What is the Role?

The Community Support Worker will support service users in the Community with their individual personal goals targeted towards education, leisure, employment and independent living skills in line with their person-centred plans.

Our aim is to ensure that each person we support achieves their optimum potential.

Locations:

Bunratty (Outreach)

• Shifts are Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m. to 2.30 p.m. (successful candidate would work approx. 2 days per week in this service)
• Focus on community access and activities e.g. horse-riding, swimming, music therapy, lunch out, walks, day trips, mass, etc.
• 1:1 support
• Service vehicle available, own car not required (but licence for manual vehicle essential)

Shannon (Supported Living), Co. Clare

• Shifts are 7 days per week and include day time, evening, sleepover, weekends, and bank holidays (successful candidate would work approx. one shift per week in this service – could be
  weekday or weekend)
• 1:2 support ratio (one staff on shift at a time)
• Home based support with community access
• Service vehicle available, own car not required (but licence formanual vehicle essential)

Job type: Permanent part-time contract of 20 hours per week

About Resilience

Since 2011 high-growth Irish company Resilience has continued to lead the way in transforming health and social care in Ireland.  Our essence is to help build resilience in the people we support to bring the possible to life.

Our Social Care division is providing progressive Residential, Day and Outreach Services for people with Disabilities, Autism and Prader Willi Syndrome – helping people to realise their potential.  We are looking for passionate people to join our Permanent Team and build a future in rewarding work that truly changes lives.

Requirements: 

• Experience working in disability services/as a healthcare assistant.
• Experience with personal/intimate care.
• Level 5 Qualification in Healthcare, Childcare, Social Care, or similar. Level 5 in other disciplines also considered.
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries.
• Full, clean Irish driving licence for a manual car (essential)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Flexibility to work a mixture of weekday and weekend shifts (weekend shifts would be once or twice a month)

What we offer:

• Develop and progress your career through fully funded additional training and development.
• Competitive pay rates.
• Discounted health insurance with our healthcare provider.
• Earn from our paid Refer-a-Friend scheme.
• Fuel discount scheme

Resilience is proud to be an equal opportunity employer

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