"Enabling people with an intellectual disability to have full and meaningful lives through quality person centered services in partnership with families"
The Organisation:
Cheeverstown is a voluntary organisation, regulated by the Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA).
We provide a wide range of person-centered services including Supported Living, respite and day services to almost 400 adults with an intellectual disability in the south Dublin area.
Purpose of the Post:
We are recruiting Social Care Workers for Supported Living services to join our team on part-time (19.5hr) contracts. The role of the Social Care Worker is to ensure a high-quality standard of care and support to all the people we support and to ensure high-quality support.
Person Specification:
- Have proven organisational, leadership, effective communication, interpersonal and team-building skills with the ability to influence others
- Have a comprehensive ability to communicate, liaise and coordinate with MDT, families, colleagues and other agencies, both verbally and in writing.
- A passion for promoting and empowering those you support in a person-centered approach, which will also encompass community inclusion and individualised support.
- Experience in staff supervisions
- Ability to use own initiative in service provision
- Fully flexible in working hours and location to meet the requirements of the service.
Essential Criteria:
- Applicants must possess a CORU approved qualification at NFQ Level 7 or above in Social Care / Applied Social Studies and/or be currently registered with CORU as a Social Care Worker.
- A qualification received outside the State recognised by NARIC as equivalent to the Irish Level 7 award.
- An enthusiastic, motivated professional who displays a person-centered approach and a sustained commitment to supporting the individual and promoting community inclusion
- Possess a proven ability to work on own initiative.
- Previous experience of supporting individuals with intellectual disability.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and report writing skills
- Possess a good knowledge of HIQA regulations
- Strong commitment to increasing opportunities for people to become valued contributing members of their local community and to live their best life.
- Eligible to work in Ireland
Desirable Criteria:
- Ability to collaborate and work as a member of a team.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Good IT and administrative skills.
- Experience in Staff Supervisions
Please note: All job offers are subject to two successful references, qualifications, ongoing Garda Vetting, completion of mandatory training both online & onsite, and a satisfactory pre-employment medical. Salary will be paid at the Social Care worker scale on the HSE Consolidated Salary Scales, depending on qualifications and experience.