Social Care Worker, Baile an Aoire, Montenotte, Cork.

One-year, part-time position

Applications are sought for a Social Care Worker, one-year part-time position (24 hours per week) for Baile an Aoire, Montenotte, Cork.

Baile an Aoire, part of Good Shepherd Cork (GSC), provides long term supported housing to single women who are vulnerable. We aim to enhance the quality of life of the residents, offering accommodation in a safe and therapeutic environment, through a trauma informed service model.

This opportunity will require working time flexibility, including some evening and weekend work.

Reporting to the Social Care Team Lead, the successful candidate will:

• Work within the ethos and values of Good Shepherd Cork.
• Promote and create a welcoming and caring therapeutic environment within Baile An Aoire.
• Proactively engage with tenants in terms of meeting their needs and creating an environment built on trust, respect, co-operation and choice.
• Develop and implement care plans for and with each tenant, with the team, the tenants and any professionals involved with the tenant.
• Ensure service standards, including daily care tasks, activities and other social care needs are delivered.
• Liaise with service manager and other professionals, as appropriate.
• Maintain all required records in a safe, secure and confidential manner, adhering to GDPR requirements, ensuring confidentiality.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision and service-related meetings.
• Ensure Good Shepherd Cork policies and procedures are complied with, ensuring a quality holistic service is delivered.
• Ensure all activities and actions are completed in a safe and healthy manner, as set out in the services’ Safety Statement.
• Support financial management of service, aligned with and responsive to evolving tenants’ needs.
• Take on other such duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

Key requirements and attributes:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the vision, mission and values of Good Shepherd Cork.
• A recognised professional qualification in Social Care or relevant equivalent.
• Minimum of three years’ experience working in a homeless/housing service(s).
• Previous experience in the Disability Service is desirable.
• A strong ability to work on one’s own initiative.
• Professional, caring and empathetic approach to working with women who are vulnerable.
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills.
• Good I.T. skills.
• Full, clean driving license.

The above outlines the main functions and responsibilities of the post and is subject to review and amendment in the light of changing circumstances and may include other duties and responsibilities from time to time.

To apply for this opportunity, please complete GSC Application Form attached to this advert along with a covering letter outlining why you consider yourself suitable for this role to Rita Linehan, Manager, Baile an Aoire, (rlinehan@goodshepherdcork.ie)

Closing date: 5pm, Friday 22nd August 2025