Location Assigned Day service Location
Reporting Relationship Programme Manager / Service Manager
Job Purpose The role of the Social Care Worker is to ensure a high-quality
standard of care and support to all day attenders in Stewarts Care.
Scope of the Role The role of the Social Care Worker is to ensure high quality
support in accordance with New Directions standards.

Key Duties and General Duties
Responsibilities • Provide oversight and governance of the assigned day
service.

• Lead a team within the assigned day service.
• Manage day to day planning and activities of the assigned

constantly met.

• Maintain full and effective communication with families

and anyone else involved in supporting and caring for the
people we support.

• To develop and maintain effective communication with all

colleagues regarding the people we support.

• Implement operational plans as determined by Care

Management.

• Facilitate the people we support with the development of

life skills, education and personal goals through their
keyworker role.

• To ensure that all efforts are made to cater for the physical

and emotional needs of the people we support to ensure
the highest quality of care.

• Have oversight and governance of the activities as

detailed in each person’s personal support plan.
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Quality, Safety and Governance


quality standards of education, training, development
and care in accordance with the organisations policies.

• Ensure compliance with organisational policies,
  

procedures, national policies and legislation, New


Directions standards and any other applicable
standards/policies/legislation.


within your area of responsibility. Implement appropriate
systems to ensure accountability is appropriately
disseminated throughout the service.

• Act in such a manner as to ensure a safe and effective
  

we support are facilitated with their planned activities.

• Develop contacts within the local community based on
  

the interests of the people that you support, encouraging
community integration.

• Be a proactive advocate on behalf of the people we

support.

• It is the duty of all staff to report all concerns about the

safety and welfare of each person we support as per
section 3.2 of Trust in Care.

• Ensure all written records and reports are completed and
  

manner along with any outstanding actions from Register
provider audits.

• Have a strong person-centred vision in the development

of vocational and recreational supports in the community.

• Effectively and appropriately report and record any

complaints and incidents.

• Participate in the overall care for the people we support

as part of a multidisciplinary team.

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• Have a good oversight of the personal support plan ensuring it is

specific to the individual’s needs and is complied with at all
times.

• Assist in the provision of a high standard of hygiene and

organisation within the day service.

• Administering medication in line with organisational policy.

• Driving company vehicles.

• Observe strictly the Code of Confidentiality.

• Comply with relevant statutory provisions and take reasonable

care for their own safety, health and welfare and that of any
other person who may be affected by their acts or omissions at
work.

• Attend training as required.

• Good governance in reporting without delay any defects in

equipment, place of work or systems that may danger the
safety of any individual.

• Good oversight in Incident Reporting and Risk Management.

• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the

Service Manager.
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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 & Education and Skills
Stewarts Care to improve the lives of our service.

• Ability to work on own initiative.

• Experience of working with people with complex need in a

variety of different situations.

• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

• High initiative and integrity.

• Must have knowledge of all relevant legislation and New

Directions standards and a proven ability to implement same.

• Demonstrate a genuine interest in supporting the rights and

needs of people with an intellectual disability.

• Ability to make clear and concise reports regarding the people

we support, either verbally or in writing.

• High level of flexibility, a willingness and an ability to develop

new approaches to their work as a person’s needs change.

• A full clean driving licence is an advantage.

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
Social Care Worker - Stewarts
Remuneration Current salary Scale: €33,630 - €48,465 Your salary is paid
monthly (16th unless when 16th falls on Saturday or Sunday
you are paid on the Friday prior to the 16th) by direct credit
transfer into any Bank or Building Society of your choice
where the paypath system operates.
Annual leave To be agreed in accordance with work patterns.
Working week The hours allocated to this post are 39 hours per week with a
7.8 hour standard working day, exclusive of lunch breaks. The
allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director
of Care and in accordance with the needs of the service.
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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 people we support 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.


This is not an exhaustive list of duties. You may be required to perform any other such duties as may be
assigned by your manager or person nominated by them. As the duties and responsibilities of any post in
Stewarts are likely to change with on-going needs of services users, staff are expected to have high level of
flexibility and a willingness to develop new approaches to their work.
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