Social Care Leader (Residential) Airne Villa Rolling 2024

at  TUSLA

Location: Kerry, County Kerry, Ireland
Salary: See Description for Details
Closing Date: 04/09/2025 12:00 PM
Recruitment Start: 04/07/2024
Permanent

JOB SUMMARY

The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is responsible for a range of statutory functions including provision of child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services and a range of family support services. The Agency has commenced a major improvement programme with significant focus on Practice, Culture and Structure.
The Agency currently has responsibility for a budget in excess of €800m and delivers its services through circa 5,000 people in 350 locations across the Country.

The Child and Family Agency has responsibility for the following range of services:

• Child Protection and Welfare
• Family Support
• Alternative Care
• Adoption
• Tusla Education Support Services (TESS)
• Domestic Sexual and Gender Based Violence (DSGBV)
• Children’s Service Regulation
• Counselling and Therapeutic Supports
• Further information is available on www.tusla.ie

Purpose of the role.
Under the guidance of the Line Manager, to ensure that the therapeutic philosophy, policies and procedures of the Community Service are implemented.

HEALTH & SAFETY

• Comply with and contribute to the development of policies, procedures, guidelines and safe professional practice and adhere to relevant legislation, regulations and standards.
• Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards as they apply to the service for example National Standards for Child Protection and Care and comply with associated Tusla – Child and Family Agency protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.
• To support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.
  The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
  Please refer to the Candidate Information pack attached to this campaign for full and further detail

ADMINISTRATION & ACCOUNTABILITY

• To undertake, supervise and support access visits to children in care with their parents and extended family and access visits arranged on court orders. To keep such records and submit such reports as are required from time to time.
• Participate in and provide information on current levels of need and provision to inform the Area Commissioning planning process.
• To be familiar with emergency procedures and to know who to contact in an emergency.
• Ensure Child protection procedures are followed in accordance with the responsibilities of a designated officer.
• To keep abreast of current legislation and current professional child care knowledge.
• To implement the Child and Family Agency’s procedures and policies.
• To undertake ongoing professional training and development.
• To attend regular supervision with the designated Manager.
• To perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.