SOCIAL INTEGRATION OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER
Cork Simon Community’s Social Integration and Participation Service
is an essential part of Cork Simon’s holistic supports package for
people who are homeless and exiting homelessness in Cork City. We work
with people who have been though major life challenges and trauma,
supporting them to overcome barriers to education, work and exclusion.
The service provides a sustainable route out of homelessness and
empowers people to return to work and live in local communities.
Support, which is trauma informed, is delivered using an empowerment
model and a strength’s-based approach. People are offered
individually tailored supports to access or re-enter education and
training, take up personal development opportunities and build
independent living skills. The service offers job coaching supports,
job search and interview skills. People are supported to access work
experience and employment opportunities through a network of employers
in Cork City and County. Once on placement or in employment, the
person and the employers are supported during the settling-in period.
These suite of supports aim to help people build self-confidence and
resilience, and overcome complex life challenges, equipping people to
move out of homelessness and maintain permanent and sustainable
independent or supported housing.
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CORK SIMON COMMUNITY IS CURRENTLY SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
POSITION OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER
_PURPOSE OF THE POST:_ We aim to expand the capacity of our Education,
Training and Employment service, to assertively engage specifically
with those among the homeless population who have a known history and
/ or risk factors for offending behaviour. This project will divert
the target cohort away from criminal activity by engaging them in a
suite of education, training, and employment interventions including
literacy support; referral, liaison and support in engagement with
further education and training colleges; employee skills training
(e.g. manual handling; health and safety; HACCP; Safe Pass; etc.);
therapy and learning based programmes; career coaching and guidance.
_KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:_
* Assertively engage with those among homeless population who are
identified as having a history of criminal involvement and/or risk
factors for reoffending.
* Liaise with other agencies involved in the provision of homeless
services and working with those at-risk of (re)-offending to identify
those most in need of intervention and engage with them to identify
the most appropriate education, training, or employment pathway.
* Conduct assessments, including risk assessments, and registrations
at the point of referral.
* Support the individual to move away from offending behaviour
towards a life in recovery.
* Support and develop an individual learning plan for each
individual to help them set achievable goals in their personal
development plans.
* Facilitate pathways to appropriate support services.
* Develop, coordinate and oversee education opportunities, work
related training programmes, work placements and employment
opportunities. Facilitate access to these by residents and tenants of
Cork Simon Community, and others within the homeless population in
Cork.
_THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS POST WILL:_
* A recognised third level practice qualification (minimum Level 7 on
the NFQ) in one of the following: Education/ Community Development/
Social Care/ Social Work/ Youth Work/ or similar
* A minimum of 3 years experience of working with the Target Group
or similar groups
* Full clean driving license with access to own vehicle
* The role is primarily based in our training facility in Cork City
but travel will be required.
* Have experience working with people who have been imprisoned
and/or people with addiction, trauma and/or poor mental health in
their life.
* Have excellent communication skills, competent in both networking
and advocacy, and be a team player,
* Have experience/ qualifications in youth work, social care or
equivalent, and have training in child protection, suicide
intervention and trauma sensitivity.
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The Recruitment Pack for the role is attached below or from our
website
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
