Peter McVerry Trust: Outreach Worker - Aftercare Services
Vacancy: Outreach Worker - Aftercare Services
Location: Dublin, Kildare & Bray
Reporting to: Service Manager
Salary: €34,466-35,920
Hours: Full time
About Peter McVerry Trust:
Peter McVerry Trust is a national housing and homeless charity committed to reducing homelessness and the harm caused by substance misuse and social disadvantage.
The Purpose for the Role:
PMVT offers a number of Step-down Aftercare Services. Providing placements to young people aged 18 and over transiting from children residential services, foster care placements and residential aftercare services. Our aim is to provide continued support to young people, through visiting support. The aim of these placements are to enable them to build and develop their skills for independent living. Central to work carried out in step-down aftercare services is a belief in the value of building quality, trusting relationships with young people, thereby enhancing their personal development and life chances.
Each young person will be supported to complete the Towards Independence Living skill programme. Placements are underpinned by the Welltree model of care framework, which is a trauma and attachment model of care. Aftercare Step -down services aim to promote self-esteem, self-efficiency and wellbeing, best supporting young people to build their confidence when moving onwards to independent living. Placement plans are implemented to best support the needs of each young person and enabling them to set and achieve their goals. Young people are supported to engage in training, education and employment guided through key working interventions. Young people are supported to engage with external support where required ensuring wrap around supports.
Please see Job Description attached below.
How to apply:
To apply please download the application form: Application Form
Completed application forms should be sent to recruitment@pmvtrust.ie along with CV and Cover Letter.
Closing date: 30th April
Peter McVerry Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Peter McVerry Trust Operations Ltd Registration Number 412953. Charity Number CHY7256.