Support Worker - Detox (22.5h)

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!

CORE JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• To process referrals, admissions and discharges to the unit as per referral and assessment procedure. To induct clients to the unit as per induction procedure
• To work in line with your individual score card to achieve the organisational strategy.
• To engage with and build a professional trusting relationship with clients treating them with dignity and respect in order to work within the values of Dublin Simon Community.
• Work closely with Project Worker & Nursing Staff to contribute to supporting service users to work towards the goals set down in their care plan.
• To assist Project Workers with the co-facilitation of all meaningful activity and social programmes.
• Co ordinate social activities for clients taking into account their individual needs and in conjunction with staff on duty.
• To perform tasks related to the day to day running and maintenance of an effective residential service such as food preparation, hygiene of the home, standards of living, maintaining of building.
• To ensure that a welcoming and friendly environment is maintained ensuring all rooms are prepared for service user arrival.
• Assist the project worker / nurses with regular room searches to ensure unit is kept, drug and alcohol free.
• To escort clients to medical and other appointments as requested by the lead nurse& or project worker.
• Maintain positive and mutually beneficial relationships with relevant external agencies in both the voluntary and statutory sector and to effectively liaise with a range of service providers both Voluntary and Statutory (referrals, mental health, occupational therapy and so on) in order to establish or improve services available to service users.
• Ensure service users are consulted and involved in the operation of the project as far as possible through the service users groups in Dublin Simon Community.

SKILLS & PERSONALITY REQUIREMENTS:

• A Passion for helping people
• Flexibility to work in an agile environment
• Willingness to learn
• Experience in carrying out Health & Safety inspections and audits

Qualifications:
NFQ level 7 qualification in a relevant field and 6 months relevant experience
OR
NFQ level 6 qualification in a relevant field and 1year of relevant experience
OR
NFQ Level 5 qualification in health, community, or social care and 2 years relevant experience, including experience in a residential setting.