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Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Social Care Worker to join our team in Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge, Co Cork and St Laurence, Lota Park, Glanmire, Co Cork

Contract Type:      

Contract (i) Part time, specified purpose (Ard na Mara, Ladysbridge)
Contract (ii) Part time, permanent (St Laurence, Lota Park, Glanmire)

Contract Hours:     

Contract (i) 19.5hrs per week
Contract (ii) 19.5hrs per week

Salary Scale:    €35,216 to €47,087 pro rata per annum
 

Overview of the Post: 
To work as part of the team in Ard NaMara/St Laurence and to support the Person in Charge/Social Care Leader in providing a quality service to adults with disabilities availing of respite and residential services.  Assisting Service Owners to plan for and direct their supports to meet their personal goals during respite, and to support service owners in residential services to make connections within their local community.  

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
See Job Description for full list
 

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

•    Must be eligible for registration on the Social Care Workers registration board with CORU from November 2023, must obtain such registration by November 2025 and must maintain such registration for the duration of employment in this role. Please click here for list of CORU approved qualifications.
•    Experience in contributing to the development of personal plans.
•    Experience and knowledge of the role of a key worker.
•    Experience of delivering personal care to adults.
•    Experience of assisting adults with medical needs/ administering medication.
•    Experience of engaging in professional supervision.

Desirable Criteria:

•    Experience of working with adults with disabilities including physical/intellectual/ ASD/behaviours of concern.
•    Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
•    Experience in taking leadership in the development of personal plans. 
•    Experience in responding to complaints

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.
 

Benefits:

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:
•    Excellent training opportunities
•    Generous annual leave entitlements
•    Long service reward scheme
•    Pay adjusted Maternity Leave
•    Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave
•    Pay adjusted Paternity Leave
•    Wellbeing benefits
•    Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below:
https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits
 

What now?

Applications must be made on the Enable Ireland application form only. CVs will not be accepted

To apply, please download the job description, person specification and application form below and forward completed applications by email to hrcork@enableireland.ie

Closing date for applications:    8th May 2024 before noon

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
 

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

•    The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.
•    Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.
•    Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.
•    The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.
•    Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available at https://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and
2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy