In Gheel, we focus on supporting individuals with autism through their life journey and enabling them to have fulfilling life experiences, while having autonomy and control over their choices and decisions.
Gheel Autism Services provides a wide range of services for adults with autism including day and vocational opportunities, outreach support, and a variety of supported living options.
Across our services we consider how each person thinks, learns, and processes information to develop a personalised plan of support.
Considering individuals strengths and motivations, we enable people to obtain outcomes that are meaningful to them.
Our committed practitioners receive regular training and they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable each individual to have positive and meaningful life experiences.
All staff are involved in changing the culture of supporting people into a more inclusive, independence-focused style of support - where people are encouraged to be partners in, not recipients of their service delivery.
Benefits Access to Educational Support Scheme Company pension with company contribution (including income protection and death-in-service benefits) Employee Assistance Programme Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (dependant on service) Up to 27 days of Annual leave Bike to Work scheme Training and development (CPD) Option to join the Health Service credit union Social Care Worker/ Autism Practitioner - Residential Services, Full-time (1.00 WTE), Specified Purpose Contract - Fairview, Dublin 3 Due to the ongoing expansion of our service, we currently have the following specified purpose contract in our Northside Living Options support service.
The required experience and qualifications are listed for the role.
This is an exciting opportunity for the successful candidate to join a highly motivated team of skilled professionals from a variety of backgrounds including social care psychology and mental health.
At present, Living Options Team Fairview supports 6 individuals to live in their own homes.
The people who live there enjoy a mixture of home and community-based activities.
The ideal candidate will proactively support resident's in ascertaining how they want and choose to live their lives.
The team promotes the enablement, establishment, enhancement, maintenance and/or defence of valued social roles for the people we support in line with their will and preference.
The fundamental purpose of this role is to support people in finding meaning and value in their lives while also enjoying a good quality of life.
The biological, social, and psychological well-being of every individual receiving support would be prioritised to enhance overall health and wellbeing.
The ideal practitioner will be open-minded, consistently engage in self-reflection in their work, fully embrace a person-centeredness ethos, and possess the awareness and skillset to support those who experience sensory differences to maximize their experiences, both within their own home and their communities.
You will be an aspirational, imaginative, and proactive social care practitioner when promoting the development of independent living skills, educational opportunities, employment possibilities, and social/leisure activities.
Excellent IT and report writing skills are essential.
Knowledge of working under HIQA guidelines, regulations, and standards are a requirement of this post.
The successful candidate will be expected to work an average of 39 hours rostered hours across Monday to Sunday.
As this role is based in a residential setting employees will receive premium payments for sleepovers and unsocial hours.
Essential Qualifications for Social Care Worker/ Autism Practitioner post: Level 7 award in Social Care/Studies delivered by an Institute of Technology, DIT or National University of Ireland Or/ A relevant qualification received outside the State recognised by NARIC as equivalent to the Irish Level 7 award.
Or/ Relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e.
social work, psychology, and/or allied health.
Or/ Post-graduate qualification in Autism Studies Essential Criteria for this post: Experience of supporting individuals with a diagnosis of ASD and knowledge of Autism At least one-year recent experience in the social care sector/ASD Excellent IT skills You must be eligible for CORU Registration A full, clean drivers licence Desirable Criteria for this post: Excellent communication & engagement skills Possess an ability to recognise potential and opportunities for development with individuals supported in the area, providing the guidance and supports required to work towards this goal which are tailored to the individual's needs.
A thorough understanding of the HIQA regulations Experience of case management Salary Scale: Successful candidates will be paid in line with the Gheel Autism Services CLG Social Care Worker pay scale point 1; €35,216 - point 12 LSI; €50,954 per annum based on working a 39-hour week.
Annual increments are included.
There is 27 days/210.6 hours of annual leave per annum To apply for this position please submit your cover letter and up to date CV.
Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the evidence outlined in their C.V.
The closing date for receipt of all completed applications is Thursday, 16th of January 2025 at 5pm.
Interviews will take place shortly thereafter.
A panel may be formed from which future vacancies may be filled Late applications will not be accepted, and Garda Vetting is a requirement of the recruitment process.