Active Connections Ireland: Social Care Worker / Equivalent
Active Connections Ireland leading activity-based intervention service are recruiting for 2 social care workers to join our team in the South East.
Our field staff come from all walks of life with a vast array of backgrounds, talents and experience, and are united by a sincere interest in the growth and development of others.
We need professionals who are compassionate and articulate and who can convert the Active Connections CLG experience into a life lesson. Previous experience working with at risk adolescents. Communication skills including active listening, giving and receiving feedback and clearly conveying expectations are important skills for instructors. Staff will receive training, supervision and a competitive hourly rate + fuel/activity funds.
General Key Responsibilities:
- To work directly with young people referred by Tusla/HSE, generally staff 1:1 with young people- Typically young people on the hardiker scale level 3 and 4
- To develop person centred intervention for clients with a line manager.
- Schedule programmes of work and projects in partnership with line manager
- To develop and maintain a good working relationship with referrers and careers of young people;
- To establish and maintain an effective system of communications with line manager, referrer and careers;
- To produce all appropriate paperwork in line with service policies i.e. session and review reports.
- Attend all meetings for client i.e. Child in Care Review, Child Protection Meeting etc…
- To ensure that all work done complies with both organisational and statutory health and safety regulations and legislation.
- Any other duties commensurate with the post
Essential Criteria for Applicants:
- Qualification in Social Care/Counselling or a relevant qualification in this field.
- Experience producing and maintaining client records.
- Full Clean Driver’s License and use of own car
- First aid qualification
- An ability to work flexibly and in an innovative way
- 12 months’ post qualification experience working and supporting service users is a preference
- Preferably an INSTRUCTOR level qualification in at least one adventure sport
Benefits
- Competitive rate of pay
- Monthly training
- Car allowance
- Fuel allowance
- Access to pension