Contratación en Dublin (Irlanda) de trabajador social/trabajadora social

Key Areas of Responsibility:

To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e. providing food, laundry clean

bedding etc. while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service.

To assess the needs of service users and to refer them to appropriate agencies.

To provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them

and updating line manager and the team on progress.

To liaise with external agencies, health boards and county councils.

To ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered too.

To assist the medical and nursing staff with the health care of Service users

To be a team player taking a role in handovers, supervising Volunteers and supporting your

team members in ensuring all decision making is consistent

To participate in supervision with your line manager and annual appraisals and identifying

your own professional development within your role.

To ensure all Depaul Policies and Procedures are adhered too particularly Health and Safety,

code of Conduct and Confidentiality.

To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality

standard of work in line with Depaul Values and ethos.

Person Requirements:

2 year’s paid experience working in a social care field (essential), desirably in a residential setting

Formal qualifications are not required for this post (but a qualification in a social care

field and/or mental health work would be desirable)

Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (i.e. S/U Risk

assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments)

Process an understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working

Process an understanding of why people become homeless and the issues they

present with, understanding what supports can be offered in homeless services to

service users with complex support needs

Have experience working with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning

for people with complex needs. Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary

sector resources available to homeless people Understand the importance for Health

and Safety in a residential setting.

Be a good communicator and computer literate

Knowledge and understanding of Depaul vision mission and values.

Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity.

An understanding of, and respect for the values and beliefs of Depaul.