Cpl Healthcare have partnered with a leading non-profit homeless service provider to expand their team in Dublin.
We are seeking dynamic and passionate individuals to join the team.
About the Role:
The purpose of this role is to undertake individual work with families and customers who face chronic exclusion due to their many complex and overlapping needs, utilising an Intensive Care and Case Management Model.
To work collaboratively within an intensive family therapeutic support model.
Specifically, to assess their needs, to advocate on their behalf, to provide support and make appropriate referrals on their behalf; thus ensuring a planned and effective exit from homelessness and sustained exits.
Work within a five-day service.
Monday – Friday 9-5, Flexibility may be required from time to time, to meet the needs of the service
Some of the responsibilities include:
Use a flexible approach in engaging families with their individual needs, child and parent alike, taking into consideration dynamics relevant to their needs and behaviours.
Develop and maintain links with the Health Service Executive, Tusla, Probation, and other clinical, community and statutory services.
Develop community links with accommodation and service providers.
Engage effectively with all stakeholders in the child's, parent and customers lives.
Contribute to a case conferencing model ensuring effective liaison with external professionals and the family where appropriate.
Provide one to one engagement to ensure that the Family/Customer reflects on their situation and is supported in making informed decisions.
To perform an intensive in-depth family support model to agreed standards.
Contribute and participate in conjunction with the management team in ensuring a package of support is designed and implemented by the project worker ensuring and promoting the welfare of the family.
Implement agreed education programmes, utilising coaching, and mentoring interventions to assist parents grow in life and parenting skills.
Contribute to the formulation of a customer's needs assessment and support plan, and keep up to date case work records.
Identifying the significant needs/behaviours in their life, to address the issues of difficulty that have contributed to the family being out of home.
Attend and contribute to meetings and reviews as required and follow up on decisions made.
Qualifications and Experience Needed:
Degree in Social Care or similar discipline.2 years experience working with high need families at high risk utilizing an intensive case management and family support model.
Understanding of issues pertinent to high need families with chronic child welfare issues and homelessness.
Knowledge and understanding of children, adolescents and issues affecting parents.
Experience of working with customers who have co-existing conditions.
Team working either in social care based or clinical disciplines.
Working and liaising with other agencies.
Computer skills.
Communication skills.
Report writing abilities.
For more information, or to apply, please reach out to Zoe Lawlor today:
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