Care Worker
Job Purpose
To facilitate a service user focused service to adults with varying disabilities that include, Autism, Intellectual Disability, Epilepsy and Downs Syndrome.
Minimum Education & Skills required
- QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care
- Candidates should have experience of working in a residential care setting
- Candidates should have experience of providing appropriate supports to service users with relevant disability and whose behavior may challenge
- A specific interest in services, activities and programmes to cater for the needs of persons with an intellectual disability and/or a dual diagnosis, Mental Health difficulties and behaviours that challenge
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Facilitate and implement a person centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.
- 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.
- Actively participate in appropriate, educational, recreational and occupational programmes, enabling service users to integrate with their local community and access local resources.
Additional requirements
- 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*
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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.
Closing Date: Monday, 4th September 2023.
The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer