SOS Kilkenny offers a unique working environment, excellent training and career opportunities and a supportive workplace. SOS Kilkenny promotes a culture of quality, pride and innovation all of which contributes to SOS Kilkenny’s future mission.
Job Title: Support Worker - Day Service
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

• LEVEL 7 Degree in: Social Care/ Applied Social Studies in professional Social Care/ Social Care Practice/ Social Care Work or relevent Level 7 degree.

• CORU Registration

EXPERIENCE:

• Working with individuals with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience in delivering positive behaviour support and low arousal approaches in a person centred environment.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Awareness of key worker role and philosophy surrounding supporting people with complex needs.
• Have an understanding of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disability and supporting people with complex needs.
• New Directions, HIQA and National Standards.
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to develop positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Programme planning.
• Computer literacy
• Ability to design schedules, write social stories, facilitate achievement of individual’s personal goals

• Liaising appropriately with the people we support, their network of support, family members and other professionals where applicable, to ensure consistent planning.
• Working as part of a team to ensure that service objectives are met and reviewed so as to improve and develop the service.
• Working in partnership with colleagues and management to establish, maintain and monitor standards of performance for all aspects of the service, including involvement and consultation with the people we support.
• Working as part of a team in respect to risk management and establishing the right balance in risk assessments between enabling people we support to make choices and fulfilling the service duty of care.
• Creating and facilitating individual programmes of meaningful activities.
• Completion of reports as deemed necessary by the organisation.
• Supporting the people we support with regular exercise and outdoor activities.
• Attendance and successful completion of any training, education and development deemed necessary to support you in your role.
  (This is not an exhaustive list of all duties but is rather a guide to the role).