Support Worker

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – WEST REGION

PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME SUPPORT WORKERS POSTS

CLARIN COMMUNITY SERVICES, CLARINBRIDGE, CO GALWAY

JOB REF: 72983

A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent Temporary and Permanent Support Worker appointments that arise may be made over the next 6 months within the Clarin Services.

Location:

Clarin service provides a number of community based residential and day services in and around Clarinbridge area of County Galway.

We provide individualised services, centre based and community based day and residential services to adults with high support needs and with an aging profile. Our focus is to form a relationship / partnership with each individual and their family to support people to be valued citizens in their local community and to have ordinary life experiences. We wish to create opportunities for people who use our service to have valued social roles in their communities and to have the chance to form real friendships.

The Role:

Support Workers provide a key-working supportive role for individuals supported by the Service. This role comprises of two main elements. Firstly the Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day. This includes supporting individuals with their meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being, to the extent required by the individual. Secondly, a major focus of the Support Worker role is to assist and support People who use the Service with development of their Individual Plans and the achievement of associated outcomes, and critically, to support People who use the Service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking.

Reporting/Responsible To:

Team Leader/Senior Staff/Team Manager/Service Coordinator.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have a good general education. A recognised qualification appropriate to the

Field of intellectual disability is an advantage. A QQI Level 5 or higher desirable.

A full clean manual Driving Licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish Roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.

Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

Experience:

A minimum 6 months experience of working in working in a health care setting and experience of supporting individuals with an Intellectual Disability is desirable. Experience of working with Individuals who display behaviours that challenge is an advantage.

Skills:

Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, communication and team-working skills,

together with an enthusiasm for the post. Some basic IT skills is also an advantage.

Working Hours:

All posts are based on a 14 day duty roster. The successful candidate will be required to work over a fortnightly duty rosters with evenings and weekends been part of the working roster. There may be occasional split duty hours. Sleep-ins and night duty are a requirement of these posts in order to meet service needs. The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

Annual Leave:

22 days pro rata per annum.

Remuneration:

€ 32,699 x 13 increments - € 45,190 (Max) pro rata per annum. Long Service Increment (LSI)

€ 45,984 pro rata per annum is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale. Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, sleepovers and night duty when worked.

Tenure:

Permanent, Temporary, Part-Time, Full-Time, and pensionable.

Probation:

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the Employer’s discretion.