Project Worker - Dundalk Simon Community
at Dublin Simon Community
Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 16 Jul, 2024 | USD 30500 Annual | 16 Apr, 2024 | 2 year(s) or above | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
ABOUT US
At Dundalk 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 Dundalk Simon Community and join the team!
Responsibilities:
ABOUT THE ROLE
Contract Type – Full-Time Permanent.
Working Hours –37.5 hours a week, Monday-Sunday availability.
Location - Barrack Street, Dundalk.
Salary – 30,500 progressing to 31,320 after a 6-month probation.
As Project Worker, you’ll build a professional trusting relationship with clients and provide care through individualised client-led care plans. You’ll support clients to work proactively to progress to more long-term accommodation. You’ll report to the Service Manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Using the Holistic Needs Assessment Tool (HNA), identify and address client needs, and support them in achieving their individual care plan goals, while being respectful.
- Implement and work within care and case management systems and protocols.
- Support individuals to establish networks that assist them in removing barriers to exiting homelessness; partner with voluntary and statutory agencies.
- Deliver a high-quality service to a caseload of clients, while building strong professional trusting relationships.
- Work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to achieve service targets.
- Manage risks and ensure the protection of all clients in the service.
- Engage clients with appropriate accommodation and support services required as identified in the support plan.
- Prepare reports and statistics to inform future strategy and for recording and reviewing client details on the PASS system.
- Provide regular, consistent & comprehensive reporting regarding developments or problems in the service to the Manager.
- Manage pre-crisis and crisis interventions on an individual basis.
- Promoting choice, independence, health, and well-being - encouraging clients to engage in a healthy lifestyle, and to participate in client-led Dublin Simon Community initiatives.
- Abide by Dublin Simon Community’s Health & Safety regulations & standard operating procedures relating to the fire procedure, the safety of staff, etc., in order to ensure that the well being of all staff is maintained.
- Liaise with a range of both voluntary & statutory service providers (referrals, move-on options, health care, probation services, etc.), to establish or improve services available to clients.
- Complete administrative tasks such as report writing, maintenance of accurate statistics, records, up-to-date client case notes, PASS, HNAs, Outcomes star.
- Ensuring effective handovers and information transmission for the service to run smoothly & effectively.
ESSENTIAL FOR THE ROLE:
- Qualification to at least diploma level in psychology, social care, addiction, counselling, youth work, community development, psychotherapy, or similar.
- 2 years experience working in a social care setting, with experience of assessment, planning support, key working, and advocacy with vulnerable people.
- Experience in care and case management procedures. Developing, implementing, and evaluating action plans.
- Harm Reduction approach.
- Understanding of mental health diagnoses, treatment services, mental health interventions, addictions, domestic violence, and other presenting issues.
- Record keeping and report writing skills.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
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Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland