Social Worker - Intellectual Disabilities

Cpl Group

  • Kilkenny
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Social Worker - Adults Disabilities Service - KilkennyOur client provides a wide range of personal and social supports through day and residential services to adults with an intellectual disability in Kilkenny.This role will involve some travel between services in Co. Kilkenny, a full drivers licence and access to a car is essential.We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker for a 1-year fixed term contract position to cover maternity leave.The role will involve working with adults from 18 - 65+ years requiring low to medium support.As a Social Worker, the duties and responsibilities will include:
  • Provide assessment, intervention and proactively provide personal and educational input into person centred program planning.
  • Empower service users to advocate for themselves,
  • Advocate on behalf of service users
  • Provide support to and seek input from families and next of kin of service users
  • Promote community participation and inclusion for service users
  • Assist in goal setting and achievements for service users
  • Liaise with other multi-disciplinary staff and agencies in order to meet the needs of each individual service user
This role will be a mix of working across residential and day centres and will also involve some outreach to adults living at home.Interested candidates will have the following:
  • A recognised qualification as a social worker and registration with CORU
  • Some post graduate experience required, ideally within an intellectual disability service or working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • A car and full drivers licence will be beneficial due to travel involved
For further information and a full job description, please email your c.v. to or call Brian in confidence on 01 482 5352 / 087 222 6752

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