Social Care & Project Support Worker


Depaul Ireland
Orchid House, 142 James' Street Ushers
Dublin 8, DUBLIN D08
Ireland

Category
Industry
Charitable / Not for Profit
Job Start Date
21/10/2024
Experience Required
Yes
Pay
From €37,109 To €37,109
Per Year    
Employment Type
Employee
Work Schedule
Full-Time Permanent
Travel
No Travel Required

Job Description

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e. providing food, laundry clean bedding etc. while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service.

• To assess the needs of service users and to refer them to appropriate agencies.

• To provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them and updating line manager and the team on progress.

• To liaise with external agencies, health boards and county councils.

• To ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered too.

• To assist the medical and nursing staff with the health care of Service users

• To be a team player taking a role in handovers, supervising Volunteers and supporting your team members in ensuring all decision making is consistent

• To participate in supervision with your line manager and annual appraisals and identifying your own professional development within your role.

• To ensure all Depaul Policies and Procedures are adhered too particularly Health and Safety, code of Conduct and Confidentiality.

• To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work in line with Depaul Values and ethos.

 
This is a Full Time Permanent role (35hrs/week) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Job Requirements
Person Requirements:
• 2 year’s paid experience working in a social care field, desirably in a residential setting (essential)
• Formal qualifications are not required for this post (but a qualification in a social care field and/or mental health work would be desirable)
• Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (i.e. S/U Risk assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments)
• Process an understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working
• Process an understanding of why people become homeless and the issues they present with, understanding what supports can be offered in homeless services to service users with complex support needs
• Have experience working with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning for people with complex needs. Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector resources available to homeless people Understand the importance for Health and Safety in a residential setting.
• Be a good communicator and computer literate
• Knowledge and understanding of Depaul vision mission and values.
• Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity.
• An understanding of, and respect for the values and beliefs of Depaul
Employer
Depaul Ireland
Anastacia Stokstad
18 Nicholas St. Dublin 8 D08VCP7 Dublin 8
Wicklow DUBLIN D08VCP7
Ireland