In Gheel, we focus on supporting individuals with autism through their
life journey and enabling them to have fulfilling life experiences,
while having autonomy and control over their choices and decisions.
Gheel Autism Services provides a wide range of services for adults
with autism including day and vocational opportunities, outreach
support and a variety of supported living options. Across our services
we consider how each person thinks, learns and processes information
to develop a personalised plan of support. Considering individuals
strengths and motivations, we enable people to obtain outcomes which
are meaningful to them. Our committed practitioners receive regular
training and they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable
each individual to have positive and meaningful life experiences. All
staff are central to changing the culture of supporting people into a
more inclusive, independence focused style of support ? where people
are encouraged to be partners in, not recipients of, the design of the
service delivered. ?
BENEFITS:
* Access to Health Insurance
* Access to Educational Support Scheme
* Company Pension with company contribution (including income
protection and death-in-service benefits)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Up to **Apply on the website** days of annual leave
* Bike to Work Scheme
* Training and Development (CPD)
* Option to join the Health Service Credit Union
Due to the on-going expansion of our service we currently have the
following full-time Day Services vacancies in our Maynooth Service.
DAY SERVICE VACANCIES ? KILSHANROE, DONADEA AND MAYNOOTH, NORTH
KILDARE
A. AUTISM PRACTITIONER/SOCIAL CARE WORKER ? DAY SERVICES, PERMANENT
(1.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**WTE)
B. SUPPORT WORKER ? DAY SERVICES, PERMANENT (1.**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE** WTE)
This service contains 3 residential homes in North Kildare and is
based between Kilshanroe, Donadea and Maynooth town Centre. Our
Service Users attend here for residential and regular respite services
alongside receiving day supports. These are busy homes with the
service users enjoying a mixture of home and community-based
activities. As the ideal candidate you will be proactive and
imaginative when it comes to service provision. Excellent report
writing skills, experience, and the ability to work on your own
initiative are a must.
Staff must have the awareness and skillset to support those who
experience sensory differences, therefore, enabling them to maximise
their experiences both within their own home and the community. Staff
are required to promote the wellbeing of all service users across all
locations ensuring that they achieve a high quality of life while
working under HIQA guidelines and standards.
Practitioners will be expected to produce, implement and evaluate
practical resources and strategies to support a person with Autism?s
communication and thinking, alongside assessment documentation for
social, healthcare and personal development. Staff will also maintain
a comprehensive understanding of the working file/support plan and
supporting tools ensuring that details collated are of value and then
utilised to support and develop progress plans.
The Support Workers will in conjunction with the work of the
Practitioners assist in the development of independent living skills,
education and employment possibilities and social and leisure groups.
The successful candidates will be required to work across all
locations on a roster basis.
Applicants must have full, clean driving licence. The successful
candidate will be expected to work (**Apply on the website** hours)
across Monday to Friday.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKER/ AUTISM PRACTITIONER
POST:
* Level 7 award in Social Care/Studies delivered by an Institute of
Technology, DIT or National University of Ireland.
* A relevant qualification received outside the State recognised by
NARIC as equivalent to the Irish Level 7 award or
* Relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e. social
work, psychology, and/or allied health or a Post-graduate
qualification in Autism Studies
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR THIS POST:
* At least one-year recent experience in the social care/disability
sector
* Experience of supporting individuals with a diagnosis of ASD and
knowledge of Autism
* Ability to promote independence ? supporting others to learn how
? not doing it for them.
* An understanding of the New Directions Model of Service Delivery.
* Excellent communication skills.
* A full, clean drivers licence
SALARY SCALE:
* Successful candidates will be paid in line with **Apply on the
website** HSE revised consolidated Social Care Worker pay scale point
1; ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** ? point
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website** per annum based on working a **Apply on the website**-hour
week. There is **Apply on the website** days annual leave per annum
with this role.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPPORT WORKER POST:
* Fetac Level 5 or equivalent in social care
* Qualification in Health or Social Science
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR SUPPORT WORKERS:
* At least one-year recent experience in the social care/disability
sector.
* Experience working with adults with autism.
* A full, clean drivers licence
SALARY SCALE:
* Successful candidates will be paid in line with **Apply on the
website** HSE revised consolidated Care Assistant pay scale point 2;
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website** per annum based on working a **Apply on the website**-hour
week. There is **Apply on the website** days annual leave per annum
with this role.
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To apply for one of the above positions please send your C.V to
**Apply on the website**. In the subject line please advise what
position you are applying for by stating DAY SERVICE, POSITION A OR B.
Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the evidence
outlined in their C.V.
The closing date for receipt of all completed applications is Monday
8th of February, @5pm. Late applications will not be accepted.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
