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Job Title
Care Worker
Closing Date
10/1/2025
Location
Knocklofty Residential 1 - Tipperary, TP E91YR52 IE (Primary)
Job Type
Permanent
Job Hours
Part Time
NUMBER OF HOURS
33.5
Job Description
A commitment to living the values of Teamwork, Respect, Dignity, Justice, Advocacy and Quality.
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals.
Care Worker
Knocklofty Residential Service
Permanent Contract, 33.5 Hours
Job Purpose
To facilitate a client-centred residential service to adults with disabilities & complex health needs that include Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability, and Physical & Sensory disabilities.
Minimum Requirements
* Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Social Care, or equivalent
* Training in responses to behavior that challenges and medication management.
* Experience of supporting people with disabilities in a person-focused approach to service delivery
* Experience of facilitation, implementation, and review of Support/Care Plans
* Experience of working within a HIQA registered service
* Candidates should have a good understanding of Positive Risk Management, Person Centred Planning, Key Worker Duties
Job Duties & Responsibilities
* Facilitate and implement a person-centred service appropriate to the needs, wishes, and requirements of service users
* Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice at all times.
* Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality, and incorporating choice
* Actively participate in appropriate educational, recreational, and occupational programmes, enabling service users to integrate with their local community and access local resources.
Additional Requirements
* This role requires the job holder to have a Full Driving Licence
* Be a highly motivated self-starter
* Be team-oriented
Benefits
* Company Pension Scheme
* Educational leave
* 27 days annual leave
* Bike to work scheme
* Income protection
* Unpaid leave
* Health and Wellbeing programme
* Digital Doctor
* Financial support for studying and study leave
* Long Service Reward Scheme
* Sick leave
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
*Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work-life balance
To view the full extensive job description please click apply to visit our company site and download the attachment at the bottom of the page.
These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.
Closing Date
Friday, 10th January 2025
The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer
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