Purpose of the post
To provide a social care service to individuals living in a variety of community settings as part of a multidisciplinary team. The Social Care Worker will support the effective delivery of services to individuals in all aspects of their daily lives as per their individual needs and in accordance with their personal plans to enable them to live a good life.
The post holder will be required to establish and maintain effectively relationships with individuals to help promote their independence, and in doing so treating them with dignity, respect and equality.
Key responsibilities
· Deliver a quality service ensuring professional standards are maintained in accordance with professional, national and local requirements.
· Work within current legislation and policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols as laid down by the employer.
· Work in accordance with the principles and values of recovery as described in the National Framework for Recovery for Irish Mental Health Services 2018-2020.
· Treat service users and their families with dignity and respect, promoting a culture of unconditional positive regard at all times.
· Contribute to the promotion, creation and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and therapeutic environment.
· Plan, implement and evaluate care plans, placement plans and treatment programmes as part of a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring the written and verbal reporting of general and individual treatment programmes.
· Work constructively and in a positive manner within the team to deliver services which are safe, progressive, individualised and meet the needs of those using the service.
· Recognise service users as expert through experience, promoting their participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.
· Ensure that the primary care needs of the service user are met e.g., support the service user to ensure high quality well balanced meals are consumed.
· Undertake various aspects of home management including the household budget, upkeep, cleaning, hygiene etc.
· Support the service user in the organisation of personal documents, information and finance.
· Participate in meetings in relation to the care and development of the service user...
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