Job Descriptions
The Role:
Support Workers provide a key-working supportive role for a group of
people supported by the services. This
role comprises of two main elements.
Firstly, the Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of personal
care required during the day. This
includes supporting individuals with their meals, personal hygiene and other
related aspects of physical well-being, to the extent required by the
individual. Secondly, a major focus of
the Support Worker role is to assist people supported by the services with
development of Individual Plans and the achievement of associate outcomes, and
critically, to support individuals in participating in the ordinary everyday
life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking. This particular
position is located in Starling Centre
(day Service) in Loughrea, working with a group of individuals who have a
variety of complex needs.
Reporting/Responsible To:
Team Leader/Senior Staff/Service Coordinator/Area Manager.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have a good general education. A recognised qualification in the field of
intellectual disability or a FETAC level 5 course is desirable.
Experience:
Experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability
and individuals with
challenging behaviour is desirable. Full training will be provided.
Skills:
Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, communication
and team-working skills, together with an enthusiasm for the post. A knowledge
of basic IT skills is also an advantage.
A full clean manual Irish Driving Licence (Class B) is an essential
requirement of this post. It may be
necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not
already in possession of one).
Assistance will be given towards this purpose of obtaining a class D1
licence.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of
this post.
Working Hours:
78 hours per fortnight based on a 14 day duty roster. The successful
candidates will be required to work a variety of shifts including weekends,
public holidays, split duty hours, night duty and sleepover duty to meet
service needs. The Brothers of Charity
model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to
be flexible in the0ir working hours to provide a quality service delivery for
each individual.
Annual Leave:
22 days per annum.
Remuneration:
€29,417 x 11 increments - €41,542 (Max) per annum.
Long Service Increment (LSI) €42,313 per annum is payable after 3
years on the maximum of the scale.
Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays and night
duty when worked.
Tenure:
This post is permanent full-time and pensionable.
Probation:
A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment
applies to the post. The employment may
be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer
find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the
Employer’s discretion.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Brothers of Charity model of service is based on Personal
Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible both in their approach and
their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.
Specific Conditions
- Staff must have a positive
attitude towards working with persons with an intellectual disability and
help to ensure that they lead as normal and enjoyable a life as possible.
- Staff must treat each person
with an intellectual disability as an individual and at all times
acknowledge and respect the rights and personal dignity of the person with
an intellectual disability.
- Staff are required to
establish and maintain relationships with adults with disabilities that
are based on respect and equality and that promote their independence.
Main duties, functions and
responsibilities:
Team Member and Relationships:
- Be an active member of the
Loughrea Community Services Team.
- Develop and foster good
relationships with people we support and their families.
- Be a nominated key worker,
when required within the service and ensure all documentation relating to
each person we support is maintained.
- Co-operate on all aspects of
programmes with the staff and the multidisciplinary team members.
- Assist with the development
and implementation of programmes for a particular group of people we
support and contribute when appropriate to the formulation of programmes
designed for the needs of individuals.
- Develop a good working
relationship with families and key people involved with the people we
support, as appropriate.
- Keep appropriate records to
enable full reports on the people supported by the services to be
available to the multidisciplinary staff and Team Leader/Manager.
- Actively contribute to and
participate in ensuring compliance with New Directions /HIQA standards and
that care delivered is in line with our organisational policies.
- Assist and carry out in
person household cleaning, cooking meals, laundry and shopping, when
required.
Health, Safety and Hygiene:
- Participate in assisting
people we support with personal hygiene and personal care and promote
their independence. Assist with exercise and physiotherapy as directed.
- Ensure that a high standard
of cleanliness is maintained according to the service’s hygiene policy.
- Assist in maintaining a
pleasant décor in the centre and refresh where appropriate.
- Be aware of and become
familiar with procedures in the event of a fire, i.e. fire detection,
evacuation and firefighting.
- Be conscious of Health &
Safety matters in the workplace and, in particular, to comply with
employees’ obligations as set out under Chapter 2 of the Safety, Health
and Welfare at Work Act 2005.
- Ensure that all
accidents/incidents to the people we support, staff and visitors are
reported promptly via the AIRS Database.
- Complete the training on
Medication Management and Administration
- Administer medication in line
with the Brothers of Charity Medication Policy.
Personal Outcomes:
- Ensure that the care of all
people we support is of the highest professional standard.
- Ensure that the people we
support learning experience is well planned and safe.
- Ensure that the Individual
Personal Outcomes Plan and Key Worker system is actively practiced.
- Assist people we support in
making informed decisions.
- Assist individuals with
personal banking and adhering to the National Guidelines on managing
individual finances.
- Assist individuals in
achieving their personal goals and choices.
- Facilitate reporting at
individual plan meetings and similar exercises.
- Participation in swimming
activities is an essential component of the post.
- Participation in people
supported by the services holidays and breaks away is an essential
requirement of the post.
- Be an active participant in
the Team Based Performance Process and take on roles that are assigned to
you.
General:
- Be aware of the Brothers of
Charity Services policies, procedures and guidelines and operate within
these in all aspects of your work.
- Ensure strict confidentiality
in all matters concerning people we support including the safe storage of
reports and records.
- Comply with all national
regulations and standards as set down by HIQA and New Directions.
- Responsibility in the
maintenance of all databases associated with the Services.
- Adhere to best practice in
all aspects of your work.
- Assist with escorting
individuals while travelling on buses as required.
- Drive the service vehicle in
order to meet the needs of the people supported by the services.
- Be responsible for the
purchase of all consumable goods and other goods, e.g. cleaning and
washing materials, and record purchases as required.
- Attend and participate in
training as required by the service including The Safe Administration of
Medication where required.
- Promote dignity at work and
show respect to people we support, colleagues and stakeholders in the
course of duty.
- Perform such other duties
appropriate to the post as may be assigned from time to time by the
Service Coordinator/Area Manager including the administration of
medication. All duties must be
carried out in person at all times.
