Role: Care Staff, Residents Services

Duration of the post: Permanent Full Time (39 hours per week)

Location: West Dublin/ North Kildare

Reporting Relationship: Director of Care, Residents Services

Job Purpose:

The overall role and responsibility of Care Staff is to enhance the lives of the Residents.  To this aim Care Staff must work effectively with all staff directly involved with the residents of Stewarts Care.

Scope of the Role:

Care Staff are a member of the Resident Services team and deliver support in conjunction with the wider multidisciplinary team and other relevant stakeholders.

Remuneration:

Current Salary Scale: €30,755-€43,909 LSI (Care Assistant Intellectual Disability Salary Scale), Your salary is paid monthly (16th unless when 16th falls on Saturday or Sunday you are paid on the Friday prior to the 16th) by direct credit transfer into any Bank or Building Society of your choice where the paypath system operates. Salaries and increments are paid in accordance with DOH salary scales

Annual Leave: 33 Calendar Days and 5 Single days when working 7 days in a 14 day shift pattern. 23 days when working a 5 in 7 days shift pattern (Monday to Friday).

Working Week:

The hours allocated to this post are 39 hours exclusive of lunch breaks. The allocation of these hours will be at the discretion of the Director of Care and in accordance with the needs of the service to include evenings, weekends and sleepovers.

Probation:

All employees will be subject to a probationary period of 6 months, with an extension if required to 9 months. This probationary period applies to all employees irrespective of their role or type of role.

Garda Vetting:

Stewarts will carry out Garda vetting on all new employees. An employee will not take up employment with the organisation until the Garda Vetting process has been completed and the organisation is satisfied that such an appointment does not pose a risk to the service users and employees.

References:

Stewarts will seek up to two written references from current and previous employers, educational institutions or any other organisation with which the candidate has been associated. Stewarts reserves the right to determine the merit, appropriateness and relevance of such references and referees.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

General Duties

• To Supervise the residents in all aspects of daily life, have due regard for their safety and the safety of others, both on and off sections including outdoor activities in accordance with Stewarts Care Policy.
• To ensure that all efforts are made to cater for the physical and emotional needs of the residents to ensure the highest quality of care.
• To assist in the day to day running of sections so that each area is run in a manner that is in keeping with the highest professional standards and care.
• To assist in the training of residents and to observe and report on residents to nursing staff and other personnel directly involved with residents when requested. To assist in client assessment and programme implementation.
• To accompany residents to outside clinics, hospitals or other centres where they have been transferred for specialised treatment or care and to give a preliminary verbal report on returning to residence.
• To assist in the implementation of nursing treatment as directed.
• To assist in the induction of new Care Staff to the Residents and general routine.
• To accept delegated responsibility for residents when requested as directed by the Manager/Social Care Worker or Nurse in Charge.
• To attend In-service Training Programme and lectures educating on the development of service users.
• Attend Fire Prevention and Emergency Training Sessions and become conversant with them and to implement fire orders as per letter of appointment.
• Observe strictly the Code of Confidentiality.

For more details view the full job description in the Additional Information section below.