Community Support Worker- Cork City (SCW or HCA)

Barrog Healthcare

  • Cork
  • €20.90 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Purpose of Role:The purpose of a Community Support Worker is supporting Individuals with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities integrate in the Local Community. Ensuring the Individual has the opportunity to participate in the local community in line with their Care Plans and Goals. Activities will include Nature Walks, Swimming, Cinema, Gym and going for Coffee. This role is a great opportunity to ensure Individuals reach their full potential in a meaningful and safe environment.The Company:Barróg Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages nationwide to enable people who need support across the areas of mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We pride ourselves on working to support and champion both our service user’s and staff and welcome applications from any person that feels they would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate for this role will strive to enhance the lives of the individuals by promoting their community inclusion and equal citizenship.Salary: Support Workers- €14.50 to €18.62 drivers., Social Care Workers- €16.00 to €20.90Job Type: Full time / Part Time/ Ad hoc, PermanentShifts Available: Day TimeWorking Hours: A mixture of working hours are available and can be agreed at job offer stage.Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Disability CoordinatorJob Title: Social Care Worker or Support WorkerProbation: 6 monthsVetting: All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.Benefits:
  • Competitive starting salary
  • Annual pay increments
  • Flexibility on working hours
  • Sunday overtime rate
  • Uniform Provided
  • Contributory Pension Scheme
  • Death in Service Benefit
  • Dedicated on-call service for out of hours support for operations
  • Promotion and development opportunities
  • Support for further education and training
  • Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax-free bus/Luas/rail/coach tickets
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 access to professional counselling, medical, financial and legal advice
  • Refer a friend bonus
  • Discounted driving lessons
Essential Criteria:· Permission to work in Ireland.· Full clean driver’s licence (B category)· Candidates must have a relevant qualification. Support Workers require a QQI Level 5 qualification in Health or Social Care or equivalent. Social Care Workers require at least a QQI level 7 qualification in Social Care or related fieldThe following will be seen as an advantage:· One year of experience in a Healthcare or Social Care setting.· Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans.Candidate Skills / Experience· The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, always with the client’s goals and needs at the centre of every task.· An understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour.· Strong communication & interpersonal skills· Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team· Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reportsMain Duties/ Responsibilities:· Support service users with an intellectual / physical disability, autism.· Practice safe driving habits· Maintain company vehicles in good working order with attention to hygiene and presentation.· Alert support team when any item or service is needed for the vehicle· Ensure service users are supported to make sense of their environment, learn new skills and maximise their independence.· Assist individuals with their daily living activities.· Support individuals to live a meaningful life, with a priority focus on equal citizenship.· Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community.· Act as an advocate for clients / residents· Actively promote the participation of clients / residents in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan.· Accompany service users to appointments and other events as required· Assist service user’s that have reduced mobility.· Undertake duties as may be assigned by your direct manager/team leader to support the care of service users.· Manage challenging behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan.· Provide reports on client activities to management· Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan.The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

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