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Home Instead
Support Workers (Social care)
Cork
FULL TIME & PART TIME
October 18, 2024
Home Instead is the largest and longest-established private home care company in Ireland. With a team of 4,000 CAREGivers enhancing the lives of ageing adults and their families in cities, towns and villages all over the country.
Home Instead cork south office is looking for Support Workers (Social care) with an interest in supporting a autistic teenager, with responsive behaviours. The assignment based in East Cork.
Who we`re looking for
As a Support Workers (Social care) you should have following skills and requirements
- NQF Level 6 or higher in Social Care or Psychology related qualification.
- Additional Training can be completed on hire.
- Use of your own smart phone to check in and out of your home visits.
- Full Driving License and Own Transport preferable.
- Experience recognising and responding to responsive behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan, preventative/de-escalation and disengagement strategies an advantage.
- Ability to work on own initiative, think on one’s feet, work as part of a team and lead/support HCA on duty.
- Ability and interest to develop community networks and encourage natural circles of support.
- Comfortable working with risk assessments, daily reporting and essential information technology such as phone apps/portals and email.
What you`ll do
- Recognise and respond appropriately to responsive behaviours in line with the client’s positive behaviour support plan.
- Assist with daily living activities with the HCA on duty.
- Actively promote the participation of clients and/or their families in the formulation and execution of the safety, care, behaviour and activity plans.
- To make significant efforts to understand the client’s life story, to gain a sense of the way the person experiences difficult times, and to discover hopeful possibilities for developing the clients gifts and capacities.
- Accompany the client to appointments, school and other events as required.
- Undertake duties as may be assigned by your direct manager/supervisor to support the care of service users.
- Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community.
- Provide reports on client safety, care, behaviour and activity plans to management/supervisor. Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan and document daily as required.
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What you`ll get
- Flexibility on working hours based on fixed hour full and part-time contracts based on a 7/7 working pattern
- Competitive salary
- Saturday and Sunday increased pay rates (20% extra)
- Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Promotion and development opportunities
- Management, mentoring, coaching
- Support for further education and training
- Refer a friend bonus
Job Reference: IE - CG00263
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