Social Care Worker

Social Care Assistant

Medforce are delighted to partner with a leading provider of Healthcare Services in Ireland to bring this Social Care Assistant role based in Co Kerry

The person appointed will be part of a day and residential support team who will work intensively with individuals to discover what will constitute a good life for the individual and to establish what supports the individual will need to achieve their goals. In order to do this, there is a requirement that the post holder will work in partnership with the social care team and important people in the individual’s life. A high degree of flexibility is required as the timing and location of the supports provided will be dictated by the individual’s plan.

Responsibilities of Social Care Worker

• In the context of the individual person centred plans, support people who use the service with aspects of individual and group service responses including:
  • Occupation and leisure activities
  • Communication
  • Behaviour support plans
  • Independent living skills
  • Social Integration and the use of community facilities
  • Personal Care
  • Personal Development
• Assist with fostering, encouraging and developing each individual supported by the services’ self-care skills, particularly in relation to personal hygiene, health matters and care for their personal appearance.
• Support the individual by ensuring appropriate:
  • Physical support – moving and handling, fire safety, cleaning, laundry, infection control, mobility and communication needs.
  • Personal care – dressing, bathing toileting, assistance with eating, sleeping support, skins care, first aid and health promotion.
• Attend all medical appointments as required.
• Ensure a healthy and nutritious diet is offered and takes individual choice into account.
• Encourage and promote each person’s full participation in their home while at the same time ensuring that their home and its environs are maintained to acceptable standards where each resident has access to comprehensive, person-centred and holistic personal support.
• In consultation with the individual implement person centred plans and ensure that the needs identified are appropriately addressed and participate in resident reviews as required.
• Achieve competency in driving the centre transport and participate in transport duties as required. This may necessitate flexible starting and finishing times.

Requirements of Social Care Worker

• QQI Level 5 Major Award on the QQI Framework or higher in Community /Healthcare or equivalent relevant qualification in Health or Social Care
• Possess a full clean drivers license