Social Care Leaders
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What you'll do
- Develop and implement Care and Placement Plans, ensuring accurate records and documentation are maintained.
- Promote the rights, safety and overall physical, emotional and social welfare of children and young people in care.
- Support young people with education, training, healthcare, appointments and personal development, while liaising with families and external agencies.
- Attend and contribute to care planning, case management, strategy and other professional meetings, preparing reports and maintaining high-quality records.
- Provide day-to-day care and support, including age-appropriate activities, positive engagement and physical intervention where required and in line with policy.
- Support household management, including meal preparation, budgeting, cleaning and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment.
- Complete accurate written and verbal reports, including progress updates and incident reporting, and ensure appropriate communication with the Centre Manager.
- Supervise Social Care/Residential Care Workers and students where required, providing guidance and support as directed by management.
- Take responsibility for decision-making while on shift, including overall responsibility for the residential centre in the absence of senior management, and provide Deputy Manager cover when required.
- Maintain compliance with legislation, childcare best practice, organisational policies, emergency procedures and professional development requirements, including participation in the centre's on-call rota.
What they're looking for
- QQI Level 7 in Social Care (or equivalent)
- 3 years’ experience working in Children’s Residential Centres.
- A full, clean drivers’ licence, valid in Ireland
- Knowledge of the National Standards in Children’s Residential Centres and Children’s First.
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Full description from employer
Liquid Personnel is recruiting an Adult/ Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s ABC team, based in location We are seeking committed and compassionate Social Care Leaders to support young people living in a residential care setting. The role focuses on delivering high-quality, person-centred support that promotes safety, stability, emotional wellbeing, and positive life outcomes. You will contribute to creating a nurturing environment and play a key role in helping young people thrive.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Develop and implement Care and Placement Plans, ensuring accurate records and documentation are maintained.
- Promote the rights, safety and overall physical, emotional and social welfare of children and young people in care.
- Support young people with education, training, healthcare, appointments and personal development, while liaising with families and external agencies.
- Attend and contribute to care planning, case management, strategy and other professional meetings, preparing reports and maintaining high-quality records.
- Provide day-to-day care and support, including age-appropriate activities, positive engagement and physical intervention where required and in line with policy.
- Support household management, including meal preparation, budgeting, cleaning and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment.
- Complete accurate written and verbal reports, including progress updates and incident reporting, and ensure appropriate communication with the Centre Manager.
- Supervise Social Care/Residential Care Workers and students where required, providing guidance and support as directed by management.
- Take responsibility for decision-making while on shift, including overall responsibility for the residential centre in the absence of senior management, and provide Deputy Manager cover when required.
- Maintain compliance with legislation, childcare best practice, organisational policies, emergency procedures and professional development requirements, including participation in the centre's on-call rota.
Benefits:
- €44,000 - €52,000
- Annual 3% increase on salary
- Training provided
- Pay more than standard pension
Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have;
- QQI Level 7 in Social Care (or equivalent)
- 3 years’ experience working in Children’s Residential Centres.
- A full, clean drivers’ licence, valid in Ireland
- Knowledge of the National Standards in Children’s Residential Centres and Children’s First.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
BH - 202601
GH - 36262
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