Adult Home Support Worker

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Adult Home Support Worker’s to join our team in Clare Adult Home Support, Ennis, Co Clare

Contract Type: Variable Hours Contract

Contract Hours: Variable Hours

Salary Scale: €32,639 - €39,499 pro rata per annum

Overview of the Post:

The role of the Adult Support Worker will be to provide individualised supports to individuals with a disability to enable them to live the life of her own choosing in accordance with the values of New Directions, which underpin the principles of inclusion, rights, choice and independence in the community.

The candidate will be working in both a one to one in the community setting and also be part of the day services team and work in the day centre.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Certificate in Social Care, or relevant heath related area.
• 1 years’ experience working with adults with disabilities.
• Full clean driver’s licence and willingness to drive service transport.
• Have experience supporting a service owner with behaviours that challenge
• Be eligible to work in the state.
• Basic IT skills.

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience working with adults in an in-home setting.

· Experience of working in community setting.

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be applied in the shortlisting process

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

Benefits

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

· Excellent training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here or search:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland online application form only. CV’s will not be accepted.

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form.

Informal Queries to Josephine Smart Adult Home Support Coordinator by email at jsmart@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications: 4 pm Wednesday 31st July 2024

Interview date: TBC

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, full time and part time, temporary and permanent, which may arise during the next 12 months

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

· The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

· Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

· Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

· The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

· Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and 2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy.