Social Care Workers & Support Workers- New Residential Service
*We're excited to announce that we have career opportunities for Social Care Workers and Support Workers to join our new team in Portarlington, Co. Laois.*
Job Title: Social Care Workers \& Support Workers
Location: Portarlington, Co. Laois
Contract Type: Full Time (Minimum 36 hours per week)
Job Purpose:
The primary purpose of this role is to provide high quality, person\-centred care to adults or children with intellectual disabilities and/or autism.
Within this dynamic role you will be assisting service users with all aspects of daily living, including, personal care, communication and emotional support.
The role involves supporting service users to access community activities, education and developing practical life skills.
This role requires a compassionate and proactive approach to care, built on trust and respect, and delivered in line with GALRO policies and HIQA standards.
Support Worker Requirements:
- The candidate will hold a QQI Level 5 in Healthcare Support or related discipline.
- Be of an empathetic nature.
- Be enthusiastic and adaptable.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have experience working in a regulated Social Care setting.
- Have a strong understanding of HIQA standards and principles.
- Have flexible availability \- including weekend work, sleepovers and night shifts.
- Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the service users life such as parents and siblings.
- Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
- Support and encourage service users to reach their goals and aspirations.
- Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
- Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
- Liaise professionally with GP's, Behaviour Support Therapists, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists.
- Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.
- The candidate will hold a Level 7 degree in Social Care Practice or related discipline.
- Valid CORU Registration.
- Be of an empathetic nature.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- Have strong organisational and report writing skills.
- Have experience working in a regulated Social Care setting.
- Have a strong understanding of HIQA standards and principles.
- Have flexible availability \- including weekend work, sleepovers and night shifts.
- Provide shift leadership when directed by line management and carry out lead staff duties.
- Provide emotional support to service users and liaise professionally with significant people in the service users life such as parents and siblings.
- Provide practical support, including personal care, housekeeping and medication management.
- Support and encourage service users to reach their goals and aspirations.
- Arrange and actively engage in age appropriate activity.
- Supervise service users in accordance with their support requirements.
- Liaise professionally with GP's, Behaviour Support Therapists, Psychologists and Occupational Therapists.
- Be responsible for the upkeep of daily record keeping including daily reports, incident report, cleaning schedules, medication and administration records.
- Premium rate of pay for night shifts\- additional 25%.
- Premium rate of pay for weekend working\- additional 33%.
- Competitive pay rates\- based on level of qualification.
- Continuous professional development.
- Refer a Friend scheme.
- Employee of the month.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
Pay: €17\.00\-€19\.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Are you available to work both day and night shifts?
- Manual Drivers Licence (required)
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