Salary: from €18.22 per hour Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Flexi part-time Job Reference Number: FPT_COIS24_1403 Job Location: Ireland Job Area: Ashford, Co. Wicklow Closing Date:28th March 2025
Salary starting from €18.22 per hour
Since first opening our doors in 2005, Autism Initiatives Ireland has provided specialist autism services for adults across our Residential, Respite, Day, and Community Support Services.
Our vision statement voices our expectation that through supportive action people with autism can learn, develop and be enabled to have a sense of ownership over their own lives.
Our aim is to positively work alongside autistic people, their families and carers in providing specialist individually tailored services for all to thrive from.
In recent years we have successfully expanded our services throughout Dublin, Kildare, Wexford and Wicklow and continue to seek out opportunities where we can offer assistance and value.
Given the significant role our team play in the lives of those we support our recruitment is focused on individuals willing to go the extra mile.
Whether it’s helping the people we support to live independently, enjoy a better quality of life, or play a more active role in their communities our team always strives to deliver the best service possible.
The successful candidate will be afforded all necessary training and development in line with the role, including a detailed induction before joining the service.
Skills/Abilities required of a Social Care Worker
* Proven knowledge of current legislation and regulations relating to the Social Care Sector
* Understanding of the needs and rights of individuals with autism
* Proven ability to work on own initiative
* Proven experience in the implementation and development of support/care plans and PCP’s
* Places the needs of the person supported as the key focus in all activities
* Delivers support according to the person’s PCP and care plan
* Fluent English and excellent communication skills
Who the people we support would like support from:
We are looking for people who can:
* Learn about me: what I need and what is important to me
* Adapt their communication style to suit my needs
* Be fun and engaging as well as having patience and being kind
* Assist with daily living activities and routines including personal care
* Support me to engage in my community
* Help me learn new skills
* Support me to understand my rights and help me make my own decisions
Schedule
Staff are required to work shifts on a rota basis including evenings and weekends and waking night duty shifts.
Benefits Include
* Access to Education Support Scheme
* Company pension with company contribution
* Sick Pay & Access to Health Insurance
* Paid Maternity leave
* Paid Paternity leave
* 6.7 days annual leave
* Premium rates for evening and weekend work
* Bike to work scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Your Birthday off, to treat yourself!
* Discount scheme with Cara Pharmacy
* Fantastic development and career progression opportunities
Full Job Specification available on request
Benefits of working with us
In addition to excellent rates of pay, a contributory pension and generous holiday entitlements, you will enjoy an enhanced range of benefits designed to reward the outstanding support that staff provide. Some of these benefits start immediately, whilst others are awarded at later dates in recognition of loyalty, dedication and long service.
Full details of all staff benefits are available on our intranet once you start working with us as benefits may vary from role to role, but here’s a brief run-down of a few of them:
* Monthly staff cash prize draw
* Your birthday off work every year
* Employee Assistance Programme – free support from experts on a wide range of subjects from childcare and probate, to managing money and work life balance.
* Extra paid holidays in milestone service years.
Before you start
Qualifications required:
* A full QQI level 7 Award in Social Care or Applied Social Care/Studies/Practice at degree level is essential, (or relevant schedule 3 qualification as listed on CORUs website) with at least 6 months recent experience working as a Social Care Worker supporting people with complex needs; OR
* A relevant 3 rd level qualification at degree level i.e. Social Work/Psychology with at least 2 years recent experience working as a Social Care Worker supporting people with complex needs; AND
* Eligible to register with CORU as a Social Care Worker
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Online job application form
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Equality & Diversity
We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer and we want to encourage people with disabilities to apply to work with us. All applicants who tick ‘yes’ to having disability - and who meet the essential criteria within the job description - will be invited to attend an interview. If you are invited to attend an interview, our Recruitment Team will be in touch with you to facilitate any reasonable adjustments.
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References
Please give details of a minimum of two referees, the first of which must be your current or most recent employer. If you have held a previous role within the Health and Social Care Sector, you are required to provide referee details for this employment. We cannot accept references from family members, friends or neighbours. If you are only able to provide one employment reference, please ensure that any second reference is somebody of a professional background within the community, i.e. teacher, lecturer, doctor, accountants, police officer etc. Referees will be contacted if you are successful at interview. Employment is offered subject to successful completion of pre-employment checks which include receipt of two satisfactory references. We reserve the right to determine what constitutes a satisfactory reference.
Further Information
In order for us to match successful applicants to appropriate services, please can you advise us below if you are related to, or if you personally know any staff member or person supported at any of our services?
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I understand that providing false or misleading information may lead to the offer of employment being withdrawn, or, if I have commenced employment, to my dismissal from the organisation.
I understand that the information provided by me on this application form will be processed by the organisation in line with the Privacy Notice for Job Applicants as detailed on the organisations website and which I have read and understood.
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