Social Care Worker
Candidate Manager Live
- Roscommon
- €52,720 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
POSTS: SOCIAL CARE WORKERS
COUNTY ROSCOMMON ADULT SERVICES
Ref: SCW/ROSCA panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.DESCRIPTION AND VISION OF SERVICES
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - West Region provide a community based, person centred service focusing on the needs and abilities of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The vision of the service is to support people with intellectual disabilities to achieve a full and valued life in their community, in line with best practice both nationally and internationally. Working in partnership with each person supported by services, and their family and communities, we aim to create opportunities for people supported by services to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends. We are committed to supporting people to live a life of their choosing, and the provision of quality services to meet the needs of the people we support.County Roscommon Adult Services provide a range of community based services including day, residential, respite, community outreach, family support and a range of multidisciplinary support services. People are supported in various types of day settings - day centres, supported employment, social and micro enterprises, training and education and these can be in groups or individualised. People are supported in residential settings in their own homes in the community individually and in groups with different staffing support levels depending on their levels of disability. Our Services are person centred focusing on the needs and abilities of adults with intellectual disabilities and autism. Our focus going forward is to form a relationship/partnership with each individual and their family and communities, supporting people to plan and direct their own service so that they can enjoy a life with a healthy balance of supports. We wish to create opportunities for people who use our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to form friendships.We wish to recruit innovative, creative and motivated people who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision as part of a team. We are looking for people who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support and are open to change.Various Locations across County Roscommon:Curlew Services: Boyle, Ballaghaderreen, Frenchpark areas
Rindoon Services: Athlone, Roscommon Town areas
Cruachán Services: Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Ballinagare areas
Clonard Services: Castlerea, Ballintubber, Ballinlough, Cloonfad areas
Hyde Services: Roscommon Town, Kilteevan, Athleague, Tremane/Rahara areasStaff allocation could be either within residential/respite/day settings or in community services or in an individual's own home. The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the service and this work location may change due to future service needs.The Role:
Social Care Workers fulfil a key worker supportive and advocative role for individuals supported by the service. The Social Care Worker role is to support the person in all aspects of their life focusing on the individual's ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times. The Social Care Worker will assist and support people who use the service with development of their individual person centred plans and the achievement of associated outcomes, and critically, will support people who use the service to make info
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