Relief Support Worker- Cavan. Irlanda

What’s the Role:  Relief Support Worker

What It Takes:

An important part of the staff role is to support our individuals who have complex needs and help them to manage their emotions.

So the ability to be resilient, to communicate effectively and to utilise a variety of communication tools is essential.

Our dedicated staff team support our individuals to learn and develop their independence skills which includes tasks such as shopping, cleaning their flat, personal care, accessing the community, budgeting, taking medication. Each staff member has something to bring to the role and we encourage staff to use their humour and sense of fun and creativity in supporting our individuals with day to day life.

Where You Would Work:  Cavan

Cavan service has been an established service in the local community since 2011, the aim of our house is to ensure each service users is provided with the care and support specific to them.

Every individual is offered and given the supports to enable individual choice and independence around how they want and choose to live. Activities and enabling this is a big part of what we as a service endeavour to do daily. This can be through availing of local amenities and community activities e.g. Art, music/singing, dancing, Knitting club, local parks/forests, Arch Club, eating out, shopping, cinema & reflexology and local library.  

In order to support each person we require people with experience working with people in a care environment and or Intellectual disabilities.

This would entail been caring, compassionate, willing to learn & adapt to surroundings. An ability to use your initiative, be calm and level headed, patient and respectful of others. Be able to work as part of a team. Supporting service users with their independence and ensuring a safe environment, promoting & encouraging service users with everyday tasks and achieving their desired outcomes and promoting inclusion in their local community.

Salary Details:

Relief Support Worker    Relief Contracts available    €14.40 per hour

Tell Me More!

For more information on the role please contact:   recruitpraxiscare.org.uk   or amberlivingspraxiscare.org.uk

Don’t Wait!

Closing Date: 22/04/2024

To apply please go to www.praxiscare.org/careers

Please note a driving licence is required for this role