About Us
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for over 70 years.
Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals.
Care Worker Knocklofty Residential Service
This is a permanent contract role working 39 hours per week.
Job Purpose
To facilitate a client-centred residential service to adults with disabilities & complex health needs that include Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability and Physical & Sensory disabilities.
Minimum Requirements
* Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Social Care or equivalent qualification
* Training in responses to behaviour that challenges and medication management
Candidates should have a good understanding of:
* Positive Risk Management
* Person Centred Planning
* Key Worker Duties
Job Duties & Responsibilities
1. Facilitate and implement a person-centred service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users
2. 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
3. Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice
4. Actively participate in appropriate, educational, recreational and occupational programmes, enabling service users to integrate with their local community and access local resources
Additional Requirements
* Full driving licence
* Highly motivated self-starter
* Team orientated
* Positive, can-do attitude
Benefits
* Company pension scheme
* Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
* Educational leave
* 27 days annual leave
* Bike to work scheme
* Tax saver travel scheme
* Income protection
* Unpaid leave
* Health and wellbeing programme
* Company credit union scheme
* Employee discount scheme
* Digital doctor
* Financial support for studying and study leave
* Long service reward scheme
* Sick leave
* Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Salary
The salary for this role starts from €33,489.47 depending on experience.