The Brothers of Charity Services in Ireland provide a variety of services and supports to over 6,500 people with an intellectual disability or autism, and their families, throughout Counties Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford and Waterford. The supports include residential, respite, day, host families, home-based, and multidisciplinary services provided by nearly 6,000 staff with a variety of professional backgrounds and experience.
Skills and Attributes
* Problem Solving
* Communication
Description
BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION
PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME SUPPORT WORKERS POSTS
CLARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES, CLARINBRIDGE, CO GALWAY
JOB REF: 76371
A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Temporary and Permanent Support Worker appointments that arise may be made over the next 6 months within the Clarin Services.
Location: Clarin service provides a number of community-based residential and day services in and around Clarinbridge area of County Galway.
We provide individualised services, centre-based and community-based day and residential services to adults with high support needs and with an aging profile. Our focus is to form a relationship/partnership with each individual and their family to support people to be valued citizens in their local community and to have ordinary life experiences. We wish to create opportunities for people who use our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships.
The Role:
Support Workers provide a key-working supportive role for individuals supported by the Service. This role comprises of two main elements. Firstly, the Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes supporting individuals with their meals, personal hygiene, and other related aspects of physical well-being, to the extent required by the individual. Secondly, a major focus of the Support Worker role is to assist and support People who use the Service with the development of their Individual Plans and the achievement of associated outcomes, and critically, to support People who use the Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking.
Reporting/Responsible To:
Qualifications:
Applicants must have a good general education. A recognised qualification appropriate to the field of intellectual disability is an advantage. A QQI Level 5 or higher is desirable.
A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
Experience:
A minimum of 6 months experience of working in a health care setting and experience of supporting individuals with an Intellectual Disability is desirable. Experience of working with Individuals who display behaviours that challenge is an advantage.
Skills:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, communication, and team-working skills, together with an enthusiasm for the post. Some basic IT skills are also an advantage.
Working Hours:
All posts are based on a 14-day duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work over a fortnightly duty roster with evenings and weekends being part of the working roster. There may be occasional split duty hours. Sleep-ins and night duty are a requirement of these posts in order to meet service needs. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.
Remuneration:
€45,984 pro rata per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale. Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, sleepovers, and night duty when worked.
Permanent, Temporary, Part-Time, Full-Time, and pensionable.
A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.
Closing Date for receipt of completed Application Forms online is 5pm, Wednesday 12th March 2025
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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