Job Title: Relief Social Care Workers – days, nights and on call
Reporting to: Care Managers of St Mary’s Residence and St Joseph’s Residence
Location: St Mary’s and St Joseph’s Boarding Residence Cabra Dublin 7
Salary: €12.50 per hour
Contract duration: 10 months
Summary:
The Catholic Institute for Deaf People (CIDP) are seeking relief staff to provide a high standard of care to boarders in St Mary’s and St Joseph’s Boarding Residence.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Below are the key areas of responsibility;
- Implement operational plans as determined by the Care Manager
- Ensure compliance with practice with organisational policies, procedures, national legislation, Children First, HIQA/TULSA and other applicable standards
- Contribute to the recording of complaints and incidents of concern
- Facilitate the development of boarders’ life skills, education, and personal goals through the key worker role
- Work with a range of other service providers working with the boarders
- Engage with parents/carers of boarders
- To help boarders get ready and get into bed/settle down for the night
- To provide a high standard of care, including hygiene, continence, mobility, dressing and general care.
- Participate in reflective supervision with the Social Care Leader/Care Manager
- Additional tasks are included in the role of Social Care Worker
- To assist boarders throughout the night with whatever they need, for example, company, reassurance or a refreshment.
Key Requirements:
- Minimum Level 7 Degree in Social Care, Community Care, Clinical Psychology, Applied Social Studies or Intellectual Disability Nursing.
- QQI (Formerly FETAC) Level 3 in Irish Sign Language or commitment to achieve within 12 months and QQI Level 4 within two years
- Full clean driving licence
- Experience of working effectively with a range of stakeholders to provide services to young people either in the community or within a residential setting
- Experience of working in a boarding/residential care setting
- Experience of providing of receiving reflective supervision to facilitate professional development
- Experience of HIQA/TUSLA or equivalent audit processes
Key Behaviours:
- Leadership potential
- Good problem solving skills
- Ability to communicate at all levels
- Willing to participate in change initiatives
- Be reliable
- Ability to use your own initiative
- Commitment to continuous professional development.
Any interested applicants should forward their CV and a short covering letter stating their suitability for the role. Please email recruitment@cidp.ie
If you require further details on this role, please contact me directly at mary@cidp.ie
All offers of employment with CIDP may be subject to Garda Vetting/PSNI clearance.
Mary Stringer
HR Coordinator, CIDP