Job Details: Aspire: Social Care Worker


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
irishfuture.ie
Aspire: Social Care Worker
SOCIAL CARE WORKER

_REPORTING TO: _

Social Care Manager

_POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:_

* Provide daily practical needs-based support to individuals with AS
/ Asperger Syndrome within the unit and contribute to the promotion,
creation and maintenance of a welcoming and caring residential
environment.
* Assist in the day-to-day care and supervision of residents within
the home including engaging with them in activities such as housework,
maintenance of clothing, cooking and personal care (promoting
independence and autonomy in so far as possible)
* Actively encourage resident?s participation in the community,
and facilitate outing, trips and links with local groups and clubs.
Facilitate weekly resident meetings to encourage resident
participation in decision making and household happenings.
* Carry out key working duties in relation to assigned resident,
including supporting resident in setting realistic and practical
goals, supporting them in the implementation of these goals,
scheduling and facilitating monthly key working meetings, liaising
with relevant professionals, ensuring that medical and psychological
needs of resident are met and delegating key working tasks to social
care staff, where necessary.?
* Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness of residential
setting at all times, and ensure that all procedures relating to safe
food practices and infection control be carried out and documented.
* Maintain folders, written reports, risk assessments and complete
daily paperwork.
* Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication
is administered using the **Apply on the website** rights of
medication administration. Ensure documentation procedures are
followed correctly and in a timely manner.
* Ensure scripts are filled and medications are checked before being
signed in or out. Report any poor practice to Social Care Manager and
complete a Medication Error Report, where necessary.
* Report on any incidents that occur and bring them to the attention
of on-call immediately and the Social Care Manager when available.
Complete follow up paperwork, where necessary.
* Adhere to Health & Safety standards of Aspire by following
procedures of the residential unit and documentation of same, and
ensure that the health and safety of each service user and other staff
is central to day-to-day activities.
* Adhere to all policies, procedures, regulations (in particular
HIQA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of Aspire.
* Participate in and where required, facilitate regular team
meetings, communicate progress and challenges of key working process
to team.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

* Have an understanding of theory and practice in the delivery of the
residential service.
* The capacity to plan and manage resources in an effective and
resourceful manner. The ability to manage self in a lone working
environment including the ability to prioritize workloads
* Able to utilise technology and has a working knowledge of
SharePoint
* Higher education to social care degree (or similar) level
* Essential: Previous experience of day to day managing of
administrative tasks
* Essential: Previous experience of working harmoniously with
leadership qualities

_PROFILE REQUIREMENTS__:_

* A highly self-motivated team player, with sound organisational
skills;
* Able to demonstrate leadership skills, so that staff will respond
appropriately to requests;
* A effective verbal and written communicator with high attention to
detail;
* Able to show excellent interpersonal skills with a high degree of
emotional intelligence;
* Able to work on own initiative with multidisciplinary skills
including both care and administrative;
* Able to display attention to detail and vigilance;
* Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication
skills

_APPLICATION DETAILS: _

* Closing date for applications: 8th June
* Applicants to send up to date CV to: **Apply on the website**
* Full Time/ Part time hours available

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SOCIAL CARE WORKER

_REPORTING TO: _

Social Care Manager

_POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:_

* Provide daily practical needs-based support to individuals with AS
/ Asperger Syndrome within the unit and contribute to the promotion,
creation and maintenance of a welcoming and caring residential
environment.
* Assist in the day-to-day care and supervision of residents within
the home including engaging with them in activities such as housework,
maintenance of clothing, cooking and personal care (promoting
independence and autonomy in so far as possible)
* Actively encourage resident?s participation in the community,
and facilitate outing, trips and links with local groups and clubs.
Facilitate weekly resident meetings to encourage resident
participation in decision making and household happenings.
* Carry out key working duties in relation to assigned resident,
including supporting resident in setting realistic and practical
goals, supporting them in the implementation of these goals,
scheduling and facilitating monthly key working meetings, liaising
with relevant professionals, ensuring that medical and psychological
needs of resident are met and delegating key working tasks to social
care staff, where necessary.?
* Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness of residential
setting at all times, and ensure that all procedures relating to safe
food practices and infection control be carried out and documented.
* Maintain folders, written reports, risk assessments and complete
daily paperwork.
* Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication
is administered using the **Apply on the website** rights of
medication administration. Ensure documentation procedures are
followed correctly and in a timely manner.
* Ensure scripts are filled and medications are checked before being
signed in or out. Report any poor practice to Social Care Manager and
complete a Medication Error Report, where necessary.
* Report on any incidents that occur and bring them to the attention
of on-call immediately and the Social Care Manager when available.
Complete follow up paperwork, where necessary.
* Adhere to Health & Safety standards of Aspire by following
procedures of the residential unit and documentation of same, and
ensure that the health and safety of each service user and other staff
is central to day-to-day activities.
* Adhere to all policies, procedures, regulations (in particular
HIQA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of Aspire.
* Participate in and where required, facilitate regular team
meetings, communicate progress and challenges of key working process
to team.

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

* Have an understanding of theory and practice in the delivery of the
residential service.
* The capacity to plan and manage resources in an effective and
resourceful manner. The ability to manage self in a lone working
environment including the ability to prioritize workloads
* Able to utilise technology and has a working knowledge of
SharePoint
* Higher education to social care degree (or similar) level
* Essential: Previous experience of day to day managing of
administrative tasks
* Essential: Previous experience of working harmoniously with
leadership qualities

_PROFILE REQUIREMENTS__:_

* A highly self-motivated team player, with sound organisational
skills;
* Able to demonstrate leadership skills, so that staff will respond
appropriately to requests;
* A effective verbal and written communicator with high attention to
detail;
* Able to show excellent interpersonal skills with a high degree of
emotional intelligence;
* Able to work on own initiative with multidisciplinary skills
including both care and administrative;
* Able to display attention to detail and vigilance;
* Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication
skills

_APPLICATION DETAILS: _

* Closing date for applications: 8th June
* Applicants to send up to date CV to: **Apply on the website**
* Full Time/ Part time hours available

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