Social Care Worker - Children's Residential

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Care Worker for its client's Children's Residential Team based in Limerick, Ireland.

Our client is seeking a dedicated Social Care Worker to join a newly established service focused on providing a trauma-informed model of care for young people aged 13 to 17. This role centres on creating a therapeutic environment built on positive relationships and healthy attachment.

As part of the care team, you will play a vital role in delivering comprehensive, trauma-informed support. Responsibilities include direct work with young people, household tasks, administrative duties, teamwork, professional development, and ensuring consistent health and safety standards.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on young people’s lives by providing supportive, therapeutic relationships and contributing to their overall wellbeing.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Develop and Implement Care Plans: Contribute to creating and recording Care and Placement Plans

• Advocate for Young People: Promote young people’s rights, needs, and responsibilities

• Ensure Welfare: Support the physical, emotional, social, and cultural wellbeing of each young person

• Encourage Participation: Support attendance at school, training, and health appointments

• Support Personal Affairs: Assist with personal documents, arrangements, and financial management

• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with families, carers, and relevant external agencies

• Attend Relevant Meetings: Participate in planning and review meetings

• Engage in Activities: Take part in age-appropriate activities and play

• Physical Interventions: Carry out approved physical interventions when necessary in line with policy

• Promote Decision-Making: Encourage young people to participate in decisions that affect them

• Meal Preparation: Plan and prepare balanced, nutritious meals with young people

• Home Management: Support the upkeep of the home, budgeting, and general household duties

• Reporting: Attend team meetings and report to the relevant team leader or manager

• Safeguarding: Follow safeguarding procedures and act as a designated safeguarding officer when required

• Stay Informed: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, standards, and best practice

• Professional Development: Engage in ongoing training and development opportunities

• Policy Adherence: Comply with organisational policies, procedures, and professional guidelines

• Regulatory Standards: Work in line with national residential care standards and regulatory requirements

Benefits

• Paid maternity leave

• Family-friendly working policies

• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme

• Flu vaccination programme

• Cycle-to-work scheme

• Commuter and tax-saving schemes

• Flexible working arrangements

• Opportunities for internal mobility after a qualifying period

• Option to apply for a career break after two years of service

Extra benefits:

• Bike to work scheme

• Company pension

• Employee assistance program

• Wellness program

Qualifications & Experience:

• To be successful in this role you must have,

• Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the appropriate professional Social Care regulatory body

• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people

• Strong communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills

• Willingness to participate in ongoing training and development

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.

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