Senior Social Care Worker

Overview

Residential Disability - Senior Social Care Worker – Mallow, Cork

Barrog Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide, providing residential care and day packages to support people across mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We aim to support and champion both service users and staff, and welcome applications from those who would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate will strive to enhance the lives of individuals by promoting community inclusion and equal citizenship.

Details

• Salary: €19 per hour for Senior Social Care Worker
• Job Type: Full time, Permanent
• Shifts Available: 12-hour day shifts
• Working Hours: 78 hours over 2 weeks, shifts spread over 7 days per week (Mon – Sun), occasional night shifts
• Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the Deputy Team Manager
• Location: Residential Service in Mallow, Cork
• Job Title: Senior Social Care Worker
• Probation: 6 months
• Vetting: All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday

Benefits

• Flexibility on working hours
• Competitive starting salary
• Annual pay increments
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Sunday overtime rate
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax-free transport tickets
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Promotion and development opportunities
• Support for further education and training
• Uniform provided
• Refer a friend bonus

Essential Criteria

• Permission to work in Ireland
• Two years of experience in a healthcare or disability support setting
• A minimum of a B.A. in Social Care, QQI Level 7 plus registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025 is required, OR a sufficiently relevant qualification in Social Care or a related field along with registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025
• Full clean driver's license

The following will be seen as an advantage

• Two years of experience in a healthcare or social care setting
• Experience working in a residential setting
• Working knowledge of regulatory compliance and HIQA standards
• Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans

Candidate Skills / Experience

• The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, always with the client's goals and needs at the centre of every task
• An understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
• Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reports

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Support service users with an intellectual or physical disability, autism
• Ensure service users are supported to make sense of their environment, learn new skills and maximise their independence
• Assist individuals with their daily living activities
• Support service users with their health and well-being, including personal care and continence requirements if required
• Support individuals to live a meaningful life, with a priority focus on equal citizenship
• Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community
• Act as an advocate for clients / residents
• Actively promote the participation of clients / residents in the formulation and execution of their care / placement plan
• Accompany service users to appointments and other events as required
• Assist service users that have reduced mobility
• Undertake duties as assigned by the direct manager / team leader to support client care
• Manage challenging behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan
• Provide reports on client activities to management
• Attend staff meetings and contribute to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan
• To support day-to-day delivery of a truly person-centred service, working directly with clients and liaising with families as required
• To provide support and positive role-modelling to staff team regarding leadership, support/care plans and communication across shifts
• Support and develop structures to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures
• Ensure follow-through and accountability on responsibilities relating to service users
• Contribute to the promotion, creation and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and supportive environment
• Document information and complete paperwork as necessary for service delivery
• Ensure individual care plans, risk assessments and safety plans are developed, implemented and monitored in accordance with standards
• Implement Barrog Healthcare's policies and procedures
• Undertake various aspects of home management including household budget, upkeep and cleaning
• Attend staff meetings
• Be accountable for any money spent on behalf of Barrog Healthcare during duty and support staff adherence to DCI and Pecan policies
• Make written and verbal reports to the relevant Manager on client progress and development
• Report and record incidents, however minor, affecting the client
• Be familiar with emergency procedures and know who to contact in an emergency
• Stay updated on current legislation and professional knowledge
• Undertake ongoing professional training and development
• Attend regular supervision
• Prepare reports and participate in professional meetings including case conferences and strategy meetings, ensuring records are maintained to a high standard as required by Management
• Perform any other duties as assigned

Team And Leadership Skills

• Effective leadership and team skills
• Ability to empathise with and treat others with dignity and respect
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary team members and other stakeholders to facilitate high performance, developing and achieving clear and realistic objectives
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet role requirements

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.

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