Social Care Worker

There are currently 8 permanent whole-time vacancies available. A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for Social Care Worker, Mental Health and Disability Services, HSE South West from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.

Details of the Service:

Mental Health Services

Mental Health Services in HSE South West serve a total population of 689,750 (provisional census 2016) over a large geographic area. The services provided span community, outpatient, inpatient and residential care with a focus on the delivery of recovery orientated supports. A number of specialised Mental Health Teams are in place in both Cork and Kerry. For the purpose of service delivery Cork has 10 sector-based Community Adult Mental Health Teams with 8 CAMHS teams and Kerry has 3 sector-based Community Adult Teams with 2 CAMHS teams.

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service is a dynamic service that provides a specialist mental health service to those aged up to 18 years old who have moderate to severe mental health disorders that require the input of a specialist multidisciplinary mental health team (MDT).

The MDT consists of staff from the disciplines of social work, social care, mental health nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, psychology, and psychiatry, as well as experienced and committed administrative staff.

Disability Services

St Raphael’s Service is an adult Intellectual Disability Service situated in East Cork. It currently caters for circa 80 adults with an ID and / or Autism. The service has a base in Youghal and has a number of Community Houses in the surrounding environment of West Waterford and East Cork.

The aim of our services for people with an ID and physical or sensory disabilities is to promote and maintain better health both in the person with a disability and their carer. We deliver day and residential services.

This is a service, which has undergone significant changes in line with National Policy and has progressed from an institutional model of care to a community based person-centred model.

Key Working Relationships

The person appointed to this post will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a co-ordinated approach to service user/client care.

Purpose of the Post:

Disability Services

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.

Mental Health Service

The purpose of the post is to provide a social care worker service within a multidisciplinary team to children and adolescents experiencing mental health difficulties and their family.

The post holder will be required to establish and maintain effectively relationships with individuals to support their mental health help promote their independence, and in doing so treating them with dignity, respect and equality.

Post Specific Requirements

Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience working in the area of Disability/Mental Health Services and/or with persons with disabilities/mental health difficulties, as relevant to the role of Social Care Worker.

Informal Enquiries

For Disability Enquiries:

Susan Wall, Director of Services, St Raphael’s Centre.

Email: susan.wall@hse.ie

Tel: 087 2498724

Rosarie Horgan, HR Lead for Disability Services.

Email: Rosarie.horgan@hse.ie

Tel: 0872334715

For Mental Health enquiries:

Cork:

Louise Cronin, Social Care Leader, CAMHS North Lee North

Louise.Cronin@hse.ie

Tel: 0214659730

Kerry:

Carol Connaughton, Principal Social Worker, North Kerry CAMHS

Carol.connaughton@hse,.ie

Tel: 066 710 4857

For more information regarding this post, please download the attached supporting documentation. Please allow sufficient time to submit your application form before the deadline. It is recommended that you have the most recent version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on your PC/Laptop.

For technical issues please contact Valentine Healy at Valentine.Healy1@hse.ie.