Care Worker
Job Purpose:
To provide a personal care service to individuals with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Difficulties within a residential service setting, in an environment which values and respects the individual, fosters a positive behavioral support approach to supporting people with challenging behaviors and an environment that fosters community based living, personal development and social inclusion
Minimum Education & Experience required:
- Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care, or equivalent
- Training in responses to behavior that challenges and medication management
- Experience working in a residential setting
- Skills and knowledge in the areas of Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- A champion of Person Centred Planning and Individual Action Plans.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Promote and actively involved in teamwork, creating a nurturing and supportive environment for the service user.
- Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice and risk assessments at all times.
- Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice
Additional requirements
- Full Clean Drivers Licence is essential
- To be able to work effectively in a team providing person centered support for service users.
- To be able to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.
- To be able to adhere to all policies and procedures.
Staff benefits:
- Company Pension Scheme
- Paid maternity leave.
- Paid paternity leave.
- 27 days annual leave
- Bike to work scheme.
- Tax saver travel scheme
- Income protection
- Health and Wellbeing programme
- Financial support for studying and study leave.
*Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work life balance.
Closing Date:
Please submit your application to this post by 02/09/2023
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These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.
The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer.