Depaul believes that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our aim is to work with those who are socially excluded and marginalised by providing a quality led service in order to produce the best possible outcomes for those accessing our services. We strive to empower our service users to make choices and decisions about the way they live their lives. We work in partnership with central and local government, housing associations and other non-governmental organisations.

Depaul is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We offer a standard 35 hour working week, generous leave entitlements and a pension scheme. We support all staff with regular supervision and a wide learning and development programme.

Depaul wishes to recruit to the following role:

Project Worker - Suaimhneas

Permanent
Full time – 35 hours per week
Shift work including weekends – day and evening shift
Salary €37,109.46 per annum

1. Role

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support through the recovery model in Suaimhneas. Suaimhneas is an 6 bed recovery model supporting women in early recovery from addiction issues. The primary focus is to promote the wellbeing of women in recovery. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout Dublin. This role will report directly to the local management team in Suaimhneas. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team that is focused on the organisation’s development going forward.

2. Key Areas of Responsibility

• To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e.
• Supporting independent living skills, cooking, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, meaningful use of time and self care while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service.
• To assess the needs of service users and to refer them to appropriate agencies.
• To provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them and updating line manager and the team on progress.
• To liaise with external agencies, health boards and county councils.
• To ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered too.
• To be a team player taking a role in handovers, supervising Volunteers and supporting your team members in ensuring all decision making is consistent
• To participate in supervision with your line manager and annual appraisals and identifying your own professional development within your role.
• To ensure all Depaul Policies and Procedures are adhered to particularly Health and Safety, code of Conduct and Confidentiality.
• To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work in line with Depaul Values and ethos.

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility both in relation to tasks and direct reports may be added over time.

3. Person Requirements

EXPERIENCE

• ∙2 year’s paid experience working in a drug free/ recovery model setting (residential setting, desirable) Must have experience of care planning and keyworking and be in a position to evidence this.
• A solid understanding of the recovery models such as 12 steps
• Recovery Coaching qualification and experience would be beneficial but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (i.e. S/U Risk assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments)
• Process an understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working
• Process an understanding of why people become homeless and the issues they present with, understanding what supports can be offered in homeless services to service users with complex support needs
• Have experience working with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning for people in recovery from various addictions.
• Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector resources available to homeless people ∙ Understand the importance for Health and Safety in a residential setting.
• Be a good communicator and computer literate
• Knowledge and understanding of Depaul vision mission and values.
• Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity

ATTITUDE

• An understanding of, and respect for the values and beliefs of Depaul

Online Application Procedure:

Please download and complete the application form available on the employment page of our website – full job description is available for review
https://depaulcharity.getgotjobs.co.uk/home

For more information, e-mail recruitmentroi@depaulcharity.net

Closing date: Friday 10 May 2024 17:00

Panels will be formed from which future vacancies may be filled

WHY WORK FOR US?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

• We celebrate the potential of people
• We put our words into action
• We aim to take a wider role in civil society
• We believe in rights and responsibilities

If you choose to work for Depaul we offer:

Our Benefits

Salary Scale
We operate on a salary scale that is based on length of service

Annual Leave
Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year
3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year (Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)

Pension
Matched by the employer

Health Assistance
Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. this includes dental,optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included onthe plan.

Life Assurance
Four times salary

Maternity /Adoptive Leave
18 weeks fullpay

Paternity Leave
2 weeks full pay

Sick Leave
Entitlement to sick pay startingfrom day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service(subject to policy terms)

Employee Assistance Program
EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.

Learning and Development
Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family.
Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role.
Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle.
Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid

Hybrid/Flexible working
DePaul support and embrace Flexible Working, including hybrid working and working from home, in line with the DePaul Working Policy(where appropriate and subject to role requirements and location)