Social Care Worker.
Navan, Meath · Full Time · €36,692 - €39,558 per year
About this role
Who we are
Embrace is an Irish, family-owned provider of support services for people with intellectual disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and acquired brain injuries.
Our service is based around our five core values of Energy, Kindness, Empowerment, Quality and Happiness. These values underpin our strengths-based and person-centred approach, which together form the ethos of our service.
What we offer successful candidates
- Competitive pay scale of €36,691 - €39,558 dependant on experience
- New joiner bonus of €250 for full-time staff
- Overtime premiums per hour
- Double time on Public Holidays
- Sunday Premium
- Paid breaks
- Fortnightly pay
- Roster to suit your work/life balance
- Refer-a-Friend Program - €150 per referral
- Employment Assistance Programme, an independent support service for staff
- Bike-to-Work Scheme
The ideal Candidate will
- Hold or be pursuing a Level 7 qualification in Social Care / Applied Social Studies (must be registered with or eligible for registration with CORU)
OR
- Hold a Nursing Degree (must be registered in the relevant Division of the Live Register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)
- Demonstrate knowledge of the legislation, regulations, and standards applicable to the provision of accommodation-based services to vulnerable people
- Have strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a full driving licence
Working Pattern
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Job Overview
Embrace are recruiting Social Care Workers for our children’s residential houses. We are seeking applications from Social Care Workers who have a passion for supporting people in the community and helping them to develop within their homes. The successful candidate will be joining a strong team and will be overseen by a supportive management team.
Our ambition is to offer a strengths-based service that focuses on residents’ core interests and encourages their development of new skills. Underpinning all of this is an understanding that we are offering a home for people, and an assurance from us that these homes offer a range of home comforts, and on-site amenities and enable local engagement with community initiatives and organisations.