Job Descriptions

You will be a full-time permanent, part time or relief Support Worker at our residential centre near Gort Co Galway – reporting directly to the Service Manager.

What is the Role?

As a Support Worker you will provide a professional, high quality and safe service to people with additional needs – working as part of a team and in consultation with each service user. You will make sure all of the client’s needs are met in a completely individual way, and as an ambassador of Resilience’s values, you will represent

Best Quality – providing best-in-class care always.
Individuality – applying a person-centred approach to meet each individual’s abilities, needs and challenges.
Empowerment – helping all our service-users live their very best life and achieve their optimal potential.

What Will Your Responsibilities Be?

• The delivery of client care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of Support Plans;
• Ensure that practices within the service comply with Resilience’s policies and procedures, to maintain the highest standards;
• Liaise with Multi-Disciplinary Teams (‘MDTs’) when required;
• Provide support to colleagues within the team setting;
• Act as a mentor for new staff and foster a positive learning environment;
• Participate in the development and review of risk assessments and report concerns.

What is Required?

• Previous experience working with adults with physical, sensory and intellectual disability;
• Experience working with service users with Autism and Epilepsy;
• FETAC level 5/Social Care qualification or equivalent;
• Completed or be willing to complete a Patient Manual Handling course;
• Eligibility to work in Ireland;
• A strong sense of empathy, flexibility and a team-oriented work ethic.
• A Full Drivers Licence is desirable.

How Will You Benefit?

This is your opportunity to:

• Develop and progress your career through full induction, training and ongoing development.
• Enjoy excellent rates of pay and paid holiday entitlements.
• Discounted health insurance with our healthcare provider.
• Make your mark as part of a service that is changing the future of care in Ireland.
• Enjoy a personal, one-to-one approach to social care support work.   Benefit from the full support of management.
• Earn from our paid Refer-a-Friend scheme.

Skills

• Organisational Skills
• Customer Skills
• Team Player

Experience

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