Dublin Simon Community: Support Worker (Nights) [1]

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Support Worker (Nights) to Work directly with service users as part of a team to ensure the provision of accommodation services and physical environment within the Simon Community operate effectively and consistently to best practice standards. Meeting the needs of clients on a nightly basis, responding to crisis, engaging clients in service activities and support plans.
 
Core responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide support to the project workers by following up on support plan actions, supporting the service user to achieve their goals.  
• Provide care interventions, including daily living skills support, accommodation searching and/ or engagement in support plan actions.  
• Ensure all clients receive a robust induction to the service and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.  
• Support colleagues on the day team to operate a social programme and a learning programme, following up and engaging clients at night time when necessary.  
• Ensure residents adhere to terms and conditions of agreements relating to their accommodation and be alerted to any situation or behaviour which may result in breaches of this agreement in line with policies and procedures of Simon.
• Ensure the continuity of service provision in housing services, to include handovers, diary, incident reports etc.

We are looking for an individual with a recognised third level qualification to at least diploma level in a relevant discipline, with at least 1 year previous working experience in a social care setting. 

The Organisation

Dublin Simon Community works to prevent and address homelessness and provides services at all stages of homelessness to enable people to move to a place they can call home.
Dublin Simon Community has been awarded the Excellence Through People accreditation for the past 3 years. This standard is achieved by organisations that have best practice Human Resource Systems in place, particularly in the area of staff training and development, communication, and staff involvement in the decision making processes in the organisation. 

What We Promise

Competitive Salary & Benefits
Dynamic & Varied Role
Diverse Work Environment

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Application due date: 05/11/2017

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For queries relating to this position please telephone (01) 635 4800