Oferta en Irlanda de cuidador de personas con discapacidad/cuidadora de personas con discapacidad

What’s the Role:  Temporary Team Leader

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:  Pinewoods

Pinewoods is a purpose built 5 bedroom house with an additional self-contained apartment. Each bedroom has its own en-suite attached. Pinewoods provides overnight short breaks to children between the ages of 8 to 19 (provided they are in fulltime education) years.

Pinewoods provides specialist support for a mixed group of children with intellectual disabilities and/or Autism, associated social & communication difficulties and behaviours of concern. Many of the children attending Pinewoods will be allocated 1:1 or 2:1 staffing based on their individual needs.

This service provides specialised, person-centred packages of support with the emphasis being on service users fulfilling their potential through the development of vocational and life skills.

We focus on developing transferable skills which fosters and encourages the achievement of personal goals. By supporting service users to become involved in the day-to-day activities we are able to develop a fulfilled sense of achievement while building confidence, new friendships, teamwork, communication skills and problem solving skills.

The staff team are a competent and caring group of people who all undergo an in depth training and induction programme so as to ensure each person working in the service is able to feel confident within their role. The staff team comprises of the manager, an admin assistant, three and a half team leaders and 7 support workers.

Salary Details:

Temporary Team Leader    Full Time    €35,069 - €46,541 per annum

*Salary based on 39 hours per week. Salary dependent on qualification/experience.  Where the role requires sleep-ins, a minimum additional payment of €101.60 per night applies*

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 this role requires a driving licence

Please note 2 years paid health and social care experience is essential for this role