Night Support Worker - Bray (Homeless Services)

at  Dublin Simon Community

ABOUT US

At Dublin Simon Community, we are passionate about making home a reality. Our aim is to empower people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and other targeted interventions, through advocacy and partnership.
If you share our values and want to make a difference then apply for this role with Dublin Simon Community and join the team!

PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS, CONTACT THE RECRUITMENT TEAM ON (01) 6354860

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From €30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bike to work scheme
• Company pension
• Employee assistance program
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Night shift

Application question(s):

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• In order to work in Ireland a non-EEA National, unless they are exempted, must hold a valid Employment Permit. Do you require an Employment Permit to work in Ireland?

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• Garda Vetting is conducted in respect of any person who is carrying out work or activity, a necessary and regular part of which consists mainly of the person having access to, or contact with, children or vulnerable persons. We will make such enquiries with An Garda Síochána as we deem necessary, to establish whether there is any criminal record or specified information relating to you as the job applicant. Are you currently or have you ever been the subject of criminal charges or investigation?

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• Do you have a full drivers license?

Work Location: In perso

ABOUT THE ROLE

Contract Type – Full-Time Permanent.
Working Hours –37.5 hours a week, Monday-Sunday availability.
Salary - €30,000 moving to 30,796 after 6 months probation with a 12% allowance for nights.
Location - Bray Town.
​As a Night Support Worker, you’ll help to meet client needs on a nightly basis; you will provide in-the-moment support and safety to clients. You will contribute to ensuring effective and consistent best-practice standards are followed in the Dublin Simon Community accommodation services. As well as our induction program, you will be provided with 10 training days throughout the year, ensuring you have the support and training to succeed in this role.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the project/key workers and management in the implementation of operational and strategic goals; including following up on support plan actions, supporting the service user to achieve their goals.
• Building professional relationships of trust with all service users and residents. Treating all service users and residents with dignity and respect.
• Conduct harm reduction interventions; overdose prevention, stabilisation.
• Completion of daily duties which may include assisting clients and supporting them around their mental and physical health, addiction issues, ensuring that physical needs such as bathing and washing clothing are carried out and general upkeep of building by cleaning.
• Support the safe and healthy functioning of each building to ensure the safety of and the service users/residents in that building, procedures relating to fire safety, hazard management, building checks, sharps disposal, and management of challenging behaviour.
• Managing complex and challenging behaviour and conflict management and ensuring residents adhere to accommodation agreements.
• To carry out all administrative duties such as: managing petty cash, record keeping (electronic), record keeping (paper), filing, answering queries via phone.
• Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports, and follow-ups, in accordance with organisation policies.
• Ensure services and projects are compliant with organisational policies, procedures, and guidelines in the following areas: Fire Safety, Confidentiality, Child Protection, Data Protection, Admissions, Case Management, and Disengagement, etc.
• Undertake other related duties as may reasonably be assigned by your line manager.

ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE

• Level 6, 7 or 8 in a relevant field with 6 months experience in similar setting (including voluntary work and college placement)

OR

• Level 5 in relevant field with 12 months experience in similar setting (including voluntary work and college placement)
• A Passion for helping people.
• Flexibility to work in an agile environment.
• Willingness to learn.
• Experience in carrying out Health & Safety inspections and audits.