In-home Support Practitioner

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND - WEST REGION

POST OF TEMPORARY PART-TIME IN-HOME SUPPORT PRACTITIONER

CHILDRENS SERVICES, CO. GALWAY

JOB REF: 73545

Location:

Children’s Services, Brothers of Charity Services - West Region, Co. Galway. The Children’s Services support children up to the age of 18 years with Intellectual Disabilities who present with a range of support needs including Autism, Physical Disability & Complex Medical needs.

The Role:

The In-Home Support Practitioner will work as part of a multidisciplinary governance and support team in delivering a quality and effective service. This service will be provided through offering an in-home based support to parents and children. The role is specifically family focused, with the welfare of the child being paramount.

Works With:

Children and families;

Staff Teams;

Multidisciplinary Staff

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

Candidates must have/demonstrate:

• A relevant qualification at a minimum of level 7 on the National Framework of Qualifications of Ireland (NFQ) OR an equivalent nationally recognised 3rd level qualification.
• Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar role and show evidence of experience sufficient to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the post together with an appreciation of the needs of children with an intellectual disability and their families.
• A full clean manual driving licence and use of own car.
• Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
• Basic IT skills are also essential.
• A knowledge of positive behavioural support management.
• Must demonstrate skills or willingness to develop skills through ongoing CPD in parenting support programmes (e.g., Early Bird, Parent’s Plus, etc), communication programmes, family systems, etc.
• Ability to build relationships with parents to enable them to achieve identified goals.
• Good judgement, discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms, and to communicate sensitively with family members and work with them for the best outcomes.
• Creative problem solving skills.
• The ability to work independently and seek support from interdisciplinary colleagues as appropriate.
• Patience, flexibility, creativity and eagerness to become involved in a range of activities.

Working Hours:

40 hours a fortnight based on a 7 day duty roster. Candidates will be required to be completely flexible in this position and will be required to work a variety of hours between 8am and 10pm, depending on the support needs of the child/family for goals being worked on e.g. morning, bedtime routine.

Annual Leave:

23 days pro rata per annum.

Remuneration:

Department of Health Social Care Leader Salary Scale (01st October 2024) – €54,699 x 6 increments - €63,877 pro-rata per annum.

Tenure:

This post is temporary, part-time and pensionable linked on a specific purpose basis to a permanent employee’s leave within the Services.

Full Job Description attached

Informal enquiries to: Audrey Reilly, TURAS Family & Community Services Team Leader

on 087 9051570

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms on-line is 5pm, Sunday 5th January 2025.

Interviews for this post will take place week commencing 13th January 2025.

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.