THE BESSBOROUGH CENTRE
POST AVAILABLE: FAMILY DEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONER (PARENT AND INFANT
UNIT)
HOURS: **Apply on the website** hours per week (Hours consist of both
7am-3.**Apply on the website**pm and 3pm-**Apply on the
website**.**Apply on the website**pm on rolling roster to include
alternate weekends) and flexibility to undertake additional hours when
reasonably required.
REPORTING TO: Manager of Parent and Infant Unit
DUTIES OF ROLE
* Undertake individual key-working sessions with residential parents
and infants to facilitate personal and parenting development using a
relational model of working according to our service delivery model.
* Assume responsibility for progression of family?s placement in
line with service delivery framework.
* Support, understand, and record parents? ability to meet the
emotional, physical and basic care needs of their children whilst
working according to psychologically-informed care plans
* Work in partnership with our multidisciplinary team in the
development and progression of individualised care plan for key
clients
* Impart formal and informal feedback aimed to help parents adjust
to parenthood and develop their parenting skills and emotional
connection with their child(ren)
* Undertake assigned parenting development intervention to include
group play, baby sensory work, parenting demonstration,
psychoeducation on developmental awareness/attachment/mentalizing
capacity
* Take responsibility for assigned areas of operational procedures
(e.g. fire safety, healthy and safety, stock and inventory, hygiene,
aftercare etc)
* Work in partnership with the wider team in the context of
understanding resident parents and infants supporting positive
parenting at all times.
* Contribute to comprehensive MDT assessment reports within
specified timeframes
* To provide childcare for children whilst their parents/carers
attend groups and individual sessions
* Contribute toward trauma informed working environment for both
clients and colleagues
* Demonstrate commitment and enthusiasm to developing skillset in
niche area of service provision within Irish context though ongoing
professional development and reflective supervision
* Actively participate in team meetings.
PERSON REQUIREMENT:
* The successful candidate will be a compassionate, empathetic
individual with an appreciation of self-care and team-working. A
qualification in social care, social science, childcare, nursing,
psychotherapy or equivalent is required as is a clean full driving
licence.
ANNUAL LEAVE: **Apply on the website** days per annum inclusive of 4
company days.
PLEASE SUBMIT A CV AND COVER LETTER BY POST TO: HR DEPARTMENT, THE
BESSBOROUGH CENTRE, BLACKROCK OR EMAIL **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** BY 5PM
ON WEDNESDAY, **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH MAY, **APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**. SALARY: IN THE REGION OF ?**APPLY ON THE
WEBSITE**,**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** PER ANNUM (INCLUSIVE OF PREMIA
PAYMENTS.)
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
