Social Care Worker - Day/Outreach Service, Co Cavan
Job Title: Social Care Worker
Department: Support & Care
Salary Scale: €34,350 per annum (rising to €44,000 with service)
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours of Work: 39 per week
(Covering a 24 hour, 7 days per week Rotational Shift Roster)
About Trinity
You are joining Trinity Support & Care Services, an innovative organisation, providing quality assured, safe, and person-centred residential care and outreach support services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Key purpose of the job:
As a Social Care Worker, you will provide holistic supports with day-to-day living for individuals with a learning disability, autism, or associated mental health needs. You will deliver person-centred and empowering provisions of support to meet the individual needs of our service users.
Main responsibilities
The following duties are typical for this role. The post holder may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs, changing business practices and/or to meet the needs of the Service User.
Service User
* Provide assistance to Service Users in all aspects of personal care.
* Ensure the Human Rights of each Service User are exercised with the utmost degree of integrity and respect.
* Ensure a safe environment is maintained at all times for both Service Users, work colleagues, and visitors to the unit/house.
* Encourage each Service User to live in accordance with their own wishes and preferences, promoting their individuality as far as possible through new opportunities, skills, and innate abilities.
* Provide each Service User with the correct and relevant information to allow for informed decision-making.
* Support each Service User in the least restrictive ways, ensuring positive risk-taking is part of their decision-making abilities.
* Support must also be provided in a low arousal and non-aversive manner.
* Ensure personal outcomes are achieved with clear goals, steps for achieving them, and timeframes.
* Prioritise supports, ensuring key commitments are kept accordingly.
* Work in line with evidence-based practices.
* Support each person to live life to their fullest potential and remain socially valued members of their communities.
* Work positively and professionally contribute to your staff team and the wider organisation.
Regulation
* Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness in the residential setting, ensuring all procedures related to safe food practices and infection control are carried out and documented.
* Maintain folders, written reports, risk assessments, and complete daily paperwork.
* Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication is administered using the 10 rights of medication administration.
* Adhere to all policies, procedures, regulations (in particular HQIA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of the organisation.
* Participate in meetings and service user reviews, providing feedback to management and the wider MDT when appropriate.
* Attend and participate in all regulatory, mandatory, and developmental training as assigned.
* Contribute effectively to the team dynamic within your work location/other work locations to provide a high-quality, professional service at all times.
Person Specification – Social Care Worker
Qualifications & Experience
* Third Level Qualification or equivalent in Social Care or a related discipline.
* A minimum of 2 years’ employment experience in a similar role (e.g., Day Services; Domiciliary Care; Residential Care; Learning Disability; Autism).
* Experience of supporting individuals who present with challenging behaviour.
* Competent in the use of Microsoft Word & Outlook.
* Working knowledge of Regulatory Frameworks and best practices as set out by (e.g., Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)).
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience creating/formulating data sheets.
* Working knowledge of Intranet / SharePoint systems for information sharing & storage.
Other
It is essential that applicants hold a full (i.e., not provisional) and current UK/ROI driving licence and access to a car, and business insurance for work purposes or have access to a means of transport which would enable the applicant to carry out the duties of the post.
BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
The following behavioural competencies have been designated as essential behaviours that should be demonstrated in order to successfully perform this role. These behaviours will be assessed during the selection process.
* Meeting Service User Needs: Places the Service User’s needs as the key focus in all activities.
* Problem Solving & Decision Making: Thinks ahead to anticipate and deal with issues.
* Respect for Diversity and Equality: Treats everyone with respect and promotes fairness.
* Achieving Results: Adheres to Trinity’s policies and procedures.
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