Residential Social Care Specialist

3 days ago


Armagh, United Kingdom Ashdale Care Ireland Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Residential Social Care Worker to join our team at Ashdale Care Ireland. As a key member of our residential team, you will play a vital role in creating a safe and caring environment for children and young people with complex emotional and behavioural needs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Cultivate genuine and caring connections with the young people, promoting a culture of unconditional positive regard.
  • Contribute to the promotion, creation, and maintenance of a welcoming, safe, caring, stable and therapeutic environment.
  • Advocate for the rights and responsibilities of each young person while promoting physical, emotional, social, cultural, ethnic, and spiritual wellbeing.
  • Ensure that young people are not subjected to any forms of abuse and report any concerns according to policy and procedures.
  • Supervise outings from the home and undertake daily household activities such as cooking and cleaning, as part of positive modelling.
  • Actively participate in working within the Model of Therapeutic Care.
  • Support with challenging behaviours when needed.
  • Provide emotional support during difficult or stressful times and encourage young people's participation in care planning, placement planning, decision-making and service delivery.
  • Integrate understanding of youth trauma and past experiences into practice through specialised training such as Developmental Trauma and Attachment from the Therapeutic Support Team.
  • Collaborate with support networks, including social workers and educators, guardians and family members.
  • Collaborate effectively within a team, engaging in regular communication through daily handovers, team meetings, and various reviews and planning sessions.
  • Maintain consistency in execution of childcare plans.
  • Complete and maintain accurate records and reports for each young person in line with statutory requirements and Ashdale Care policies and procedures.
  • Take on key worker duties including the handling of daily petty cash, accurately documenting receipts, securely storing money and valuable items and serving as a primary point of contact for professionals/family/young person.
  • Contribute to community engagement and agency partnerships to enrich residents' experiences and opportunities.
  • Undertake 'sleeping in' duties as required.

What We Offer:

  • Competitive pay scales starting at €32,739 based on experience plus sleep allowances of approximately €8,000
  • Annual Pay Review
  • Income Protection
  • Enhanced maternity/ paternity leave cover
  • Exceptional Training Opportunities both internal and external
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Competitive annual leave entitlements with increases for long service
  • Employee Pension Scheme
  • Sick Pay
  • Education Assistance Programme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • First Access to career opportunities as we continue to grow our services throughout Ireland


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