SUPPORT WORKER NIGHTS - HOMELESS EMERGENCY SERVICES
ABOUT US
At Dublin 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 Dublin Simon Community and join the team!
BENEFITS TO WORKING WITH DUBLIN SIMON COMMUNITY:
* * days of 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 Type_ – Full Time Permanent.
_Working Hours_ – a 5 week rolling roster of night shifts, **Apply
on the website**.5 hours a week, from Monday to Sunday availability.
_Location_ – Carman's Hall, Dublin 8.
Salary - € *, *
All our emergency services are provided on a low threshold basis with
a harm reduction model and a full suite of services for clients. The
aim of our emergency services is to support our residents to move on
to and to be able to sustain long-term accommodation. We have several
measures in place to ensure a quality, wraparound support service is
provided to enable people to move out of homelessness.
As a 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 emergency
accommodation services.
The Support Worker role is an opportunity to gain frontline experience
and many support workers graduate on to project worker roles within
the organisation. As well as our induction program, you will be
provided with * training days throughout the
year, as well as on-the-job coaching and mentoring, ensuring you have
the support and training to succeed in this role.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
* Carry out health and safety checks as per local policy and
recording of same.
* Provide support to the clients at night, recording on support
plans, updating PASS and nights bed list, encouraging sleep hygiene.
* Provide care interventions, including daily living skills support,
relapse prevention support.
* Ensure all new clients receive a robust induction to the service
and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
* Ensure building is secure at night and that all systems are
working (alarms, CCTV, emergency response details) and adhering to the
lone working policy.
* Therapeutic and diversionary interventions, providing emotional
and motivational support, promoting positive mental health attitudes,
self-esteem and self-respect.
* Support the manager in the implementation of the strategic and
operational action objectives. Taking responsibility for developing
and implementing strategic and operational goals.
* Preparations of rooms for service user intake to ensure standards
are maintained.
* Crisis and conflict management.
* Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports and
follow-ups, in accordance with organisation policies.
* Accommodation management; ensuring routine maintenance is carried
out, cleaning, security inspections and bedroom health and safety
inspections occur, in line with operational procedures and standards.
* Ensure neighbourhood policy is implemented and managed at all
times.
* Active interventions; harm reduction, overdose prevention.
* Interpersonal skills development, dealing with relationships,
family liaison and behavioural management issues.
ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE:
* Level 6,7,or 8 in a relevant field with 6 months experience in
similar setting (inclusing voluntary work and college placement)
Or
* Level 5 in relevant field with * months
experience in 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.
PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT THE
RECRUITMENT TEAM ON **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**
LOCATION: Dublin City
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
