Relief Social Care Worker
Harmony Residential Care
- Portlaoise, Co Laois
- €16.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- To engage in specific duties assigned by your management team (keyworker, health and safety rep etc).
- To attend all team meetings.
- To attend trainings required to support you in your role.
- To foster good working relationships with professionals from other disciplines and agencies.
- To engage in any inspections taking place in the Centre
- To maintain effective self-care practices
- To engage in training appropriate to your role as provided by the Organisation.
- To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Centre may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work.
- Be responsible for your own personal training and development plan.
- To perform all duties related to your role as a mandated person.
- To report any child protection and welfare concerns to Tusla immediately.
- To notify the DLP of any child protection and welfare concerns.
- To ensure solid knowledge of the Organisation's Child Safeguarding Statement in regard to potential risks of harm and the risk management plan in response to the potential risks.
- To engage in risk management assessments for any identified safeguarding concern relating to young people in your care.
- Raise any issue that amounts to a protected disclosure in line with the relevant policy and procedures within the Organisation.
- To carry out general housework and preparation of meals, involving the children as appropriate.
- To ensure that petty cash is reconciled at the commencement and conclusion of every shift.
- To keep accurate and up to date records and reports in respect of individual children and the daily activities of the home.
- To ensure that recording systems are fully completed on a daily basis and that handover follows the correct procedure to ensure effective communication.
- To agree a supervision contract with your supervisor and adhere to the conditions agreed.
- To maintain and develop a good understanding of current research and theory in order to keep abreast of ongoing developments in Social Care.
- To professionally represent Harmony Residential Care in all capacities.
- • BA in Applied Social Care Work (level 7/8) or equivalent
- A full clean Driving Licence