by Would you like to work for a great employer? 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.
Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.
We are currently seeking highly-motivated Adult Services Support Workers to join our team in Meath Adult Services based in Bailis.
Contract Type: Permanent Part-time
Contract Hours 30 hours per week (Negotiable). Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)
Salary Scale: €32,639 to €39,499 pro rata per annum
Annual Leave Entitlement: Annual leave entitlement is 10.7% of all hours worked in a leave year
Overview of the Post:
Enable Ireland North East provides supported living to individuals with a primary physical disability. The service is based on partnership, dignity and respect. The Adult Support Worker will be responsible for assisting service users to maintain their independence by supporting and caring for them to allow them to live the life they choose in their local community.
The role of Support Worker is to facilitate the person with a disability in all aspects of daily living including assistance with personal and domestic care needs, mobility, accessing services in their community, and support with therapy and other programmes. The role of the Support Worker is tailored to the requirements of the individual service user and as such will vary from person to person.
Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:
Please see Job Description for full list
The successful candidate will have
Essential Criteria:
- Evidence of having completed FETAC Level 5 or other relevant Health/Social Care qualification.
- The Post holder will have previous experience of working with adults with disabilities in the health care sector.
- Minimum of 1 year experience of delivering personal care in a health or social care context
Desirable Criteria:
- Specific requirements relating to working with individuals e.g. previous experience of working with individuals with Acquired Brain
Injury/Epilepsy and/or behaviours of concern.
- Experience of supporting people with disabilities in community setting
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 internal and external training opportunities
- Generous annual leave entitlements
- Flexible Working.
- 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 search:
To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date for applications: Friday 26thJuly 2024 @ 12pm
A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.
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