QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must be eligible for registration on the Social Care Register at CORU on or before 30th November 2025. View approved qualifications on https://www.coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/
A full clean manual Irish Driving Licence (Class B) is essential for the appointee to drive the transport that is assigned to the Service. It may be necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 Driving Licence (if not already in possession of one). Assistance will be given towards this purpose of obtaining a class D1 licence.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.

EXPERIENCE:

Candidates must have a minimum of one years’ experience of working with people with an Intellectual disability. Experience of working with persons whom display behaviours that challenge is desirable. Experience in the area of goal setting and programme implementation is also essential. Previous experience of working with or managing and/or supervising a small staff team is highly desirable.
Skills:

Candidates must demonstrate:

• Leadership and planning skills
• Excellent organisational and planning skills, with the ability to set goals, put into action and follow through
• The ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms
• Excellent listening skills
• Creativity and initiative
• Be innovative and self-motivated
• Commitment to current best practice internationally and co-operating in an interdisciplinary team environment with a person-centred philosophy
• The ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality
• Patience and a sense of humour
• Staff will be expected to network with local community groups and develop positive links for the individuals who use the service.

The Social Care Worker will report to the Team Leader and will fulfil a key worker role for individuals and aim to provide a safe, secure environment where individuals will participate in community and leisure activities, make choices and enjoy a lifestyle that fulfil their potential and expectations with opportunity for new experiences. The successful candidate, in the absence of the leader, will be responsible for the day to day management of their service area and will provide leadership and supervision at a local level, ensuring the service delivered is person-centred. We wish to recruit an innovative, creative, visionary person who will relish the opportunity to assist in achieving this vision. We are looking for an individual who will be flexible and adapt to the needs of particular individuals they support and are open to change.
The successful candidate will be expected to act up for the Social Care Leader in their absence and will also be required to be support to more junior work colleagues at evening and weekends throughout the Clarin Services.