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Connect Support Workers (Social Care Assistant grade) Childrens Services Co. Mayo Permanent posts x8 - Monday to Saturday service - midweek evenings after school + Saturday day-time with hours ranging from 4 to 16 hours per week Positions available in Castlebar & Ballina Reference Number 2024-239 to 240 Closing Date - December 1st, 2024 Job Brief Children's Community Connections is a new and exciting development in the support and provision of service to families and children with intellectual disability and /or Autism and other identified additional needs in County Mayo. The new service will be working in partnership with the HSE Progressing Children's Disability Network Teams and will seek to support the delivery of priorities for families around the need for a flexible approach to respite and community-based supports.
The New service will also work collaboratively with both the Western Care Children's centre-based respite services and Home-Share service offered to children, which are all an integral part of a suite of respite services offered by the organisation.
The Community based Support Worker role is to provide flexible from the home, community-based respite support to high priority families identified through the county-wide respite referral forum and through WCA admission criteria, as having urgent and severe need for respite-type breaks.
The support will be based from the family home offering a range of flexible supports which can include after-school support, community access and evening support.
The purpose of the support is to provide a reasonable break for the parent(s) to enable them to continue to support their child or children successfully within their home.
The role is flexible and covers the whole of the county.
The role may be flexible over a 6-day period including Saturdays and may include emergency supports in exceptional and negotiated circumstances.
As part of the role you may liaise directly with WCA Children's service team and HSE CDNT teams and with TUSLA and CAMHS teams where and when appropriate.
Extensive Training and Induction will be provided by the Western Care Children's Outreach Respite Team.
Qualification Details No minimum qualifications required for Social Care Assistant positions Candidate Requirements Knowledge and experience of supporting individuals with Intellectual disability and /or Autism is essential An understanding of person and family cantered approach is essential Previous experience working with young people preferable Good communication skills, managing time effectively and timely record keeping are essential A knowledge of working in partnership with families is desirable Experience of working in partnership as part of a team and with other agencies is desirable Flexibility in relation to working hours and location Good knowledge of IT skills is preferred Other duties involved (Duties include but are not limited to the following) Contribute to and participate in the local service planning process and the creative development and ongoing changing needs of the service.
Provide personal care and support to service users where required.
Ensure a safe place of work, incorporating Western Care Association's Dignity at Work Policy and Health & Safety requirement.
To promote safety in all environments, in line with the Association's practices.
Use positive approaches to support people who may have challenging behaviour in line with Organisational practice.
Other Requirements Full driver's license is essential All applicants will be subject to Irish Garda Vetting & Reference checks All applicants from Countries outside the E.U.
will be required to provide relevant work authorization to take up employment in Republic of Ireland. This must be submitted along with Application All applicants will be required to access Overseas Police Clearance if they have lived outside of the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland more than 6 months since the age of 18 years Employment Benefits o Competitive salary o Pension and Life Insurance Scheme o Annual leave in excess of statutory entitlement o Premiums including anti-social payments on residential rosters o Dedicated learning and development o Flexible working opportunities o Staff initiatives e.g.
Employee Assistance Programme, Bike-to-Work Scheme o Sick pay scheme Salary Scale Social Care Assistant Pay Scale (Scale Range €30,288 - €42,034 per annum) - this is based on full time working hours i.e.39 hours per week Health Applicants must be fully competent and capable of undertaking the duties attached to this post and be in a state of health such as would indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service Application Details Please apply by current C.V. Further enquiries from Thomas Flynn Service Manager Tel 087-4881398 or Email ****** full job description available by emailing ******