Job Details: Gheel Autism Services: Social Care Worker / Autism Practitioner & Care Assistant - Day Services


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
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Gheel Autism Services: Social Care Worker / Autism Practitioner & Care Assistant - Day Services


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 involved in 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, their service
delivery.

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 vacancies.

DAY OPPORTUNITY SUPPORT TEAM VACANCIES

A. SOCIAL CARE WORKER / AUTISM PRACTITIONER - DAY SERVICES ?
PERMANENT (1.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** WTE) ? NORTH DUBLIN

B. CARE ASSISTANT - DAY SERVICES ? PERMANENT (1.**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE** WTE) ? NORTH DUBLIN

Gheel Autism Services provides day opportunities across North and
South Dublin. This allows us to offer unique and personalised services
which are based on the choices, needs and aspirations of the
individual. Our Day Opportunity teams are in the process of working
towards a New Directions model of service delivery. This is to suit
the individual sensory and support needs of adults with autism. The
Day Opportunity Support team provide a tailored style of support in
local communities. Practitioners will support and promote the
development of independent living skills, education, employment
possibilities and social and leisure groups. Supports are delivered
across locations in North and South Dublin respectively. The
successful candidate will be required to work across all locations on
a roster basis.

The Support Worker 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 Day Supports positions predominantly operate Monday to Friday, but
some weekend work may be required depending on the needs of the people
we support we - annual increments are included.

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.
* 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
pro rata with this role.

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To apply for this position 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 SERVICES NORTH DUBLIN, POSITION A OR
POSITION 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 Tuesday,
**Apply on the website**rd of March @5pm. Late applications will not
be accepted, and Garda Vetting is a requirement of the recruitment
process.


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Type: Permanent
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Category: Health

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