Social Care Worker - Bray

Barróg Healthcare; Ireland; Sur place; EUR 20 664 - 27 359; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A healthcare provider in Bray, Ireland, seeks a Social Care Worker to support young people and vulnerable adults in community settings. This role involves developing care plans and liaising with families and services. Successful candidates will need a minimum of a B.A. in Social Care and experience in healthcare settings. The hourly wage ranges from €15.00 to €19.86, with opportunities for both full-time and part-time work.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in a healthcare or disability support setting.
• For Social Care Worker, registration with CORU by Nov 2025 required.
• Experience in report writing and client support plans preferred.

Responsabilités

• Develop and implement Care/Placement plans.
• Promote rights and responsibilities of each client.
• Encourage attendance at training and clinical appointments.
• Record incidents and emergency procedures as required.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to care plan progression.

Connaissances

Ability to support clients in a non-judgemental way

Ability to prevent and manage challenging behaviour

Ability to work on my initiative and as part of a team

Comfortable with information technology and reporting

Formation

B.A. in Social Care, QQI Level 7

CORU registration or application in process

National Diploma in Childcare, QQI

Diploma in Social Care, QQI

BA (Ordinary Degree) in Social Care Practice

Description du poste

Overview

Location: On site / Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland

Job type: Permanent / Full or Part-time

Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare | Social Care / Social Worker

Hourly Salary Range: from €15.00 to €19.86

Job Title: Social Care Worker

Purpose of Role

Aftercare services are support services that build on and support the work undertaken by foster carers, social workers and residential workers in preparing young people for adulthood. The company has vacancies in aftercare, transitional care and outreach work with young people/vulnerable adults in the community living independently or in Family/Foster Care Settings.

The Company

Barróg Healthcare is a small private health & social care company based in Dublin with services nationwide, providing residential care and day packages to enable people who need support across mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We aim to support and champion both service users and staff and welcome applications from those who would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate will strive to enhance the lives of individuals by promoting community inclusion and equal citizenship.

Salary: €15 to €19.86 hourly

Job Type: Full time, Part time

Working Hours: 12 hour day shifts (10 am to 10 pm), 24 hour shifts (10 am to next day 10 am). Flexibility for shift work may be required due to the 24/7 nature of the role.

Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Aftercare coordinator

Employer: Barróg Healthcare

Vetting: All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.

Qualifications & Requirements

• One year of experience in a healthcare or disability support setting.
• For Social Care Worker role a minimum of a B.A. in Social Care, QQI Level 7 PLUS registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025 is required.
• All applicants must hold one of the following qualifications:
• National Diploma in Childcare, QQI (formerly HETAC/DIT)
• National Diploma in Applied Social Care Studies, QQI (formerly HETAC)/DIT
• Diploma in Social Care, QQI (formerly HETAC)/DIT
• Diploma in Applied Social Studies/Social Care, DIT
• BA (Ordinary Degree) in Social Care Practice (Level 7 QQI)
• Open Training College National Diploma in Applied Social Studies (Disability)
• Equivalent qualification recognized by regulatory bodies

All applicants must be CORU registered or have their application in process.

Preferred Attributes

• Full clean driver’s license
• One year of experience in a social care setting
• Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans
• Experience working with service users with challenging behaviour and mental health

Candidate Skills / Experience

• Ability to support clients in a non-judgemental way from a trauma-informed perspective
• Ability to prevent and manage challenging behaviour
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Comfortable with information technology and reporting

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Care/Placement plans and ensure recording of same
• Promote the rights and responsibilities of each client
• Encourage attendance at school, training, medical and clinical appointments
• Liaise with parents, family, general services and other agencies
• Work with Management Team direction and Barróg Healthcare policies
• Prepare and provide well-balanced meals and assist with home management
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to care plan progression
• Report to Service Manager/Team Leader on progress and development
• Record incidents and emergency procedures as required
• Maintain current knowledge of legislation and professional childcare practices
• Undertake ongoing professional training and development
• Attend supervision and participate in professional meetings
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management

The above job description is not exhaustive and may be amended as required.

Apply for this position

To apply, please provide required information in the application form and ensure CORU registration status is indicated where applicable.