SOCIAL CARE WORKER ? SHIFT LEAD
Camphill Communities of Ireland are seeking to hire a Social Care
Worker ? Shift Lead. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who
is looking for a new challenge.
PURPOSE OF POST
The primary purpose of this role is to provide a safe and effective
service to the residents within your care through the implementation
of quality and safe processes and systems within the house or houses
that you are responsible for. This includes oversight of Social Care
Assistants and Volunteers.
This role is required to effectively implement compliance with all
statutory requirements as well as quality and safety requirements in a
person-centred way arising under service agreements with the HSE and
any other funding or oversight bodies. The person appointed to the
post should be innovative and dynamic and should report on a regular
basis on the quality of service offered, identifying issues and areas
which require attention or improvement.
The position requires a high degree of understanding and commitment to
the residents and to Camphill Communities of Ireland. The prime
consideration at all times must be for the welfare and wellbeing of
the residents. This position requires a high degree of
professionalism. Confidentiality with regard to residents and staff is
most important.
The Social Care Worker lead must have the ability to work with people
with an intellectual disability and must believe that the person has
the right to live and participate in the community equally with other
people. The Social Care Worker lead, in co-operation with the Person
In Charge will be responsible for the overall growth and direction of
the residents and ensuring the daily requirements of a safe and
effective service is evidenced in line with national policy and
procedure.
The person appointed must be highly responsible and reliable, be
competent in household management and have the ability to create and
maintain a homely and supportive environment. The position requires a
maturity enabling the person to resolve conflict and can understand
and empower people with sometimes quite divergent points of view.
The person appointed should be flexible in their approach to service
provision and should have the ability to lead and work as a member of
a team. They will be required to take an active part in ensuring that
the day-to-day operations of the Service reflect the ethos and vision
of CCoI and that all staff are meeting the needs of the individuals
supported by the Service. They will be required, whilst setting a
personal example by attitude, conduct, practice, and leadership style
to carry out the duties of the post outlined hereafter.
THE SOCIAL CARE WORKER SHIFT LEAD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FOLLOWING:
ADVOCACY & RIGHTS
* Respect each person who uses the services as an equal citizen.
* Uphold and respect the human, legal and constitutional rights of
each person who uses the service, recognising their individuality and
equality, and empowering them to grow, thereby achieving the highest
possible level of personal autonomy.
* Facilitate, encourage and develop the choice and decision-making
skills of people who use the services.
* Facilitate, encourage, and develop the self-advocacy skills of and
opportunities for involvement in advocacy for people who use services.
* Enable each individual supported by the services to pursue and
maintain their individual hobbies and interests.
* Foster, encourage and develop the self-help and social skills of
each individual supported by the services so as to achieve the
greatest degree of autonomy possible.
* Facilitate each individual supported by the services to actively
participate and integrate into the community, through the use of
generic community facilities.
PERSON CENTRED SUPPORT FOR LIVING
* Ensure a person-centered approach to service delivery and this is
recorded and evidenced effectively in their daily report.
* All daily reports are to be reviewed by the Social Care worker
Lead to ensure accuracy and oversight and signed off at all times.
* In the context of the individual person-centered plans support
people who use the service with aspects of individual and group
service responses including:
* Occupation and leisure activities
* Communication
* Behaviour support plans
* Independent living skills
* Social Integration and the use of community facilities
* Personal Care
* Personal Development
* Quarterly Circle of support meetings to be scheduled and completed
with CMSN?S centric to this process led principally by there will
and preference.
* Annual review to be scheduled end of each year.
* Act as a Key Worker for specific individuals. Ensure regular
documented sessions of engagement in line with the persons needs,
identified goals and specific care requirements.
* In consultation with the individual take the lead in developing
and implementing person centred plans for those individuals for whom
you act as key worker and ensure that the needs identified are
appropriately addressed and participate in residents? reviews as
required.
* Ensure all medical appointments are coordinated and supported.
* Ensure a healthy and nutritious diet is offered and takes
individual choice into account.
* Develop and implement appropriate training, leisure, social, and
personal activities for individuals within the service area.
* Facilitate individuals to actively participate and integrate into
the community, through the use of generic community facilities.
* Ensure that all behaviour support plans that are put in place by
the Multidisciplinary Team are carried out and adhered to.
* Foster, encourage and develop the self-help and social skills of
each person so as to achieve the highest possible degree of personal
autonomy.
* Ensure that people who use the service have an awareness of
required personal hygiene and personal appearance standards and
support them in attaining such standards. This may include the
participation in and support of individualised personal hygiene
programmes including personal care.
* Support the individual by ensuring appropriate:
* Physical support ? moving and handling, fire safety, cleaning,
laundry, infection control, mobility, and communication needs.
* Personal care ? dressing, bathing, toileting, assistance with
eating, sleeping support, skin care, first aid, and health promotion.
* Facilitate and encourage participation of individuals in
recreational and leisure activities.
* Share duties and support the residents by liaising with the
relevant workshops to make sure house to work transitions are managed
according to the individual?s needs.
* Contribute to and participate in social and recreational
activities of people who use services and liaise as appropriate with
Day Services Coordinator.
* Achieve competency in driving the assigned transport and
participate in transport duties as required.
* Encourage and promote each person?s full participation in their
home while at the same time ensuring that their home and its environs
are maintained to acceptable standards where each resident has access
to comprehensive, person-centred and holistic personal support.
* Encourage and promote the involvement of individuals in the
prudent management of their personal monies in line with the Residents
Finance Policy.
* Encourage and promote the participation of individuals in buying,
preparing, cooking of meals and packed lunches as required.
* Ensure that the religious and pastoral needs of each individual
are adequately supported.
* Administer prescribed medications and maintain all required
records in keeping with organisational policy.
* Assist the Person in Charge in ensuring, the day to day running of
the household and that practices within the house are person centred
and are in line with value-based practices.
* Ensure that buildings are well maintained and in good repair and
bring any issued about the home to the Person in Charge.
* Ensure that the personal clothing of individuals is looked after
and cared for and that the household and bed linen is changed and
laundered regularly.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
* Ensure that all legislative, CCoI policies, and regulatory
requirements (including Health & Safety Act and HIQA regulations and
standards) are adhered to.
* Ensure a clear and comprehensive work planner for that day is
completed scheduling support staff, appointments and assigned to job
tasks for the day or week ahead.
* You will need to ensure and engage in continuous monitoring,
inspection and audit of the designated centre as assigned to you by
your Person in Charge.
* Ensure that all records in relation to individuals who use
services are up to date, correctly filed and managed as per CCoI
records management system.
* Provide active support and assistance via 1:1 supervision as
outlined by your Person in Charge.
* Performance management issues are to be notified directly to your
Person in Charge.
* Attendance at all House/ Team meetings as scheduled to ensure the
safe and effective delivery of service is required.
* Ensure that all reports, timesheets (TMS) and financial statements
are accurate, completed and returned on time.
* Maintain complete and accurate records for each person to include
the personal needs assessments, risk assessments, incidents and
notifiable events, file notes, communication plans, behavioural
management support, health action plans, medication management and
financial records.
* Ensure immediate and accurate reporting of all matters of concern
to the Person in Charge (PIC).
* Be responsible for the physical and emotional wellbeing of
individuals who use the services.
* Coordinate the house team by ensuring that there is always
adequate cover for resident?s support and organise schedules as
required.
* Lead and support all staff and volunteers within the house team
and assist in the process of induction and training of same.
* Ensure throughout your shift that you contribute actively to the
team while providing consistent and quality support for vulnerable
adults.
* Ensure that policies, procedures, and codes of practice of the
CCoI are adhered to by all supporting staff. Concerns regarding the
abilities or understanding of these policies are to be notified
directly to your Person in Charge.
* Utilise efficiently the transport services available to the
service area and advise the appropriate staff on transport needs.
* Where required monitor and manage the attendance of students
assigned to the house and report any concerns as necessary to the
Person in Charge
MONEY AND BUDGETS
* Ensure that all petty cash and the personal monies of individuals
are properly accounted for in line with relevant policies and
procedures.
* Ensure the management and reconciliation on your shift is
completed daily in line with financial policy and signed by you.
* Be responsible for maintaining a petty cash float, keeping
relevant records, and ensuring that accounts are checked and balanced.
* Ensure that goods and services received are efficiently used for
purposes intended, and that all such goods and services are properly
accounted for.
* Assist the Person in charge in the preparation and monitoring of
budgets.
* Be responsible for the house accounts, which include custody of
monies, managing income and expenditure, petty cash, and
individuals? personal monies (in line with the CMSN?s financial
policy).
* These accounts are to balance and checked at the end of each
shift. At the end of each month these records having been double
checked and correct are submitted to the services office for
processing.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Applicants must:
* Hold a minimum of a Level 7 on the QQI Framework ? BA in Social
Care Studies or equivalent qualification in Heath or Social Care.
* Have 2 years experience of working with vulnerable adults or
adults with intellectual disabilities.
* An understanding of current policy and developments at national
and sectoral level in relation to Social Care within disability
services.
* An ability to follow, evaluate and contribute to the further
development of plans and methods to mee the ongoing needs of
individuals supported.
* Effective interpersonal and communication (verbal and written)
skills.
* Proficient IT skills relevant to the role, to include Microsoft
Office Excel, Word, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.
* A full driver?s licence and availability of own car is an
essential requirement.
DETAILS OF THE ROLE:
Salary Scale: ? **Apply on the website**.**Apply on the website**
per hour and Min Wage O/N plus premia BH & SUN
Location: Dunshane Community Nr Naas Co Kildare
Duration: Fulltime **Apply on the website** hours ? Permanent
Closing date: 8TH DECEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
Please return this application form before the closing date by email
to
**Apply on the website** OR **Apply on the website**
CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL
All roles are subject to Garda Vetting and relevant Police check for
any country of residence of over 6 months from age of **Apply on the
website**
CAMPHILL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
CAMPHILL COMMUNITIES OF IRELAND (CCOI) ARE RECRUITING FOR:
SOCIAL CARE WORKER ? SHIFT LEAD
Camphill Communities of Ireland are seeking to hire a Social Care
Worker ? Shift Lead. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who
is looking for a new challenge.
PURPOSE OF POST
The primary purpose of this role is to provide a safe and effective
service to the residents within your care through the implementation
of quality and safe processes and systems within the house or houses
that you are responsible for. This includes oversight of Social Care
Assistants and Volunteers.
This role is required to effectively implement compliance with all
statutory requirements as well as quality and safety requirements in a
person-centred way arising under service agreements with the HSE and
any other funding or oversight bodies. The person appointed to the
post should be innovative and dynamic and should report on a regular
basis on the quality of service offered, identifying issues and areas
which require attention or improvement.
The position requires a high degree of understanding and commitment to
the residents and to Camphill Communities of Ireland. The prime
consideration at all times must be for the welfare and wellbeing of
the residents. This position requires a high degree of
professionalism. Confidentiality with regard to residents and staff is
most important.
The Social Care Worker lead must have the ability to work with people
with an intellectual disability and must believe that the person has
the right to live and participate in the community equally with other
people. The Social Care Worker lead, in co-operation with the Person
In Charge will be responsible for the overall growth and direction of
the residents and ensuring the daily requirements of a safe and
effective service is evidenced in line with national policy and
procedure.
The person appointed must be highly responsible and reliable, be
competent in household management and have the ability to create and
maintain a homely and supportive environment. The position requires a
maturity enabling the person to resolve conflict and can understand
and empower people with sometimes quite divergent points of view.
The person appointed should be flexible in their approach to service
provision and should have the ability to lead and work as a member of
a team. They will be required to take an active part in ensuring that
the day-to-day operations of the Service reflect the ethos and vision
of CCoI and that all staff are meeting the needs of the individuals
supported by the Service. They will be required, whilst setting a
personal example by attitude, conduct, practice, and leadership style
to carry out the duties of the post outlined hereafter.
THE SOCIAL CARE WORKER SHIFT LEAD SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
FOLLOWING:
ADVOCACY & RIGHTS
* Respect each person who uses the services as an equal citizen.
* Uphold and respect the human, legal and constitutional rights of
each person who uses the service, recognising their individuality and
equality, and empowering them to grow, thereby achieving the highest
possible level of personal autonomy.
* Facilitate, encourage and develop the choice and decision-making
skills of people who use the services.
* Facilitate, encourage, and develop the self-advocacy skills of and
opportunities for involvement in advocacy for people who use services.
* Enable each individual supported by the services to pursue and
maintain their individual hobbies and interests.
* Foster, encourage and develop the self-help and social skills of
each individual supported by the services so as to achieve the
greatest degree of autonomy possible.
* Facilitate each individual supported by the services to actively
participate and integrate into the community, through the use of
generic community facilities.
PERSON CENTRED SUPPORT FOR LIVING
* Ensure a person-centered approach to service delivery and this is
recorded and evidenced effectively in their daily report.
* All daily reports are to be reviewed by the Social Care worker
Lead to ensure accuracy and oversight and signed off at all times.
* In the context of the individual person-centered plans support
people who use the service with aspects of individual and group
service responses including:
* Occupation and leisure activities
* Communication
* Behaviour support plans
* Independent living skills
* Social Integration and the use of community facilities
* Personal Care
* Personal Development
* Quarterly Circle of support meetings to be scheduled and completed
with CMSN?S centric to this process led principally by there will
and preference.
* Annual review to be scheduled end of each year.
* Act as a Key Worker for specific individuals. Ensure regular
documented sessions of engagement in line with the persons needs,
identified goals and specific care requirements.
* In consultation with the individual take the lead in developing
and implementing person centred plans for those individuals for whom
you act as key worker and ensure that the needs identified are
appropriately addressed and participate in residents? reviews as
required.
* Ensure all medical appointments are coordinated and supported.
* Ensure a healthy and nutritious diet is offered and takes
individual choice into account.
* Develop and implement appropriate training, leisure, social, and
personal activities for individuals within the service area.
* Facilitate individuals to actively participate and integrate into
the community, through the use of generic community facilities.
* Ensure that all behaviour support plans that are put in place by
the Multidisciplinary Team are carried out and adhered to.
* Foster, encourage and develop the self-help and social skills of
each person so as to achieve the highest possible degree of personal
autonomy.
* Ensure that people who use the service have an awareness of
required personal hygiene and personal appearance standards and
support them in attaining such standards. This may include the
participation in and support of individualised personal hygiene
programmes including personal care.
* Support the individual by ensuring appropriate:
* Physical support ? moving and handling, fire safety, cleaning,
laundry, infection control, mobility, and communication needs.
* Personal care ? dressing, bathing, toileting, assistance with
eating, sleeping support, skin care, first aid, and health promotion.
* Facilitate and encourage participation of individuals in
recreational and leisure activities.
* Share duties and support the residents by liaising with the
relevant workshops to make sure house to work transitions are managed
according to the individual?s needs.
* Contribute to and participate in social and recreational
activities of people who use services and liaise as appropriate with
Day Services Coordinator.
* Achieve competency in driving the assigned transport and
participate in transport duties as required.
* Encourage and promote each person?s full participation in their
home while at the same time ensuring that their home and its environs
are maintained to acceptable standards where each resident has access
to comprehensive, person-centred and holistic personal support.
* Encourage and promote the involvement of individuals in the
prudent management of their personal monies in line with the Residents
Finance Policy.
* Encourage and promote the participation of individuals in buying,
preparing, cooking of meals and packed lunches as required.
* Ensure that the religious and pastoral needs of each individual
are adequately supported.
* Administer prescribed medications and maintain all required
records in keeping with organisational policy.
* Assist the Person in Charge in ensuring, the day to day running of
the household and that practices within the house are person centred
and are in line with value-based practices.
* Ensure that buildings are well maintained and in good repair and
bring any issued about the home to the Person in Charge.
* Ensure that the personal clothing of individuals is looked after
and cared for and that the household and bed linen is changed and
laundered regularly.
MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
* Ensure that all legislative, CCoI policies, and regulatory
requirements (including Health & Safety Act and HIQA regulations and
standards) are adhered to.
* Ensure a clear and comprehensive work planner for that day is
completed scheduling support staff, appointments and assigned to job
tasks for the day or week ahead.
* You will need to ensure and engage in continuous monitoring,
inspection and audit of the designated centre as assigned to you by
your Person in Charge.
* Ensure that all records in relation to individuals who use
services are up to date, correctly filed and managed as per CCoI
records management system.
* Provide active support and assistance via 1:1 supervision as
outlined by your Person in Charge.
* Performance management issues are to be notified directly to your
Person in Charge.
* Attendance at all House/ Team meetings as scheduled to ensure the
safe and effective delivery of service is required.
* Ensure that all reports, timesheets (TMS) and financial statements
are accurate, completed and returned on time.
* Maintain complete and accurate records for each person to include
the personal needs assessments, risk assessments, incidents and
notifiable events, file notes, communication plans, behavioural
management support, health action plans, medication management and
financial records.
* Ensure immediate and accurate reporting of all matters of concern
to the Person in Charge (PIC).
* Be responsible for the physical and emotional wellbeing of
individuals who use the services.
* Coordinate the house team by ensuring that there is always
adequate cover for resident?s support and organise schedules as
required.
* Lead and support all staff and volunteers within the house team
and assist in the process of induction and training of same.
* Ensure throughout your shift that you contribute actively to the
team while providing consistent and quality support for vulnerable
adults.
* Ensure that policies, procedures, and codes of practice of the
CCoI are adhered to by all supporting staff. Concerns regarding the
abilities or understanding of these policies are to be notified
directly to your Person in Charge.
* Utilise efficiently the transport services available to the
service area and advise the appropriate staff on transport needs.
* Where required monitor and manage the attendance of students
assigned to the house and report any concerns as necessary to the
Person in Charge
MONEY AND BUDGETS
* Ensure that all petty cash and the personal monies of individuals
are properly accounted for in line with relevant policies and
procedures.
* Ensure the management and reconciliation on your shift is
completed daily in line with financial policy and signed by you.
* Be responsible for maintaining a petty cash float, keeping
relevant records, and ensuring that accounts are checked and balanced.
* Ensure that goods and services received are efficiently used for
purposes intended, and that all such goods and services are properly
accounted for.
* Assist the Person in charge in the preparation and monitoring of
budgets.
* Be responsible for the house accounts, which include custody of
monies, managing income and expenditure, petty cash, and
individuals? personal monies (in line with the CMSN?s financial
policy).
* These accounts are to balance and checked at the end of each
shift. At the end of each month these records having been double
checked and correct are submitted to the services office for
processing.
QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Applicants must:
* Hold a minimum of a Level 7 on the QQI Framework ? BA in Social
Care Studies or equivalent qualification in Heath or Social Care.
* Have 2 years experience of working with vulnerable adults or
adults with intellectual disabilities.
* An understanding of current policy and developments at national
and sectoral level in relation to Social Care within disability
services.
* An ability to follow, evaluate and contribute to the further
development of plans and methods to mee the ongoing needs of
individuals supported.
* Effective interpersonal and communication (verbal and written)
skills.
* Proficient IT skills relevant to the role, to include Microsoft
Office Excel, Word, SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.
* A full driver?s licence and availability of own car is an
essential requirement.
DETAILS OF THE ROLE:
Salary Scale: ? **Apply on the website**.**Apply on the website**
per hour and Min Wage O/N plus premia BH & SUN
Location: Dunshane Community Nr Naas Co Kildare
Duration: Fulltime **Apply on the website** hours ? Permanent
Closing date: 8TH DECEMBER **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
Please return this application form before the closing date by email
to
**Apply on the website** OR **Apply on the website**
CANDIDATES SHORTLISTED FOR INTERVIEW WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL
All roles are subject to Garda Vetting and relevant Police check for
any country of residence of over 6 months from age of **Apply on the
website**
CAMPHILL IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
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