Part-Time Support Worker - Disability & Community Care

Location: On site / Mallow, Co. Cork, Ireland
Job type: Permanent / Part-time
Sector and subsector: Medical & Healthcare Social Care / Social Worker
Hourly Salary Range: from €14.50 to €18.62

Overview

Barróg Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages to enable people who need support across areas such as mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. The right candidate will strive to enhance the lives of service users by promoting community inclusion and equal citizenship.

Job Details

Job Title: Support Worker

Shifts Available: 16 hours per week between 8.30 am to 4.30 pm from Monday to Sunday

Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Disability Coordinator

Vetting: All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.

Benefits

• Annual pay increments
• Flexibility on working hours
• Sunday overtime rate
• Uniform Provided
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Dedicated on-call service for out of hours support for operations
• Promotion and development opportunities
• Support for further education and training
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax-free transport
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 counselling, medical, financial and legal advice
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounted driving lessons

Candidate Requirements

Permissions: Permission to work in Ireland. Full clean driver's license (B category).

Education: For Support Worker roles a minimum of a QQI Level 5 major award (8 components/modules) in Health or Social Care or equivalent is required, or a commitment to complete the major award if some components are already completed.

Advantage: One year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting. Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans.

Skills & Experience

• The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, with the client's goals at the centre of every task.
• Understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Comfortable using information technology and producing reports.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Support service users with a physical disability
• Experience in homecare and personal care
• Support for service users who use a hoist and require personal care
• Practice safe driving habits
• Maintain company vehicles in good working order with attention to hygiene and presentation
• Notify support team when items or services are needed for the vehicle
• Help service users understand their environment, learn new skills and maximise independence
• Assist individuals with daily living activities
• Support individuals to live a meaningful life with equal citizenship
• Facilitate service users to participate and integrate into the community
• Act as an advocate for service users
• Promote participation of service users in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan
• Accompany service users to appointments and events as required
• Assist service users with reduced mobility
• Undertake duties as assigned to support care of service users
• Manage challenging behaviours using a positive behaviour support plan
• Provide reports on client activities to management
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to the progression/implementation of the care plan
• Female only applicants
• The lawful recruitment of a female for this position falls within the exclusion allowed by section 25 (1) and (2) of the Employment Equality Acts (text kept for legal context)

Note: The above job description is not an exhaustive list of duties; the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate.

Apply for this position

First Name, Last Name, E-mail, LinkedIn profile, Phone, Location, CV file

Are you currently based in Ireland? What is your current status to work in Ireland? Do you have a good standard of English both written and spoken (some report writing is required in the role)? Are you comfortable using email, apps and online sites to access and update information? What type of working hours are you looking for? The required availability is listed in this job ad. Do you have a full Irish or EU drivers' licence? What is your notice period? Do you have a relevant qualification in health or social care (minimum QQI Level 5 major award)? Do you have at least one year of experience in a health or social care setting? How did you learn about this vacancy at Barróg Healthcare? Have you been referred to this job by a current Barróg Healthcare employee? Yes/No

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