Care Assistant/ Support Worker

1 day ago


Kildare, Ireland Gheel Autism Services CLG Full time

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 that 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 Educational Support Scheme Company pension with company contribution (including income protection and death-in-service benefits) Employee Assistance Programme Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (dependant on service) Up to 25 days of Annual leave Bike to Work scheme Training and development (CPD) Option to join the Health Service credit union Care Assistant/ Support Worker - Residential Services - Specified Purpose (1.00 WTE) - Ballycurraghan, Co. Kildare This residential service, in North Kildare, is currently based just outside Maynooth town Centre. Our Service Users attend here for community based residential supports. 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 those supported, across all locations ensuring that they achieve a high quality of life while working under HIQA guidelines and standards. The successful candidate 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 be required 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 Worker will in conjunction with the work of the Practitioners assist in the development of independent living skills, integration, education and employment possibilities and social and leisure groups. The successful candidates will be required to work on a roster basis Monday to Sunday. Applicants must have full, clean manual driving licence. The successful candidate will be expected to work across Monday to Sunday and will be expected to attend monthly meetings and training additional to this. Essential Qualifications for Care Assistant post: FETAC level 5 Qualification in Social Care. or Qualification in Health or Social Science. Essential Experience for Care Assistant: Excellent communication & engagement skills Experience of supporting individuals with a diagnosis of ASD Ability to promote, develop and maximise independence skills where applicable. A thorough understanding of HIQA Ability to work on own initiative. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Report writing skills. A full, clean manual drivers' licence Desirable Criteria for this post: Experience of case management. Experience in developing support plans and carrying out reviews. Ability to display flexibility in the role. Willingness to develop professional skills as identified through supervision and managing their own CPD. Information technology skills Experience/ability to liaise and network with community services. The individuals supported in the area are seeking support staff with the following skills: A person who can support with my activities and routines Help learning new things Assistance with personal care Someone who can have fun Someone who is patient, kind and caring Someone who is interested in lots of things like music, baking, and crafts and will help me find new things to do also Salary Scale: Successful candidates will be paid in line with the Gheel Autism Services CLG Care Assistant Salary Scale point 1; €27,621 - point 13 (LSI); € 42,034 per annum based on working a 39-hour week pro rata. Successful candidates will also be eligible for additional premium payments for weekend and overnight support. There are 25 days/195 hours of annual leave per annum pro rata To apply for this position please submit your cover letter and up to date Curriculum Vitae. 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, 20th of January 2025 at 5pm. Late applications will not be accepted. A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled. Garda vetting is a requirement of the recruitment process.



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