Social Care Worker

Avista is a progressive organisation, providing a wide range of services including Day, Residential and Respite support to both Children and Adults in various locations across 3 Regions. The organisation is looking for candidates who are committed to supporting people with Intellectual Disabilities and their families, in a Person Centred, Community Based. Socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research. APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION: SOCIAL CARE WORKER COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL SERVICE Permanent :39HPW Part Time :19.5HPW Salary: € 40,351 - € 56,650 * (*LSI ) *Salary subject to Relevant Public Sector Experience and pro-rated for hours of work. Essential: · Level 7 or higher in a CORU recognised Social Care Qualification – list of which can be found at this link: https://coru.ie/health-and-social-care-professionals/education/approved-qualifications/social-care-workers/ · Up to date CORU registration/ Confirmation of application for registration submitted to CORU · Full clean Irish Manual driving licence. · Experience working within the area of intellectual disability and those who have behaviours of concern. Desirable: · To adopt a holistic and person centre approach to your role to ensure people are supported to live their best lives and an awareness of New Directions, · Willingness to support persons to develop skills and competencies around identified areas of interest and learning. Ref: Why work with us? ü Excellent Career Progression Opportunities. ü Supportive and innovative working environment. ü Comprehensive Pension Scheme. ü Generous annual leave entitlement. Please submit a CV as application via our website careers section at: https://www.rezoomo.com/company/avista/ Informal enquiries to CNM3 Office-Phone No: 0872607037 This is an ongoing recruitment campaign to fill active vacancies and to create a panel for future vacancies that may arise across the CRS service.” Avista reserves the right to close the competition early should a substantial number of applications be received. Avista is a public body and subject to Freedom of Information and Data Protection Requests Avista is an equal opportunities employer.