Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development.
Description
Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Support Worker/Driver to join our Adult Day Service team in CHO6, Dublin South, currently based in Dun Laoghaire and Sandyford.
Contract Type: Permanent and relief posts.
Contract Hours: Up to 39 hours per week, part time hours considered.
Salary Scale: €32,639 – €39,499 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).
Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rata per annum and proportionately less for less than 12 months service.
Overview of the Post:
This post involves two roles. The role of the Driver is to transport Service Owners to and from day services based in the centres or in the community, and to facilitate any other transport needs. The role of the Support Worker is to facilitate the Service Owner in all aspects of daily living, including: assisting with personal care needs, mobility, and supporting access and participation in activities of choice provided by day services, in the community, and online/virtually. The post holder will provide opportunities to help develop a range of options for the individual in areas of training, employment and greater inclusion in their local community.
The successful candidate must be able to start immediately, upon completion of pre-employment checks.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please download the job description for this post to view a full list of duties.
The successful candidate will have:
1. FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area
2. OR
3. Be undertaking a FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area.
4. OR
5. Be willing to undertake a FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or other similar health care area and successfully attain it within 9 months of taking up post.
6. AND
7. Eligible to work in the State.
8. Experience of supporting people with disabilities in an employment, voluntary or personal capacity.
9. Experience providing personal care to adults.
10. Experience working with adults in social/leisure settings.
11. Experience of working in community/non-centred based settings.
12. Basic IT skills.
13. Good knowledge and experience of routine vehicle maintenance.
14. Experience of positioning and clamping wheelchairs and their occupants in vehicles.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
* Excellent internal and external training opportunities
* Generous annual leave entitlements
* Long service reward scheme
* Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
* Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
* Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
What now?
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: 22nd November 2024
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
Enable Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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