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Social Care Worker x2 posts

Children's Residential Services

Castlebar / Swinford, Co. Mayo

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  Permanent 27.5 hours per week (+8 sleep-ins over a 4-week period) + Relief
• Reference Number 2024-190 & 191
• Closing Date: September 27th, 2024

Job Brief
To support the Children's Services team to deliver targeted supports to families and children in Co. Mayo. To support and advocate for participation and inclusion in the community and to achieve goals as identified by the children and families supported. Operate within the framework of a family - centred approach and to actively engage in and promote co-operation and partnership with other services, both internally and externally and in particular with families.


Main Duties and Responsibilities (full details available in job description)

• Supporting the team including the social care leader to coordinate the service to provide rostered supports to families.
• Develop and maintain staff rosters and respond to changes as required, under the guidance of the social care leader.
• To liaise and support the staff team to implement best practice models under the guidance of the social care leader.
• To liaise with agencies: including Families / HSE / Enable Ireland/ Schools / Communities and all other relevant stakeholders to ensure a co-ordinated approach to service delivery.
• Maintain and develop service plans as required. Ensure the line manager is appraised of progress and engaged when necessary to seek solutions.
• To support and manage staff within the service as required by management team
• Actively engage in the creative development and ongoing changing needs of the service to meet the needs of the people we support.
• Provide cover for the line manager as and if required, including managing personnel and service issues which arise.
• Support and assist the line manager in managing the delivery of multiple individual plans, including tracking of individual plans and analysis of information in order to develop plans for the service and current service delivery.
• Provide personal care and support to people we support as required
• Ensure a safe place of work, incorporating Western Care Association's Dignity at Work Policy and Health and Safety requirements and Abuse Guidelines.
• Promote safety in all environments, in line with the Association's practices.
• Use positive approaches to support people who may have challenging behaviour in line with Organisational practice.
• Participate in aspects of the running of the service including leisure activities, driving transport, escort duties, general cleaning and upkeep of the service.
• Assist in monitoring good budgetary practice /awareness.
• Maintain the required records, reports, consistent with organisational requirements and Freedom of Information.
• The post holder will receive support and supervision from their line manager regarding day to day work through the Supervisory Support Process in place in the Association.

Qualifications

• Eligible applicants should have a relevant level 7 social care or equivalent qualification and experience of working with individuals with Autism and/or Intellectual Disability.
• Previous experience working with Young People preferable

Conditions:

• Flexibility in working hours will be a feature of this position, to meet the individual needs of people supported. The flexibility required will also depend on the needs of the individuals supported and work rosters will be agreed with staff on a local basis by line manager.

Other Requirements

• Full driver's license is essential
• All applicants will be subject to Irish Garda Vetting & Reference checks
• All applicants from Countries outside the E.U. will be required to provide relevant work authorization to take up employment in Republic of Ireland. This must be submitted along with Application
• All applicants will be required to access Overseas Police Clearance if they have lived outside of the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland more than 6 months since the age of 18 years

Employment Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pension and Life Insurance Scheme
• Annual leave in excess of statutory entitlement
• Dedicated learning and development
• Flexible working opportunities
• Staff initiatives e.g. Employee Assistance Programme, Bike-to-Work Scheme
• Sick pay scheme

Salary Scale
Social Care Worker Pay Scale (Scale Range €33,863 to 50,954 per annum)

• this is based on full time working hours i.e. 39 per week

Health
Applicants must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to this post and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service


Application Details

• Please apply by current C.V.
• Further enquiries can be directed to: Thomas Flynn, Service Manager Tel: 087-4881398 or Email: tflynn@westerncare.com

full job description available by contacting hr@westerncare.com