Job Descriptions

Job Title: Social Care Worker

Locations: Sligo, Longford, Roscommon, Leitrim, Mayo, Galway and Limerick

Purpose of the Role:

The Social Care Worker is expected to engage in daily activities and routines of the service that they are working in, inclusive of direct support to service users, administration work and daily household tasks required of them. The SCW is required to work as part of a dedicated and innovative team in within a Residential Services providing a service to service user in line with HIQA regulations & standards.

Main Responsibilities:

• Be accountable for supporting the day to day running of the service and responsible for the execution and delivery of person-centred approach.
• Under the general supervision of the line manager, ensure that the Service User’s personal plan is completed in line with regulations and standards provided.
• Be committed to pro-actively supporting service users in their daily lives and
  choices.
• Ensure that all files are in line and ready for a HIQA Inspection at any given time.
• Engage with families, clinicians and building links in the community.
• Experience implementing positive support programmes.
• Focusing on promoting independence and community integration.
• Keeping up to date on Knowledge relating to current social care policies and sectoral and national changes related to disability services.
• To motivate, support and encourage service users to engage in planned activities of their choice. 
• To take ownership and lead key working in consultation with the service users, motivating them to engage in meaningful activities. 
• Supporting the care of the service user such as personal care and providing a general over view of their everyday needs. 
• Take personal responsibility for educating yourself about each service user, listening to the service user and utilising reflective practice to enhance and develop your own skills and knowledge.
• The capacity to follow, assess, and participate to the continual development of
  strategies and tactics for meeting the ongoing requirements of those being
  supported.
• The Social Care Worker will be expected to work as part of a team, inclusive of supporting other staff members in relation to taking ownership of their workload. All staff are required to attend regular team meetings and engage positively in supervisions by Person in Charge. 
• In line with GDPR, maintain and uphold the organisation’s and Service Users’ confidentiality at all times. 
• Undertake required Health and Safety checks and Risk Assessments and record and report effectively. 
• In consultation with medication policy, upkeep the management and administrat6ion of medication. 
• Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, families and other relevant people pertaining to the service user. 
• Carry out required Health and Safety related observing and reporting. 
• Contribute to Service Users’ Person Centred Planning meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to Service User, follow up on any actions, outcomes from the meetings.
• Flexible and willing to work shifts to meet the needs of the service.
• Undertake any other work which may arise within the scope of Social Care Worker in order to meet the requirements of the service.

Essential Requirements:

• QQI Level 7 Bachelor of Arts or higher in Applied Social Studies/Social Care.
• Full Irish driving license.

To apply, please forward your CV to careers@gatewaycc.ie

Skills

• Communication Skills
• Full Clean Driving Licence

Experience

• 2