Children's Residential Social Care Worker

Job title: Children's Residential Social Care Worker

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Residential Social Care Worker in Cavan, offering €37,440–€41,184. The role supports young people with disabilities through specialist, person-centred, outcome-focused care, working collaboratively with families, representatives, and professionals to promote positive development and wellbeing.

All staff are expected to:

• Work within the context of our Vision, Mission Statement and Philosophy.
• Work to progress their professional development in line with our proficiency model.
• Recognise that each individual is unique and work in consultation with them to enhance their strengths and further enhance their quality of life.
• Adhere to our Code of practice, confidentiality, code of conduct and to display a high standard of professionalism.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Deliver high quality care and assistance to residents as per their Individual care plans and instructions by the Centre Management.
• To ensure that the main principles of the National Standards of Residential Child Care (dignity, privacy, choice, safety, realising potential and equality and diversity) are reflected within the service provided.
• To advise the Social Care Manager of any changes in the young people’s needs
• To support young people in accessing information, in an appropriate format, allowing them to make informed choices.
• To be responsible for ensuring that the young people’s care plans and placement plans are implemented through practice.
• To support young people and staff to be aware of all aspects of safety.
• To liaise with Social Care Manager, Deputy Social Care Manager, Social Care Leader and staff on issues relating to the centre.
• To set and demonstrate good standards of work practice.
• To adhere and implement policies and procedures of the company.
• To attend training as required and pertinent to the centre.
• To be accountable for your own actions and personal and professional development.
• To attend and partake in professional supervision.
• To work positively with family members and other professionals.
• Any other duties as reasonably requested by your line manager or senior manager relevant to the key responsibilities of the post

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum Level 7, preferably in Applied Social Care
• OR
• A minimum Level 7 in Nursing, Psychology, Teaching, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Social Work, Social Sciences or Youth and Community Work are qualifications that will also be considered
• A thorough knowledge of the principles and practice of social care
• Full Driving License
• Currently undertaking or holding a CORU-recognised Social Care Qualification

Reasonable Adjustments:

• If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team.

• We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

• BH - 197509

• GH - 34400