Job Details: Enable Ireland: Adult Support Workers - Limerick Adult Services


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
irishfuture.ie
Enable Ireland: Adult Support Workers - Limerick Adult Services


ENABLE IRELAND is a leading national voluntary organisation which
provides family support and therapy services for people with
disabilities and their families, in partnership with the HSE and other
State and voluntary agencies.

We require dedicated professionals who are committed to providing the
highest quality services possible to service users. We offer a
challenging career as part of our integrated team approach to
delivering services.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an
organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and
adults with disabilities in Ireland, and ranked 8th in the healthcare
division of the Irish Independent?s Best Employers **Apply on the
website** list.

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING A HIGHLY-MOTIVATED ADULT SUPPORT WORKERS TO
JOIN OUR TEAM IN LIMERICK ADULT SERVICES, LIMERICK STRIVE PROJECT,
CITY CENTRE HUB

CONTRACT TYPE: 2 year fixed term

CONTRACT HOURS: **Apply on the website** Hours Per week (Monday to
Friday ? occasional flexibility)

OVERVIEW OF THE POST:

The role of the Adult Support Worker is to work as part of a team
within the service to facilitate service owners with their chosen
daily activities. This will also include, assisting personal care
needs, mobility, and supporting access to services in their community
and att4ending education courses. This post will be split between
supporting service owners to attend a mainstream college setting for
two days per week and working as an adult support worker in our city
centre location on the other 3 days.

OVERVIEW OF DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please see Job Description for full list of Duties & Responsibilities

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE

_ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:_

* Minimum qualification QQI Level 5 Certificate in Social Care, or
relevant heath related area, or Year 1 of a relevant degree programme
(such as Social Care, Child Care, Education, Nursing, Occupational
Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Psychology)
* Minimum of two years? experience working with adults with
disabilities
* Experience working in the disability sector acting as a keyworker
and driving Person Centred Plans for adults with disabilities.
* Hold a full clean drivers licence with no restrictions and be
willing to drive Enable Ireland vehicles.

_DESIRABLE CRITERIA:_

* Up to date First Aid / Patient Manual Handling
* Experience using assistive technology and AAC (Alternative and
Augmentative Communication).
* Experience of facilitating training for service owners

In the event of a high volume of applicants Desirable Criteria may be
applied in the shortlisting process

IF YOU FEEL YOU?D FIT THE ROLE THEN PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
TODAY.

BENEFITS

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide
range of benefits, including:

* Excellent training opportunities
* Competitive salary
* Generous annul leave entitlements
* Long service reward schemes
* Paid maternity/adoptive leave
* Wellbeing benefits

For a full list of our benefits,

We need : English (Good)

Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health

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