Support Worker

Support Worker Role types: Full time permanent / Part time / Sessional Locations: Kildare / Laois / Carlow / Kilkenny / Waterford / Wexford About Simplicitas A service for adults with complex needs where our aim is to maximise quality of life, and reduce long term dependency, through a range of therapeutic interventions and community-based support programmes.

Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.

Our service ethos and delivery is created to meet individual needs and preferences.

The organisation is a unique blend of professionalism and personalised care, described by many of its users as a second family.

Simplicitas has been providing bespoke support packages for people with a range of disability and mental health needs since 2007, enabling all those who choose supported independence over traditional models of care the opportunity to live and shape their own lives, regardless of levels of support required.

About the role As a Support Worker you will contribute to the planning and provision of high quality care to vulnerable adults who have been diagnosed with disability or mental health conditions, and who require additional supports to live an equal life in the community.

These groups often experience marginalisation, disadvantage and stigma.

You will protect, champion, advocate, guide, and support your clients, equip them with skills and empower them to live their lives to the full.

You will be expected to work with a significant degree of autonomy in this role, being proactive in identifying the needs of your clients, identifying solutions and strategies for your work towards their Personal Support Goals, and bringing these to your team and your line manager for approval.

Job Overview In performing the role of Support Worker at Simplicitas, you are expected to maintain high standards of professional conduct at all times, and to commit to maintaining and improving your own competence in the role through continuous professional development, education and training.

You will maintain standards of professional conduct by always acting in the best interests of your client and always showing your clients and colleagues respect, maintaining confidentiality, dignity and privacy in their lives.

You will exhibit high standards of personal conduct by always maintaining a boundary between your personal and professional life, being cognisant of the need to maintain a high standard of role modelling in your work, protecting your own reputation and that of your client and the organisation by being aware of the risks and pitfalls associated with careless or impulsive social media posts, and informing your manager of any potential conflict of interest that may arise between your personal life and your organisational role.

You will maintain high standards of performance by ensuring that any issues relating to your physical or mental health which may affect your fitness to practice are addressed, and always acting within the limits of your skills, competence, remit and experience.

You will obey the laws of Ireland both inside and outside your workplace, and familiarise yourself with, and observe, all legislation and guidance relevant to your role, and associated codes of practice.

You will keep yourself informed in relation to the protection of children and vulnerable adults, and you will have a good understanding of consent issues, including how to determine whether a person has the capacity for consent, and when to refer for ADM assessment.

You will have effective communication skills across all relevant domains, and will understand and act in accordance with principles of open disclosure, keeping accurate records across all areas of activity.

You will support newly joined colleagues to find their place in the team.

You will also be able to assess health safety and welfare risks, both for individual clients, and across the workplace, and you will be familiar with Whistleblowing and Protected Disclosure Procedures and raise any concerns about the safety and quality of care.

As a Support Worker, you will maintain the highest standards of professional ethics, including a strong awareness of, and commitment to, the rights of your clients, a commitment to honesty and integrity in every aspect of your work, and accuracy in any exchanges of information.

Should you engage in any research within or external to the organisation, you will follow appropriate ethical policies.

Job Requirements As a Support Worker, you will be engaged in a wide variety of tasks in the conduct of your role, which include, but are not limited to: Support people towards achieving their life goals.

Develop high quality working therapeutic relationships.

Empower clients to be all that they can be and have agency in their own lives.