Assistant Social Care Worker

We are seeking applications from energetic and enthusiastic male individuals to join our team who are passionate about intellectual disability and autism.

Benefits

As a staff member of Home Instead, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

- Flexible Working over a 7/7 rota

- 15% extra pay at weekends

- Continuous Professional Development; internal and external

training opportunities including in-house CPI Certification

- Wellbeing benefits

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Bike to Work Scheme

- Refer a Friend Bonus Opportunity

- Statutory Sick Pay

- Free parking

What you’ll do

The role of an Assistant Social Care Worker is to provide high quality care and support to people with disabilities who avail of our home support service. We support to reach their full potential and to have a meaningful life.

On a day-to-day basis you shall

- Support the individual to implement their care and support plan to

live well at home and in their community. This may include

supporting and encouraging them with personal care, the tasks of

daily living, education, hobbies and skills development to achieve

their goals.

- Support the individual to de-escalate any behaviours of concern in

a positive and safe manner in line with their care and support plan.

Staff will be provided with CPI training as required.

- Implement plans to support communication, play, exercise and

therapies as required. Where necessary, training will be provided.

- Drive and/or escort the individual via public transport or car as

required, to and from social activities, appointments or planned

outings.

- Promote and safeguard the rights of all individuals and be aware

of responsibilities in relation to child protection/adult safeguarding.

- Maintain service records and ensure that they are up to date and

available, including report writing following incidents or events

resulting from responsive behaviour.

- Liaise with team members and families as appropriate.

- Keep accurate records and report any incidents, accidents and

concerns and complaints in line with Company policy.

- Be familiar with and adhere to all Company policies and

procedures, standards, regulations, and codes of practice in so far

as is reasonable and practicable.

- Maintain a code of confidentiality and discretion in all dealings with

individuals, their families and work colleagues.

- Be able and willing to be flexible in approach to work and be

responsive to service needs.

- Engage shift work/Flexible 7/7 rota.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

QQI Level 5 Major Award in one of the following:

- Healthcare Support

- Social Care

- Pre-Nursing

- Childcare

- Full Irish Driver’s Licence required or in the process of achieving a

Full Irish Driver’s Licence.

- Male social care worker who is willing to work with intellectually

disabled and autism client

- Be eligible to work in the State

Skills/Experience

- Experience of supporting people with intellectual disability / autism.

- Experience of working with people with responsive behaviours.

- Experience of providing personal care.

Basic IT skills for apps and logging care notes. Calm person who is a good problem solver

Good communication skills

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.