To provide a support service to individuals with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Difficulties within a high support residential service setting, in an environment which values and respects the individual, fosters a positive behavioral support approach to supporting people with challenging behaviors and an environment that fosters community based living, personal development and social inclusion
Minimum Education & Skills required
1. Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care or equivalent
2. Candidates should have experience of working in a residential care setting
3. Candidates should have experience in the provision of personal assistance in all aspects of personal care
4. Ability to manage behaviors that challenge.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
5. 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.
6. Assist service users in the taking of medication in line with policy and procedure.
7. Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice.
8. Facilitate and implement a person centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.
Additional requirements
9. To be able to work effectively in a team providing person centered support for service users.
10. To be able to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.
11. To be able to adhere to all policies and procedures.
Staff Benefits
12. Company Pension Scheme
13. Paid maternity leave
14. Paid paternity leave
15. 27 days annual leave
16. Bike to work scheme
17. Tax saver travel scheme
18. Income protection
19. Health and Wellbeing programme
20. Financial support for studying and study leave.
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