Social Care Worker-Templeogue

St Michael's House; Dublin; In loco; EUR 41.000 - 58.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

St. Michaels House invites applications for Social Care Worker roles at the Kennington residential service in South Dublin. You will support adults with an intellectual disability, promote independence and community inclusion, and work as part of a supportive multi disciplinary team.

The post is full-time with a permanent and specified purpose contract, aligned with HSE pay scales (€41,260–€57,789 per year) and a 39-hour week. Closing 25 November 2026.

Competenze

• Experience supporting individuals with intellectual disability.
• Experience promoting community inclusion and active participation.
• Experience providing positive behaviour supports.
• Experience working with families, clinicians and other networks of support.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience ageing in place.
• Experience in a key working role focusing on independence and community integration.

Mansioni

• Support each person to effectively communicate and exercise choice, autonomy and informed decisions.
• Contribute to and monitor outcomes in personal planning processes.
• Identify supports and collaborate with the individual, family and other supports per individual plans.
• Support ageing in place.

Conoscenze

Communication skills

Community inclusion

Independence support

Ageing in place

Key working role

Formazione

Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Disability)

CORU Registration or in process

Descrizione del lavoro

St. Michaels House - Social Care Workers (Kennington Residential)

St. Michael\'s House is a community-based organisation committed to providing a quality person centred service and high standard of living to people with an intellectual disability in the greater Dublin area. St. Michaels House is committed to providing individualized supports to people so that they can enjoy experiences, opportunities and lifestyles similar to their peers. Vacancy now exists for Social Care Worker full-time permanent and Specific Purpose contract in Kennington residential service South Dublin. This position will provide exciting opportunities for the successful candidate to develop their career by providing personal support services for adults with an intellectual disability. The core values of this service will be person centeredness, community inclusion and active participation with a strong emphasis on quality.

Role Overview

Your role will involve supporting and promoting each individuals independence as well as enhancing their personal capacities. The successful candidates will assist in supporting individuals to develop and maintain their skills and support engagement with activities in line with their interests.

Key Duties

• Support each person to effectively communicate and to ensure they make informed decisions, exercise choice, control and autonomy in their life.
• Contribute to and monitor outcomes for the person as identified in the personal planning processes.
• Identify supports and work in partnership with the individual, their family and other supports as outlined within individual plans.
• Support ageing in place.

Essential Criteria for Applicants

• Previous experience of supporting individuals presenting with an Intellectual disability.
• Experience of promoting community inclusion and active participation.
• Experience providing individuals with positive behaviour supports.
• Experience working with families, clinicians and other networks of support.
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Have experience of supporting ageing in place.
• Have experience of a key working role, focusing on promoting independence and community integration.

Essential Qualifications

Thesuccessful Social Care Worker candidates must have the following: Qualifications required QQI Level 7 Bachelor of Arts in Applied Social Studies (Disability) - Open Training College Level 7 award in Social Care/Studies delivered by TUD, Institute of Technology, DIT or National University of Ireland; CORU Registration or be in the process of registration. o For a full list of approved qualifications, please see link here. [Links Not Allowed]

Salary Scale

Successful candidates will be paid in line with June 26 HSE revised consolidated Social Care Worker pay scale point 1; €41,260 point 12 LSI €57,789 per annum based on working a 39-hour week. Should you have no prior public sector experience you will be placed on point 1 of the pay-scale above.

Closing Date

25th November 2026 at 5pm

Contact & Additional Information

Informal enquiries or queries to Dympna Farrell at dympna.farr

St. Michaels House is an equal opportunities employer.

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