Social Care Worker in Enniskillen

You are joining Trinity Support & Care Services, an innovative organisation, providing quality assured, safe, and person-centred residential care and outreach support services to children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Key purpose of the job:

As a Social Care Worker, you will provide holistic supports with day-to-day living for individuals with a learning disability, autism or associated mental health needs. You will deliver person-centred and empowering provisions of support to meet the individual needs of our service users.

Main responsibilities:

• Provide assistance to Service Users in all aspects of personal care.
• Ensure the Human Rights of each Service User is exercised with the utmost degree of integrity and respect.
• Ensure a safe environment is maintained at all times for both Service Users, work colleagues and visitors to the unit/house.
• Encourage each Service User to live in accordance with their own wishes and preferences, promoting their individuality through new opportunities, skills and innate abilities.
• Ensure that each Service User receives the correct and relevant information to allow for informed decision making.
• Support each Service User in the least restrictive ways, with positive risk taking as a key element of their decision-making abilities.
• Achieve personal outcomes in keeping with each Service User, with clear goals, steps for achieving such and timeframes.
• Work in line with evidence-based practices to support each person to live life to their fullest potential and remain (or become) socially valued members of their communities.
• Contribute positively and professionally to your staff team and wider organisation.

Regulation:

• Maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness of the residential setting and ensure that all procedures relating to safe food practices and infection control are carried out and documented.
• Maintain folders, written reports, risk assessments and complete daily paperwork.
• Follow medication administration procedures, ensuring medication is administered using the 10 rights of medication administration.
• Ensure documentation procedures are followed correctly and all actions are exercised in a timely manner.
• Adhere to all policies, procedures, regulations (in particular HQIA Framework), Employee Handbook, and working practices of the organisation.
• Participate in meetings and service user reviews; feedback information to management and the wider MDT when appropriate.
• Attend and participate in all regulatory, mandatory and development training as assigned by the organisation and/or your line manager.
• Effectively contribute to the team dynamic within your work location/other work locations to provide a high-quality, professional service at all times.

Person Specification - Social Care Worker

Essential Criteria / Desirable Criteria

• Third Level Qualification or equivalent in Social Care or a related discipline and/or a minimum of 2 years' employment experience in a similar role (e.g. Day Services; Domiciliary Care; Residential Care; Learning Disability; Autism & NISCC registration).
• Experience of supporting individuals who present with challenging behaviour.

Technical Competencies / Skills:

• Competent in the use of Microsoft Word & Outlook.
• Working knowledge of Regulatory Frameworks and best practice as set out by Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and experience of creating/formulating data sheets.
• Working Knowledge of Intranet / SharePoint systems for information sharing & storage.

Other:

• It is essential that applicants hold a full (i.e. not provisional) and current UK/ROI driving licence and access to a car and business insurance for work purposes or have access to a means of transport which would enable the applicant to carry out the duties of the post.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES:

• Meeting Service User Needs - Understanding of Care Plans and Documentation.
• Problem Solving & Decision Making - Knowledge of Safety Protocols and First Aid.
• Respect for Diversity and Equality.
• Understanding Ethical and Legal Aspects.

Work Location: In person