As we continue to expand to provide additional services to meet the needs of those we care for, we currently have a number of opportunities within our Orchard Community Care division at our new service in the Cork City area for full time and part time Social Care Workers/Residential Care Workers.
We would love to welcome you to our team to help provide residential services to children and adults with medium to profound disability, including those with life limiting conditions. Our multidisciplinary teams are supported by a range of other professionals including psychologists, behavioural therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.
Working on a rolling roster, shift basis, you will engage in daily activities and routines of the service, providing dedicated direct support to the people we care for as well as contributing to their development, health, and wellbeing.
Essential Requirements - Social Care Worker
Essential Requirements - Residential Care Worker
Candidates must hold a qualification at Level 7 or above in a relevant health related discipline, such as:
Desirable:
Main Responsibilities:
· Be accountable for supporting the day to day running of the service and responsible for the execution and delivery of person-centred approach.
· Under the general supervision of the line manager, ensure that the people we supports’ personal plan is completed in line with regulations and standards provided.
· Be committed to pro-actively supporting the people we support in their daily lives and choices.
· Ensure that all files are in line and ready for a HIQA Inspection at any given time.
· Engage with families, clinicians and building links in the community.
· Experience implementing positive support programmes.
· Focusing on promoting independence and community integration.
· Keeping up to date on Knowledge relating to current social care policies and sectoral and national changes related to disability services.
· To motivate, support and encourage the people we support to engage in planned activities of their choice.
· To take ownership and lead key working in consultation with the people we support, motivating them to engage in meaningful activities.
· Supporting the care of the people we support such as personal care and providing a general overview of their everyday needs.
· Take personal responsibility for educating yourself about each person we support, listening to them and utilising reflective practice to enhance and develop your own skills and knowledge.
· The capacity to follow, assess, and participate to the continual development of strategies and tactics for meeting the ongoing requirements of those being supported.
· The role holder will be expected to work as part of a team, inclusive of supporting other staff members in relation to taking ownership of their workload. All staff are required to attend regular team meetings and engage positively in supervisions by Person in Charge.
· In line with GDPR, maintain and uphold the confidentiality of the organisation and the people we support at all times.
· Undertake required Health and Safety checks and Risk Assessments and record and report effectively.
· In consultation with medication policy, upkeep the management and administration of medication.
· Liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, families and other relevant people pertaining to the people we support.
· Carry out required Health and Safety related observing and reporting.
· Contribute to Person Centred Planning meetings and other relevant meetings pertaining to person we support, follow up on any actions, outcomes from the meetings.
· Flexible and willing to work shifts to meet the needs of the service.
· Undertake any other work which may arise within the scope of the role in order to meet the requirements of the service.
IND
From fostering to residential and intellectual disability care, we support children and young people with all abilities to achieve their best life experiences.
Orchard Residential Care was established in 2007 and today is a leading provider of children’s residential services operating across numerous locations in Ireland. We offer medium to long-term residential care for young people aged between 8 to 18-years of age. We provide a physically, emotionally and psychologically safe place in which young people can heal, develop and move forward in their lives.
Our care is provided in small-scale residential facilities for family-sized groups – 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Orchard Fostering was established in 2008 by social work professionals who had extensive experience working with foster carers and vulnerable children; they adopted a family ethos in running the business knowing all the staff and carers personally and today we are the leading independent fostering agency in Ireland, working in partnership with Tusla to provide children and young people with a positive care experience.
Orchard Fostering recruit, train and support foster carers across Ireland to support children and young people who enter the foster care system in Ireland.
Orchard Community Care was founded in 2015 by a team of social care professionals to provide services to individuals with Intellectual Disability and Autism.
At Orchard Community Care, our services support children and adults with significant and complex additional needs. Working with families and the community, we support our service users to build their independence and resilience.
We offer residential care on a respite, shared and fulltime basis depending on the needs of our service users, supported by day and community outreach services. Our services are available across an ever-expanding range of locations.
We cater for the abilities and specific needs of those we care for to ensure they receive the best possible service.
