Support Worker (16 hour per week) - Residential
Autism A Chara (previously Autism Initiatives Ireland CLG)
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Job summary
Ashford, Co. Wicklow-based Support Worker role (Residential) in Ireland. 16 hours per week minimum, with shifts including evenings, weekends and waking night duty.
QQI Level 5 Health Care qualification is essential, with a strong emphasis on person-centred support. Full, clean driving licence is desirable for service vehicle duties. Company offers education support, pension, sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, 9 days annual leave, premium evening/weekend rates, bike-to-work scheme, EAP,
Qualifications
- Full QQI level 5 Health Care Qualification is essential.
- Passion for providing person-centred support is key to success in the role.
- Willingness to work shifts on a rota basis including evenings and weekends and waking night duty shifts.
- Permission to work in Ireland essential.
Responsibilities
- Assist with daily living activities and routines including personal care.
- Support the person to engage in their community.
- Help the person learn new skills.
- Support the person to understand their rights and help them make their own decisions.
Skills
Education
Job description
Job reference: FPT_COIS16_0309
Ashford, Co. Wicklow
16 hours per week minimum
- A full QQI level 5 major award in Health/Care is essential
- Awareness of Key Worker/ Support Worker Role and philosophy surrounding support to people with complex needs
- Programme Planning Person Centred Plans
- Availability to work shifts on a rota basis including evenings and weekends and waking night duty shifts
- Full, clean drivers licence (manual) desirable with requirement to drive service vehicles
- Permission to work in Ireland essential
- Access to Education Support Scheme
- Company pension with company contribution
- Sick Pay & Access to Health Care plans
- Paid Maternity leave
- Paid Paternity leave
- 9 days annual leave
- Premium rates for evening and weekend work
- Bike to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Your Birthday off, to treat yourself!
- Paid breaks
- Discount scheme with Cara Pharmacy
- Fantastic development and career progression opportunities
A full QQI level 5 Health Care Qualification is essential, (e.g. health, community, care sector) but a genuine passion for providing person centred support is key to being successful in the role of a Support Worker. This is a truly rewarding role, with the opportunity to develop your skills, knowledge and your career.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Awareness of Key Worker/ Support Worker Role and philosophy surrounding support to people with complex needs
- Programme Planning Person Centred Plans
- Fluent English and excellent communication skills
- Full, clean drivers licence (manual) desirable with requirement to drive service vehicles
We are looking for a Support Worker who can:
- Learn about me: what I need and what is important to me
- Adapt their communication style to suit my needs.
- Be fun and engaging as well as having patience and being kind.
- Assist with daily living activities and routines including personal care
- Support me to engage in my community
- Help me learn new skills
- Support me to understand my rights and help me make my own decisions
Autism A Chara does not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies, any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be deleted and not considered.
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