Social Care Worker - Dublin

Barróg Healthcare; Dublin; On-site; EUR 19,975 - 27,359; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory Pension Scheme

Promotional opportunities

Annual pay increments

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Barróg Healthcare is looking for a Social Care Worker in Dublin to support young people and vulnerable adults in various settings. The role involves implementing care plans, promoting community inclusion, and ensuring the welfare of service users.

The candidate must have a BA in Social Care and one year of relevant experience. This full-time position offers a competitive salary from €14.50 to €19.86 hourly, along with benefits such as a contributory pension scheme and opportunities for further education.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in a Healthcare or Disability support setting.
• Registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU required.
• Experience working with challenging behaviour and mental health is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of Care/Placement plans.
• Promote the rights of each child/service user.
• Encourage attendance at school and medical appointments.

Skills

Communication skills

Ability to manage challenging behaviour

Teamwork

Trauma-informed perspective

Basic IT skills

Education

B.A. in Social Care or QQI Level 7

QQI Level 5 in Health or Social Care

Job description

Social Care Worker / Support Worker - Dublin

Purpose of Role: Aftercare services are support services that build on and support the work that has already been undertaken by many including foster carers, social workers and residential workers in preparing young people for adulthood. Everyone has a key role to play in preparing young people to reach their developmental milestones. At present the company has vacancies in aftercare, transitional care and within the sphere of outreach work with young people/vulnerable adults in the community living independently or in Family/Foster Care Setting.

The Company

Barrog Healthcare is a small private health & social care company based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages nationwide to enable people who need support across the areas of mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We pride ourselves on working to support and champion both our service user's and staff and welcome applications from any person that feels they would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate for this role will strive to enhance the lives of the individuals by promoting their community inclusion and equal citizenship.

Salary

€14.50 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.

Job Title

Social Care Worker.

Probation

6 months.

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.

Benefits

• Flexibility on working hours
• Competitive starting salary
• Annual pay increments
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Sunday overtime rate
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax‑free bus/Luas/rail/coach tickets
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Promotion and development opportunities
• Support for further education and training
• Uniform provided
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounted driving lessons

Essential Criteria

• Permission to work in Ireland.
• One year of experience in a Healthcare or Disability support setting.
• All Social Care Workers must have a minimum of a B.A. in Social Care or a QQI Level 7 PLUS registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU.
• For Support Worker role a minimum of a QQI Level 5 in qualification in Health or Social Care or equivalent for a Support Worker role. Other relevant qualifications which will be relevant to the post applied for – e.g. Nursing, Addiction Studies, Teaching, Accredited Youth Training, Psychology. Other qualifications may be considered in light of service / client group.

Additional Advantages

• Full clean driver's license.
• One year of experience in a Social Care setting.
• Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans.
• Previous experience working with and supporting service users with challenging behaviour and mental health.

Candidate Skills / Experience

• The ability to support the client group in a non‑judgemental way and from a trauma informed perspective with respect at all times.
• The ability to prevent and manage challenging behaviour.
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reports.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of Care/Placement plans and ensure appropriate recording.
• Promote the rights and responsibilities of each child/service user or vulnerable adult.
• Encourage attendance at school, training centres, medical and clinical appointments.
• Liaise with the parent, family, general services, and other agencies on behalf of the service user.
• Link in and take direction from your Management Team.
• Implement Barrog Healthcare's policies and procedures.
• Work as a member of a team.
• Prepare and provide, in conjunction with the client, well balanced meals of high quality.
• Undertake various aspects of home management including the household budget, upkeep, and cleaning.
• Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan.
• Attend team meetings and report to the Service Manager/Team Leader on matters affecting the delivery of service.
• Be accountable for any money spent on behalf of B.H.C. during the course of duty.
• Make written and verbal reports to the relevant Manager on a regular basis on the progress and development of the client.
• Report and record any incidents, however minor, that may happen to the client or are caused by them.
• Be familiar with emergency procedures and know who to contact in an emergency.
• Keep abreast of current legislation and current professional childcare knowledge.
• Undertake ongoing professional training and development.
• Attend regular supervision.
• Prepare reports for and participate in professional meetings including case conferences and strategy meetings ensuring that all records relating to those meetings are maintained to a high standard as appropriate/required under the direction of the Management Team.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.