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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 Adult Support Worker to join our team in Ennis, Co. Clare.
Contract Type: Full-time Permanent
Contract Hours: 39 Hours per week
Salary Scale: The current salary scale for this post is €32,639 to €39,499 pro rata per annum.
Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days pro rate per annum
Overview Of The Post
The role of the Adult Support Worker will be to provide individualised supports to individuals with a disability to enable them to live the life of their own choosing in accordance with the values of New Directions, which underpin the principles of inclusion, rights, choice and independence in the community. The candidate will be working the majority of the time in the day centre as part of the day services team which will include working one to one in the community. They will also provide some additional in-home support in the home setting of those attending our services.
Overview Of Duties & Responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full list.
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria
* Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Major award (8 modules) in Social Care/Disability/Care skills or relevant health-related area.
* 1 years' experience working with adults with disabilities.
* Full clean driver's licence and willingness to drive service transport.
* Be Eligible to work in the state.
* Basic IT skills.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience of working with adults in a day service setting.
* Experience of working in community and in-home setting.
* Knowledge of person-centered planning and Key Worker system.
* Knowledge of New Directions guidelines.
* Have experience supporting a service owner with behaviours that challenge.
If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
Benefits
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
* Flexible Working
* Long service reward scheme
* Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
* Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
* Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
* Wellbeing benefits
* Pension
For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:
Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd January 2pm
The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant. Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview. Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
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