Social Care Worker

Location Wicklow
Job-type Permanent
Salary €36,000 - €38,968
Contact Sarah Byrne
Email email Sarah
Reference J362908
Date Published about 1 year ago
TTM Healthcare Solutions are hosting a Recruitment Open Day supporting Odyssey Social Care who are hiring Social Care Workers and Social Care Leaders who are interested in working with children seeking International Protection in Co. Wicklow.

Odyssey Social Care's Team will provide Social Care Workers with opportunities to get interviewed on the day for those who are both experienced and those who are interested in a career in their services.

Date: 12th of Ocotober 2023
Time: 9:30am - 4pm
Location: Arklow Bay Conference & Leisure Hotel, Sea Rd, Arklow, Co. Wicklow Y14 DX02
Registration: Click apply now and speak with Sarah Byrne to register your place!

As the Social Care Worker, your responsibilities will involve contributing to an assessment of needs, thereafter, implementing aspects of Placement, Behaviour Support (BSP), and Individual Crisis Management (ICMP) Plans, that will help meet assessed needs. You will use the Odyssey Model of Care to teach new skills to young people and manage challenging behaviour.

Contract:
• Full-time permanent
• Part-time permanent

Hours:
•Evening, weekend and residential shift working arrangements.
Roster completed 2-3months in advance


What Odyssey Social Care Offer:
•Attractive salary ranging from €36,000 to €38,968
•A rostering system focused on ensuring a work/life balance
•Company pension scheme and health insurance scheme
•Core Professional Training provided free of charge in a range of subjects
•The best career progression opportunities in the sector
•A clear and defined pathway to management

Qualification Requirements:
•A minimum Level 7 qualification in Social Care or a relevant and or related Qualification*

Relevant alternative qualifications include:
•Psychology (Level 8), and Level 7 in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Counselling / Psychotherapy, Addiction Counselling, Youth and Community Work, Social Sciences / Social Studies, Family Support, Disability Studies, Applied Behavioural Analysis, Early Years Care (U12 centres only), BA Applied Policing, Higher Certificate in Custodial Care, Teaching and Nursing.

Essential Knowledge and Skills:
•A full, clean, manual driving license, valid in Ireland
•Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
•Knowledge of the key elements of effective team working
•Knowledge of the Irish National Standards in Children's Residential Centers
•Experience of working with teenagers with challenging behaviour.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to support children seeking international protection, click apply now and arrange a call with Sarah Byrne, TTM Healthcare Solutions.


TTM Healthcare Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer