Residential Social Care Worker

·       Cultivate genuine and caring connections with the young people, 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.

·       Advocate for the rights and responsibilities of each young person while promoting physical, emotional, social, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual wellbeing.

·       Ensure that young people are not subjected to any forms of abuse and report any concerns according to policy and procedures.

·       Supervise outings from the home and undertake daily household activities such as cooking and cleaning, as part of positive modelling.

·       Actively participate in working within the Model of Therapeutic Care.

·       To be able to support with challenging behaviours when needed.

·       Provide emotional support during difficult or stressful times and encourage young people's participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.

·       Integrate understanding of youth trauma and past experiences into practice through specialised training such as Developmental Trauma and Attachment from the Therapeutic Support Team.

·       Collaborate with support networks, including social workers and educators, guardians and family members.

·       Collaborate effectively within a team, engaging in regular communication through daily handovers, team meetings, and various reviews and planning sessions. Give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.

·       Maintain consistency in execution of childcare plans.

·       Complete and maintain accurate records and reports for each young person in line with statutory requirements and Ashdale Care policies and procedures.

·       Take on key worker duties including the handling of daily petty cash, accurately documenting receipts, securely storing money and valuable items and serving as a primary point of contact for professionals/family/young person.

·       Contribute to community engagement and agency partnerships to enrich residents' experiences and opportunities.

·       To undertake ‘sleeping in’ duties as required.

What you’ll get in return

·       Competitive pay scales starting from €32,739 base plus sleep in allowances of approximately 8000

·       Annual Pay Review

·       Annual Appraisal

·       Competitive annual leave entitlements with long service incremental increases. 

·       Employee Pension Scheme.

·       Income Protection

·       Sick Pay

·       Flexible working arrangements

·       Enhanced maternity/ paternity leave cover.

·       Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external

·       Accelerated Social Care Leader Programme

·       Management Training Programme

·       Education Assistance Programme

·       Gym membership discounts

·       Employee Assistance Programme

·       First Access to career opportunities as we continue to grow our services throughout Ireland

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.