Relief Social Care Worker

2 weeks ago

Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Harmony Care Full time

Harmony Care are recruiting for the relief panel for various services across the Organisation. This can include mainstream, preparation for leaving care and services for separated children seeking international protection.

About Harmony Care

At Harmony we focus on the care, safety and protection of our children. Our incredible team ensures that each individual child's goals and potential are fully supported, nurtured and given every opportunity to grow, make mistakes, have positive experiences, learn new skills and most importantly, develop a sense of safety and security. We strongly believe that a child-centred approach, focused on relationships and empathy, positively promotes the wellbeing of our children. Harmony maintains stability, ensures reliability and inspires hope by consistently upholding the highest standards in children's residential services. Harmony is a regulated and approved provider of children's residential services, operating under contract with Tusla.

Hours variable dependent on availability of the worker. This post entails shift work, which involves some weekends/ evenings / nights and holiday periods.

Important Information

Location: Headquarters, Harmony Residential Care, Portlaoise, Ireland, Co. Laois, R32
Date Posted: 20th February 2025
Closing Date: 6th March 2025
Industry: Social Care
Job Type: Casual
Salary: From €14.00 Hourly to €16.00 Hourly

About The Role

Principal Roles and Responsibilities

Policy and Procedures

  • Adhere to all policy and procedures in the Organisation.
  • Maintain a strong understanding of the Safety Statement and all associated Health and Safety Risk Assessments.
  • Ensure the Health and Safety of young people, team members and visitors by ensuring thorough oversight on the premises. Report any concerns immediately to the Health and Safety Rep/ Deputy/ Centre Manager and conduct health and safety risk management assessments.
  • To work closely as part of the Harmony Care team to develop and maintain Policies and Procedures and Best Practice Standards within a caring and homely environment.
  • Maintain young person, employee, and business confidentiality at all times.
  • To report any shortfalls to the management team.

Care of the Children

  • To work directly with the children in your care: focusing on developing a therapeutic, professional and caring relationship to ensure that their physical, psychological, social and emotional needs are met in accordance with the Child Care Act, 1991.
  • To facilitate family time in line with the Child's Care Plan/ Placement Plan
  • To promote education/ training and employment in line with the Child's Care Plan or Placement Plan
  • Ensure that the social, educational, occupational, recreational, medical, dietary, and religious needs of young people are met.
  • Ensure that all young people are enabled and encouraged to participate in all decisions affecting their lives.
  • To work in partnership with the children in your care and their families and significant others in order to implement each child's individual care plan/ placement plan.
  • To engage young people in keyworking, safety planning or debriefs as required
  • To respond to any identified risk with regard to the risk management framework in place to reduce risk/ eliminate risk.
  • To work with the Children in line with the identified Welltree Model of Care in Harmony Care.

Teamwork and Professional Engagement

  • To engage in specific duties assigned by your management team.
  • To attend team meetings.
  • To attend trainings required to support you in your role.
  • To foster good working relationships with professionals from other disciplines and agencies.
  • To engage in any inspections taking place in the Centre.

Professional Development

  • To maintain effective self-care practices
  • To engage in training appropriate to your role as provided by the Organisation.
  • To undertake any additional training and development programmes the Centre may consider appropriate to enhance your contribution to the work.
  • Be responsible for your own personal training and development plan.

Safeguarding

  • To perform all duties related to your role as a mandated person.
  • To report any child protection and welfare concerns to Tusla immediately.
  • To notify the DLP of any child protection and welfare concerns.
  • To ensure solid knowledge of the Organisation's Child Safeguarding Statement in regard to potential risks of harm and the risk management plan in response to the potential risks.
  • To engage in risk management assessments for any identified safeguarding concern relating to young people in your care.
  • Raise any issue that amounts to a protected disclosure in line with the relevant policy and procedures within the Organisation.

Other Responsibilities

  • To carry out general housework and preparation of meals, involving the children as appropriate.
  • To ensure that petty cash is reconciled at the commencement and conclusion of every shift.
  • To keep accurate and up to date records and reports in respect of individual children and the daily activities of the home.
  • To ensure that recording systems are fully completed on a daily basis and that handover follows the correct procedure to ensure effective communication.
  • To agree a supervision contract with your supervisor and adhere to the conditions agreed.
  • To maintain and develop a good understanding of current research and theory in order to keep abreast of ongoing developments in Social Care.
  • To professionally represent Harmony Care in all capacities.

Team Member Benefits

  • Comprehensive Induction: Two and a half day induction followed by a 6-month employee development programme which takes place in line with supervision.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): 24/7 support for team members and their families/partners.
  • Annual Leave: 8 hours for every 100 hours worked.
  • Supervision and Professional Development: Structured supervision and career progression opportunities.
  • Complimentary Training: Paid core professional training to enhance your skillset.
  • Full Pay for Sleeping Hours: Sleeping hours may be included in your working week.
  • Employee Wellbeing Focus: Designated Mental Health Officers in every Centre and regular Social Days planned by the team.

What you will need

Required criteria

  • BA in Applied Social Care Work (level 7/8) or equivalent.

Desired criteria

  • A full clean Driving Licence.

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