Location Responsibility to visit all other Stewarts Independent Living homes
based in Dublin West
Reporting Relationship Senior Team Member or a person nominated by her/him
Job Purpose The independent living care staff will have a key role in assisting
people live a life of their choosing using a model of support which
builds capacity and promotes independence.
In addition the supported independent living care staff will have a
key role in ensuring the model of service provided in tenant homes is
person centered and based on a social model of support.


Key Duties and Principle Duties & Responsibilities of the Role:
Responsibilities

• Build a relationship with the person to establish a support

network/circle of support with them that includes family (where
appropriate), advocates, natural and paid supports;

• Establish and maintain networks and connections with the

person and the community in which they live;

• To promote self-development, independence and individuality

of each person. This may include implementation and guidance
of resources such as ASDAN, Pathways to Independence and
other models relevant to the person’s needs;

• Assist, advice and support tenants with aspects of daily living if

required; for example banking, tenancy requirements or home
maintenance;

• To create and maintain good interpersonal relations with

tenants, multi-disciplinary team members, family and
advocates;

• To recognise the signs of abuse and immediately report abuse

or suspected abuse to the designated officer or line manager;

• Demonstrate effective time management and ability to manage

competing priorities;

• Demonstrate an ability to use IT applications such as Word,

Powerpoint and Excel.

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The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list
of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be
required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which

may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to
the development of the post while in office.
Qualifications & Candidates must meet the following criteria relevant to the role:
Experience

• QQI Level 5 qualification in Healthcare Support.

• An understanding of relevant national standards for Disability

services.

• Has the ability to facilitate and implement a person centred

plan.

• Possesses effective interpersonal and communication skills.

• Has a strong understanding of safeguarding and service user

protection.

• Proficient computer skills including MS Office; Word, Excel,

Power Point.

• Full clean driver’s license and access to own car.

• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-

disciplinary team.

• Report writing skills with strong attention to detail.

• Previous experience and training in medication management is

desirable.

This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned
to the post holder. It is intended to be neither definitive nor restrictive
and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned

Terms and Conditions of Employment
Care Staff – Supported Independent Living

Remuneration Remuneration is in accordance with the
Department of Health consolidated pay scales

Current Salary Scale: Care Assistant

€32,699 - €45,984 LSI

Salaries and increments are paid in accordance
with DOH salary scales
Annual leave 22 Days per annum


Working week The hours allocated to this post are 39 hours
per week with a flexibility Monday to Sunday
required.
Working hours rostered to suits the needs of
the tenents.


Probation All employees will be subject to a probationary
period of 6 months, with an extension if
required to 9 months. This probationary period
applies to all employees irrespective of their
role or type of role.
Garda Vetting Stewarts will carry out Garda vetting on all new
employees. An employee will not take up
employment with the organisation until the
Garda Vetting process has been completed and
the organisation is satisfied that such an
appointment does not pose a risk to the service
users and employees.
References Stewarts will seek up to two written references
from current and previous employers,
educational institutions or any other
organisation with which the candidate has been
associated. Stewarts reserves the right to
determine the merit, appropriateness and
relevance of such references and referees.