, and all staff members are responsible for ensuring compliance with Virtue's requirements and standards with regard to hygiene. It is the responsibility of all staff to have a fundamental understanding of their individual responsibility in maintaining departmental & site hygiene standards

Health and Safety

Ensure that effective safety procedures are in place to comply not only with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 but also within the spirit of our mission, vision and values, and they are known and followed by staff.

Information Technology

To use our IT equipment, systems, software, hardware, intellectual property etc. in a manner that is at all times consistent with the

Ensure the most effective and efficient use of developments in information technology for administrative support in a manner, which integrates well with systems throughout the organization.

The successful candidate must hold the following qualifications and experience to fulfill the requirements of this role: