Home Instead: Assistant Social Care Workers
Assistant Social Care Worker
Join Our Team
Home Instead is Irelands leading Private Home Care Provider. In addition to supporting older adults, we also provide care and support to people with disabilities, including those under 18 years of age in their own homes (domestic setting).
We are seeking applications from energetic and enthusiastic male individuals to join our team who are passionate about intellectual disability and autism.
Job Location – Midleton, East Cork
Positions open – multiple positions with full time and part time opportunities
Salary – 33,934 to 43,039 per annum (pro rata)
Benefits
As a staff member of Home Instead, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
- Flexible Working over a 7/7 rota
- 15% extra pay at weekends
- Continuous Professional Development; internal and external training opportunities including in-house CPI Certification
- Wellbeing benefits
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Refer a Friend Bonus Opportunity
- Statutory Sick Pay
- Free parking
What you’ll do
The role of an Assistant Social Care Worker is to provide high quality care and support to people with disabilities who avail of our home support service. We support to reach their full potential and to have a meaningful life.
On a day-to-day basis you shall
- Support the individual to implement their care and support plan to live well at home and in their community. This may include supporting and encouraging them with personal care, the tasks of daily living, education, hobbies and skills development to achieve their goals.
- Support the individual to de-escalate any behaviours of concern in a positive and safe manner in line with their care and support plan. Staff will be provided with CPI training as required.
- Implement plans to support communication, play, exercise and therapies as required. Where necessary, training will be provided.
- Drive and/or escort the individual via public transport or car as required, to and from social activities, appointments or planned outings.
- Promote and safeguard the rights of all individuals and be aware of responsibilities in relation to child protection/adult safeguarding.
- Maintain service records and ensure that they are up to date and available, including report writing following incidents or events resulting from responsive behaviour.
- Liaise with team members and families as appropriate.
- Keep accurate records and report any incidents, accidents and concerns and complaints in line with Company policy.
- Be familiar with and adhere to all Company policies and procedures, standards, regulations, and codes of practice in so far as is reasonable and practicable.
- Maintain a code of confidentiality and discretion in all dealings with individuals, their families and work colleagues.
- Be able and willing to be flexible in approach to work and be responsive to service needs.
- Engage shift work/Flexible 7/7 rota.
Requirements
Essential Criteria:
QQI Level 5 Major Award in one of the following:
- Healthcare Support
- Social Care
- Pre-Nursing
- Childcare
- Full Irish Driver’s Licence required or in the process of achieving a Full Irish Driver’s Licence.
- Male social care worker who is willing to work with intellectually disabled and autism client
- Be eligible to work in the State
Skills/Experience
- Experience of supporting people with intellectual disability / autism.
- Experience of working with people with responsive behaviours.
- Experience of providing personal care.
- Basic IT skills for apps and logging care notes. Calm person who is a good problem solver
- Good communication skills