YOUR NEW COMPANY
A non-profit organisation that provides services for people who are
homeless and people at risk of homelessness in are seeking a Project
Worker to join their growing team on temporary basis with the
flexibility to choose the hours you want to work on the days you are
available to work in County Tipperary. You will be offered a
competitive salary along with a healthy work life balance while
gaining the experience of working with this organisation. This is a
very exciting time to join a constantly growing non-profit
organisation and to develop your career and skills further.
YOUR NEW ROLE
You will be reporting to the Service manager. You will be responsible
for a range of duties including but not limited to working as part of
a team within the framework of the policies and procedures in place
for the project or as directed by the project manager, deputy manager
or head of department. You will be expected to act as a key worker for
individual young people and work in partnership with agencies external
to Focus Ireland in relation to young people referred to the service.
In addition, you will have to participate in drawing up individualised
programmes exploring clients’ experiences of homelessness and
support clients to break this cycle and in doing so prepare clients to
their move-on to an identified placement or to independent living. As
a Project Worker you will need to support young people accommodated in
the service in conjunction with their statutory care plan and work
with the young person to develop and maintain an individual placement
plan.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
To succeed you will need to have a Third level Degree in Social Care,
proven direct work experience in a social care setting at a project
worker level or equivalent, and experience of supporting marginalized
clients/groups preferably adolescents. You will also need a working
knowledge and insight into the social issues that affect young people,
in particular young people, who have or are experiencing homelessness.
In addition, you must have the ability to manage and support clients
in crisis who present with challenging behaviours based on the values
and principles of best practice.
WHAT YOU'LL GET IN RETURN
In return you will receive competitive salary, a healthy work life
balance where you have flexibility to pick and choose your own hours
and days and the opportunity to work closely with the Team Leader and
a non-profit organisation along with the opportunity to work and
liaise with other organisations offering the opportunity to develop
your skills and career. This is a very exciting time to join this
organisation.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO NOW
If you are interested in this role or would like to have a
confidential conversation about your career and your next steps, then
please contact Jordan with your CV at *.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new
position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your
career.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
