Residential Social Care Worker

4 days ago

County Dublin, Ireland Ashdale Care Ireland Full time

Job Description POST: Residential Social Care Worker ACCOUNTABLE TO: Operations Manager REPORTS TO: Home Manager/Deputy Home Manager Ashdale Care Ireland is the leading provider of therapeutic residential care for children in Ireland.
Join our expanding team as we continue to grow every day
We have an exciting opportunity for a 'Residential Social Care Worker' .
JOB PURPOSE :  To work as a member of a residential team to create a safe and caring environment which meets the individual and  group needs of the children who live there.
Residential Care Workers must practice in accordance with relevant childcare legislation, national standards, and Ashdale Care (Ireland) Ltd Policies and Procedures.   About The Role KEY RESPONSIBILITIES · Cultivate genuine and caring connections with the young people in the home, and always interact with the young people and their families with dignity and respect, promoting a culture of unconditional positive regard.  · Contribute to the promotion, creation, and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and therapeutic environment.  · Promote the rights and responsibilities of each young person within the home whilst promoting physical, emotional, social, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual welfare of each young person in care.  · Ensure that young people are not subjected to any forms of abuse and report any concerns according to policy and procedures · Supervise young people on outings from the home including medical appointments, family time and undertake various aspects of daily activities such as cooking and cleaning as part of positive role modelling.
· Actively participate in working within the Model of care and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention · To be able to deal with challenging behaviours when needed and provide emotional support at times of difficulty or stress.
· Recognise young people as experts through experience, promoting their participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.  · Develop an understanding of how previous life experiences and trauma impact on young people and incorporate this into their practice with support of bespoke training from the Therapeutic Support Team including Developmental Trauma and Attachment.  · Work in partnership with the young person's support network including Social Workers, Teachers, Guardian ad Litems, and family members when necessary.  · Actively work as part of a team and to communicate effectively with colleagues, attend and participate in daily handovers, team meetings, Child in Care Reviews, Looked After Review meetings, Placement Planning meetings and other meetings when required.  · Through supervision, give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
· Be aware of childcare plans for all young people and providing support for colleagues by maintaining consistency in the execution of those plans.
· Complete and maintain precise, accurate and up to date records and reports for each individual young person including those required to comply with statutory requirements and Ashdale Care policies and procedures.   · Take on key worker duties including maintaining updated files for the young people, ensuring all necessary information is documented, and serving as a primary point of contact for professionals/family/young person.  · To work a Rota devised by the home manager, which involves sleep-in duties.  · Responsibilities include supervising the handling of daily petty cash, accurately documenting receipts, securely storing money and valuable items.
Staff also need to adhere to Health and Safety regulations, including Fire Safety protocols.  · To contribute to the development of positive links with the community and other agencies.
This role involves shift work.
Shifts are as follows: 
• Support shifts: 8- 10 hour shift e.g.
10am-8pm or 12pm-10am. 
• 18 hour Sleep in shift (Late Early, 18hr): Start at 10am-12am.
Sleep in the home 12am-7am.
Finishing the  shift 7am-11am.
Paid a separate hourly rate for the sleep in hours in addition to your contracted hours.  WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN Competitive Pay scales for Residential Social Care Workers, starting from €32,739 plus a sleep in allowance, bringing the total package up to €41, 239 As well as competitive pay scales, our benefits package includes: Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external Income protection Competitive Annual Leave entitlements Employee Pension Scheme Accelerated Social Care Leader Programme Management Training Programme Annual Appraisals Annual Pay Review Staff Care First Access to career opportunities as we continue to grow our services throughout Ireland Skills Needed About The Company Ashdale Care is the leading provider of enhanced and specialised therapeutic residential care for children and young people in Ireland.
We care for young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs who cannot be adequately cared for in a mainstream setting.
For over 20 years our focus has always been 'putting the child first' .
Our child-centric ethos consists of compassionate and industry-leading therapeutic care.
This is delivered by a skilled in-house team which includes therapists, psychologists, teachers and creative art therapists for the most comprehensive support possible.
We provide a range of essential services for children and young people such as sensory integration, therapy, outdoor activities, education and so much more.
Company Culture Our core goal is to allow children to create relationships, develop life skills and give them a safe place to grow.
We define ourselves by the care we give to everybody at Ashdale Care.
We provide an abundance of training opportunities to all those on the Ashdale Care team.
You will have every opportunity to grow in your role, and we reward and recognise hard work and dedication through career progression .
Our commitment to transforming lives is a mission that our team members contribute to daily and a role they are fully supported in.
Desired Criteria Level 8 qualification (Honours degree) or above in Psychology Required Criteria Ability to work in regulated activity, care for and supervise young persons Full clean driving license Flexible – willing and able to adapt to changing circumstances, shift patterns and expectations Level 7 qualification (degree) or above in one of the following: Social Care Social Work Health and Social Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Youth & Community Teaching Nursing Social Science Addiction Counselling Counselling / Psychotherapy Family Support Disability Studies Applied Behavioural Analysis Early Years Care Higher Certificate in Custodial Care (Irish Prison Service) Closing Date Wednesday 30th April, 2025

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