Residential Social Care Worker

You will be part of a unique team who will work together to facilitate excellent practice and be part of rebuilding children’s lives. Our vision is for every young person who lives with us to experience a safe, happy and nurturing present and a future that is filled with hope and optimism.

Key Responsibilities

·        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.

·        Be physically 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.

·        This role involves sleepover shifts.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive pay scales starting at €32,739 based on experience plus sleep allowances of approximately €8,000

• Annual Pay Review

• Income Protection

• Enhanced maternity/ paternity leave cover

• Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external

• Flexible working arrangements

• Competitive annual leave entitlements with increases for long service

• Employee Pension Scheme

• Sick Pay

• Education Assistance Programme

• 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.  Wake nights also make part of this rota