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September 16, 2024
Dublin Simon Community
Dundalk
OTHER & FULL TIME
Project Worker - Homeless Services
About Us
At Dundalk Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.
If you share our values and want to make a difference then apply for this role with Dundalk Simon Community and join the team!
Benefits to working with Dundalk Simon Community:
Contract Type – Full-Time Permanent.
Working Hours –37.5 hours a week, Monday-Sunday availability.
Location - Barrack Street, Dundalk.
Salary – 35,000 (€17,95 per hour) progressing to 35,820 (€18,37 per hour) after a 6-month probation.
As Project Worker, you’ll build a professional trusting relationship with clients and provide care through individualised client-led care plans. You’ll support clients to work proactively to progress to more long-term accommodation. You’ll report to the Service Manager.
Responsibilities:
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €35,000.00-€35,820.00 per year
Schedule:
At Dundalk Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.
If you share our values and want to make a difference then apply for this role with Dundalk Simon Community and join the team!
Benefits to working with Dundalk Simon Community:
- 25 days annual leave
- Progression Opportunities
- Referral bonus
- 5% matched contribution to your pension
- Paid Sick Leave Policy
- Paid Maternity Leave Policy
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
- 1st-week Comprehensive Training
Contract Type – Full-Time Permanent.
Working Hours –37.5 hours a week, Monday-Sunday availability.
Location - Barrack Street, Dundalk.
Salary – 35,000 (€17,95 per hour) progressing to 35,820 (€18,37 per hour) after a 6-month probation.
As Project Worker, you’ll build a professional trusting relationship with clients and provide care through individualised client-led care plans. You’ll support clients to work proactively to progress to more long-term accommodation. You’ll report to the Service Manager.
Responsibilities:
- Using the Holistic Needs Assessment Tool (HNA), identify and address client needs, and support them in achieving their individual care plan goals, while being respectful.
- Implement and work within care and case management systems and protocols.
- Support individuals to establish networks that assist them in removing barriers to exiting homelessness; partner with voluntary and statutory agencies.
- Deliver a high-quality service to a caseload of clients, while building strong professional trusting relationships.
- Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to achieve service targets.
- Manage risks and ensure the protection of all clients in the service.
- Engage clients with appropriate accommodation and support services required as identified in the support plan.
- Prepare reports and statistics to inform future strategy and for recording and reviewing client details on the PASS system.
- Provide regular, consistent & comprehensive reporting regarding developments or problems in the service to the Manager.
- Manage pre-crisis and crisis interventions on an individual basis.
- Promoting choice, independence, health, and well-being - encouraging clients to engage in a healthy lifestyle, and to participate in client-led Dublin Simon Community initiatives.
- Abide by Dublin Simon Community’s Health & Safety regulations & standard operating procedures relating to the fire procedure, the safety of staff, etc., in order to ensure that the well being of all staff is maintained.
- Liaise with a range of both voluntary & statutory service providers (referrals, move-on options, health care, probation services, etc.), to establish or improve services available to clients.
- Complete administrative tasks such as report writing, maintenance of accurate statistics, records, up-to-date client case notes, PASS, HNAs, Outcomes star.
- Ensuring effective handovers and information transmission for the service to run smoothly & effectively.
- Qualification to at least diploma level in psychology, social care, addiction, counselling, youth work, community development, psychotherapy, or similar.
- 2 years experience working in a social care setting, with experience of assessment, planning support, key working, and advocacy with vulnerable people.
- Experience in care and case management procedures. Developing, implementing, and evaluating action plans.
- Harm Reduction approach.
- Understanding of mental health diagnoses, treatment services, mental health interventions, addictions, domestic violence, and other presenting issues.
- Record keeping and report writing skills.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: €35,000.00-€35,820.00 per year
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
- In order to work in Ireland a non EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. Do you require an Employment Permit to work in Ireland?
- Garda Vetting is conducted in respect of any person who is carrying out work or activity, a necessary and regular part of which consists mainly of the person having assess to, or contact with, children or vulnerable persons. Are you currently or have you ever been the subject of criminal charges or investigation?
- Are you aware that this full-time position is based in Dundalk?
- Bachelor's (preferred)
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available
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