Social Care Worker, Respite Service

We are currently recruiting for the following position:

Post: Social Care Worker

Contract: Specified Purpose, Part-Time (22.25 hrs per week)

Maternity Leave Cover

Location: Listowel, Co Kerry

*Please note, rosters may be subject to change due to the operational requirements of the service*

The Role:

• To facilitate and implement a person centered approach for our individuals appropriate to their wishes and goals.
• To promote and protect the rights of the people we support in a manner that respects their dignity, right to make choices, and their privacy.
• To ensure the overall wellbeing of the people we support in all areas of their lives including health and personal care.
• Involvement in attending local team meetings.

Essential Criteria:

• Must be eligible for registration on the Social Care Workers registration board with CORU from November 2023. Must obtain such registration by November 2025 and must maintain such registration for the duration of employment in this role.
• Full details are available in relation to approved qualifications on: https://www.coru.ie/social-care-workers.
• Experience of working in a care delivery capacity, preferably within a disability service.
• A passion for promoting and empowering those you support.
• An excellent knowledge of the HIQA regulations and standards.
• A full drivers licence with access to a car insured for business purposes and must be willing to drive Association vehicles is desirable.
• Where applicable, applicants must hold a valid Irish work permit.

Employee Benefits: Sick Pay Scheme, Paid Maternity Leave, Flexible Working, Employee Assistance Programme, Pension Scheme, Parking ( Site Dependent), Generous Annual Leave, Access to income continuance scheme, Discounted Health Insurance and Access to training.

(A panel may be formed from which future vacancies for Listowel Respite Service may be filled up to the 30th of June 2025).

*In relation to offers of employment, evidence of relevant employment experience must be clearly detailed in both your application form and CV. Failure to provide this information, along with a satisfactorily completed verification of service form before an agreed start date, will result in placement at Point 1 of the applicable scale. Incremental credit will only be applied from the date correct documents are submitted.*

Canvassing
Any attempt by candidates or others acting on their behalf, directly or indirectly, through written communication or any other means, to canvass or influence in the candidate's favour any staff member of Kerry Parents and Friends Association, or any individual involved in interviewing or evaluating applicants, will result in the candidate's automatic disqualification from the position.

Kerry Parents and Friends Association is an equal opportunities employer