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Residential Social Care Worker/ Support Worker, Leamlara, Cork

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Purpose of Role:to provide a range of services to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities and/or autism. All care is person centered and provides a holistic service in partnership with the persons circle of support. Barrg Healthcares Residential Service aims to provide high quality care for people living with a disability, in a safe, comfortable environment. We will ensure that the facilities in clients homes are adapted to meet their needs. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to live in a welcoming environment where the values of respect, honesty, consultation and individuality are promoted and where each individuals strengths are acknowledged fostered and built upon. We actively encourage people to achieve their full potential supported through an Individual Planning Process, through taking part in education and training supports and through participation in the local community in line with each persons wishes and abilities. The Company: Barrg 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 users 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:Pay scale in place from €14.56 to €18.62 for Support Workers and €16.00 to €20.90 for Social Care Workers Job Type: Full time/ Part time Shifts Available: 12-hour day shifts Working Hours: 8am to 8pm, Mon Sun. Some flexibility for shift work may be required due to the 24/7 nature of the role. Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Residential Manager and Deputy Manager Job Title: Social Care Worker/ Support Worker Probation: 6 months Vetting: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 drivers license from EU, UK or Ireland For Social Care Workers-Candidates must have a relevant qualification in Social Care. At a minimum a B.A. in Social Care, Fetac Level 7, or other CORU accepted qualifications in Social Care AND Must be registered as a Social Care Worker with CORU or commit to completing registration with CORU as a Social Care Worker by end of November 2025 OR have 2 years experience working as a Social Care Worker in the last 5 years AND have commenced their application to register as a Social Care Worker with CORU. For Support Worker roles a minimum of a QQI Level 5 major award (8 modules) in Health or Social Care or equivalent is required OR a commitment to complete the major aware if a minimum of 2 modules are already completed The following will be seen as an advantage: One year of experience in aHealthcare or Social Caresetting. Experience working in a Residential Setting Working knowledge of regulatory compliance and HIQA standards 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 clients 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 reports Main Duties/ Responsibilities: Support service users with an intellectual / physical disability, autism. 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 service users with their health and well-being, personal care including continence requirements if required. 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 users 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. Skills: Residential Social Care Worker/ Support Worker, Leamlara,

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