Social Care Worker

Sunbeam House Services; Bray; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunities employer

Job summary

Sunbeam House Services in Bray, Co. Wicklow, is seeking a qualified Social Care Worker. The role involves supporting clients to achieve personal outcomes, building on potential and developing positive roles at home and in the community. Shifts include day shifts, sleepovers, weekends, and unsociable hours.

Applicants must have QQI Level 7 in Social Care or CORU registration, be flexible, and uphold HIQA standards. Full driving licence and discreteness with confidential information are required.

Qualifications

• QQI Level 7 in Social Care or foreign equivalent (validated by QQI).
• Registered with the CORU or eligible for CORU registration.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a person-centered approach aligned to clients' wishes and goals.
• Promote and protect the rights and privacy of people in care.
• Actively seek new interests and opportunities for clients in the community.
• Ensure overall wellbeing including health and personal care.
• Assist in teaching life skills in cooking, budgeting, cleaning and building.

Skills

Passion for empowering

Team player

HIQA knowledge

Organisation skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Report writing

Full driving licence

Confidentiality

Flexibility

Therapeutic interventions

CPI experience

Dual diagnosis experience

Education

QQI Level 7 Social Care

CORU registration

Job description

Location: Suaimhneas, Bray

Salary: HSE Scale 3029

120 hours per month

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Care Worker to join our service in Bray, Co. Wicklow. As a SCW, you will be involved in supporting clients to achieve their personal outcomes, to build on their potential and to develop positive roles within their home and in the community. Working hours will be variable including day shifts, sleepovers, weekends, and unsociable hours.

Applicants must have:

• A passion for promoting and empowering those you support.
• A team player willing to lone work as well as working as part of a team.
• A knowledge of the HIQA regulations and standards
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Enthusiasm, energy, and creativity
• Excellent IT and report writing skills.
• Hold a full driving licence and be willing to drive location vehicles.
• Can deal with confidential information in a discreet and responsible manner.
• Be flexible to work a variety of rostered shifts over a seven-day work period.
• Understanding and experience of therapeutic interventions.

Desirable:

• One Year’s post qualification experience of working with adults with intellectual disability.
• Experience of working alone in a one-to-one environment as well as experience of teamwork.
• Experience of dealing with complex behaviours that challenge and with behavioural supports.
• CPI experience and working with dual diagnosis and complex behaviors.
• Experience in alternative communications
• Experience of creative problem-solving techniques

Key Responsibilities:

• To facilitate and implement a person-centered approach for our clients appropriate to their wishes and goals
• To promote and protect the rights of people in a manner that respects their dignity, their right to make choices and their privacy.
• To actively seek new interests and opportunities for people to develop meaningful roles in their communities.
• To ensure the overall wellbeing of clients in all areas of their lives including health and personal care
• To assist in the teaching of life skills in cooking, budgeting, cleaning & building

confidence

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold a QQI Level 7 in Social Care or Foreign Equivalent (validated by QQI)
• Registered with the Social Care Workers Registration Board maintained by CORU

OR

• Hold a CORU-Approved Social Care Worker qualification and have applied for CORU Registration (evidence required)

OR

• Eligible for registration with the Social Care Workers Registration Board maintained by CORU (evidence required)

Short listing of candidates will apply.

Sunbeam House Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer