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 Silver 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 Social Care Worker to join our team in Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge, Co Cork.
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Hours: 19.5 hours per week (part time)
Salary Scale: €38,107 to €50,953 pro rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI's (Long Service Increments)
Annual Leave Entitlement: 31/32/34 days pro rata
Overview of the Post:
To work as part of the team in Ard Na Mara (Adult Respite Services) and to support the Person in Charge in providing a quality service to adults with disabilities availing of respite. Assisting Service Owners to plan for and direct their supports to meet their personal goals during respite, and to support service owners in making connections within their local community.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list.
The successful candidate will have:
Essential Criteria:
1. Must be eligible for registration on the Social Care Workers registration board with CORU from November 2023, must obtain such registration by November 2025 and must maintain such registration for the duration of employment in this role.
2. Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
3. Has experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
4. Experience of delivering personal care to adults.
5. Experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication.
6. Experience of engaging in professional supervision.
Desirable Criteria:
1. Experience of working with adults with disabilities including physical/intellectual/ ASD/behaviours of concern.
2. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
3. Experience in taking leadership in the development of personal plans.
4. Experience in responding to complaints.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits:
1. Excellent internal and external training opportunities
2. Generous annual leave entitlements
3. Flexible Working
4. Long service reward scheme
5. Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
6. Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
7. Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
8. Wellbeing benefits
9. Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here.
Closing date for applications: Before noon Friday 17th January 2025
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
By clicking on the Continue to application button you will be directed to the careers section of our website where you can download an application form/job description/person specification and will find instructions on how to apply.
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