About the role
Liquid Personnel is seeking qualified Social Care Workers to join its client’s dedicated team and make a real difference in the lives of people, helping them live their best life.
Our client provides a wide range of high-quality services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities to empower people with disabilities to live self-directed lives in an equal and inclusive society. Each person is supported and valued within an environment which promotes their overall autonomy, health and wellbeing and enables them to reach their potential.
The Role
The Social Care Worker will provide residential and respite care within a staff team for children and adults with an intellectual disability.
- Act as Person in Charge in the absence of the Service Manager.
- Work positively and constructively with people we support who present with behaviours that challenge, and to be involved in the planning and implementation of specific approaches and programmes designed for these people we support.
- Teaching specific skills to service users living in the home including self help, domestic, kitchen, community, leisure, and social skills. This will involve the social care worker developing and operating individual plans.
- Act as key worker. This may include meeting with and supporting families and members of the multidisciplinary team in ongoing programmes and carrying out home visits as required in consultation with the Service Manager.
- Administer, supervise, and record prescribed medication.
- Work with all colleagues and provide direction for Care Assistants (as required) in line with normal practice for their profession.
- Facilitate the development of interpersonal relationships in each service.
- Enable the people to value them self and enhance their feelings of self-worth and individuality.
- Care for the day to day needs people
- Personal care - helping those that require assistance in such tasks as dressing, washing, etc.
- Housekeeping - cooking, shopping, cleaning, looking after people's clothes and effects.
- Use of person first language in verbal and written communication
- Work with and liaise with all grades of staff in the assigned centre and other centres and ensure that families and visitors to the service are attended to with consideration.
- Undertake driving duties in company vehicles and / or own transport.
- Work a shift rota, spread over 7 days, as determined by management and be available for sleep in duties and night duty as rostered.
- Maintain records and reports required by the Service Manager for the efficient running of the service.
- Ensure that the health and welfare of staff and people is maintained and that all safety precautions are implemented.
- Adherence to HIQA standards, maintain a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) standards.
Essential Criteria
- A professional degree (minimum level 7) in Applied Social Studies or relevant qualification.
- CORU Registration or in process of registration
- Previous experience working with people with an intellectual disability or a similar field.
- Full current driving license with access to your own vehicle.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Motivated, energetic, and enthusiastic personality.
- An ability to advocate on behalf of people we support
What's on offer
- Permanent Contract
- As part of the staff team you will be supported by regular support and supervision and access to the Employee Assistance Program.
- A wide variety of on the job training with core training interventions like Studio III and medication training.
- Have an opportunity to work in a person centred organisation and make a positive difference to people’s lives and communities.
- A supportive and inclusive work environment where your ideas and input are valued
- The opportunity to grow and develop professionally in this role through training and experience.
- 22 days annual leave initially plus public holidays
- ontributory pension scheme of 7%
- Flexible benefits and above statutory minimum
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Four week rolling rosters to facilitate work life balance
Reasonable Adjustments
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
BH - 198114
GH - 34617