ABOUT US
At Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our
aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing
housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and
other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.
If you share our values and want to make a difference then apply
for this role with Simon Community and join the team!
BENEFITS TO WORKING WITH SIMON COMMUNITY:
* * days annual leave
* 5% matched contribution to your pension
* Paid Sick Leave Policy
* Paid Maternity Leave Policy
* Bike to Work Scheme
* Commuter Travel Tax Savers Ticket
* 1st-week Comprehensive Training
* Progression Opportunities
ABOUT THE ROLE
CONTRACT: Full-Time Permanent.
WORKING HOURS: night shifts only *.5 hours per
week, 7-day availability – Monday to Sunday.
SALARY: € *. * p/h
moving to € *. * p/h
after 6-month probation + *% Night Allowance.
LOCATION: Dundalk Barrack Street
As a Night Support Worker, you’ll help to meet client needs on a
nightly basis; you will provide in-the-moment support and safety to
clients. You will contribute to ensuring effective and consistent
best-practice standards are followed in the Dublin Simon Community
accommodation services. As well as our induction program, you will be
provided with * training days throughout the
year, ensuring you have the support and training to succeed in this
role.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
* Support the project/key workers and management in the
implementation of operational and strategic goals; including following
up on support plan actions, supporting the service user to achieve
their goals.
* Building professional relationships of trust with all service
users and residents. Treating all service users and residents with
dignity and respect.
* Conduct harm reduction interventions; overdose prevention,
stabilisation.
* Completion of daily duties which may include assisting clients and
supporting them around their mental and physical health, addiction
issues, ensuring that physical needs such as bathing and washing
clothing are carried out and general upkeep of building by cleaning.
* Support the safe and healthy functioning of each building to
ensure the safety of and the service users/residents in that building,
procedures relating to fire safety, hazard management, building
checks, sharps disposal, and management of challenging behaviour.
* Managing complex and challenging behaviour and conflict management
and ensuring residents adhere to accommodation agreements.
* To carry out all administrative duties such as: managing petty
cash, record keeping (electronic), record keeping (paper), filing,
answering queries via phone.
* Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports, and
follow-ups, in accordance with organisation policies.
* Ensure services and projects are compliant with organisational
policies, procedures, and guidelines in the following areas: Fire
Safety, Confidentiality, Child Protection, Data Protection,
Admissions, Case Management, and Disengagement, etc.
* Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by
your line manager.
ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE:
* Level 6,7 or 8 in a relevant field with 6 months of experience in
a similar setting (including voluntary work and college placement)
Or
* Level 5 in relevant field with * months
experience in a similar setting (including voluntary work and college
placement)
* A Passion for helping people.
* Flexibility to work in an agile environment.
* Willingness to learn.
* Experience in carrying out Health & Safety inspections and audits.
IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT
ALIAKSANDR NETBAYEU, THE RECRUITMENT OFFICER, AT **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
