Social Worker Primary Care services, Co. Meath

This role will be a 0.6 wte - 3 days per week role.

Primary Care offers a generic cradle to grave service for clients in the covering an area from Kells, Co. Meath - Kingscourt, Co. Cavan and surrounding area, assisting people to deal with difficulties, access services and develop community supports. 

Duties of the position.

• Provide a direct point of access for the local community area and offer initial and holistic social assessment and intervention to individuals & families.

• Provide an initial assessment service to all care groups and to develop referral procedures with other social work networked services.
• Identify service users’ individual and collective needs in partnership with them and co-create early interventions and/or social action strategies to meet those needs.
• Manage and prioritise a caseload appropriate to the post.
• Provide supportive counselling, emotional and practical support, and information to service users and their families.
• Adopt a holistic approach aimed at enhancing the quality of life, health and social well-being of all persons within the designated service area.
• Promote independence, self-reliance, self-determination and empowerment with persons in their environment, with families and local groups.

The Candidate:
A recognised qualification as a Social Worker and CORU registration
Some post graduate social work experience will be desirable in a similar service.
A placement within primary care or similar service will be considered.
Access to a car and a full drivers licence

For further information, please forward your CV to Apply or call Brian in confidence on Apply