Job Title: Social Care Worker
Salary: €32k-48.5k
Location: North Monaghan
Ref: S011677
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children? Do you thrive in a dynamic and supportive work environment? We have the perfect opportunity for you! You will be part of a unique team who will work together to facilitate excellent practice and be part of rebuilding children‘s lives. Our clients vision is for every young person who lives with them to experience a safe, happy and nurturing present and a future that is filled with hope and optimism.
Benefits:
* Competitive pay scales starting at €32,739 based on experience plus sleep allowances of approximately €8,000
* Annual Pay Review
* Income Protection
* Enhanced maternity/ paternity leave cover
* Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external
* Flexible working arrangements
* Competitive annual leave entitlements with increases for long service
* Employee Pension Scheme
* Sick Pay
* Accelerated Social Care Leader Programme
* Management Training Programme
* Education Assistance Programme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* First Access to career opportunities as we continue to grow our services throughout Ireland
Support shifts: 8-10 hour shift e.g. 10am-8pm or 12pm-10am.
18 hour Sleep in shift (Late Early, 18hr): Start at 10am-12am. Sleep in the home 12am-7am. Finishing the shift 7am-11am. Paid a separate hourly rate for the sleep in hours in addition to your contracted hours.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
* Cultivate genuine and caring connections with the young people, always interact with the young people and their families with dignity and respect, promoting a culture of unconditional positive regard.
* Contribute to the promotion, creation, and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and therapeutic environment.
* Advocate for the rights and responsibilities of each young person while promoting physical, emotional, social, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual wellbeing.
* Ensure that young people are not subjected to any forms of abuse and report any concerns according to policy and procedures.
* Supervise outings from the home and undertake daily household activities such as cooking and cleaning, as part of positive modelling.
* Actively participate in working within the Model of Therapeutic Care.
* Be physically able to support with challenging behaviours when needed.
* Provide emotional support during difficult or stressful times and encourage young people’s participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.
* Integrate understanding of youth trauma and past experiences into practice through specialised training such as Developmental Trauma and Attachment from the Therapeutic Support Team.
Qualifications:
* Care staff can hold a relevant qualification to the minimal level 7 prescribed in the following disciplines.
* QQI Level 8 in Psychology
* QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy
* QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Counselling / Psychotherapy
* QQI Level 7 or Professional Practice Qualification in Addiction Counselling
* QQI Level 7 in Youth and Community or similar
* QQI Level 7 in Social Science / Social Studies
* QQI Level 7 in Family Support
* Professional Qualification in Teaching (Not TEFL)
* Professional Qualification in Nursing Studies
* QQI Level 7 in Disability Studies
* QQI Level 7 in Applied Behavioural Analysis
* QQI Level 7 in Early Years Care where centre caters for children under 12 years.
* BA in Applied Policing or equivalent
* Holder of Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service) or equivalent
* No qualification or non-relevant qualification but holder of CORU registration as a Social Care worker.
For more information please send your CV to Bernie in confidence through the link.
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