JOB TITLE: RELIEF CHILDCARE PRACTITIONER
LOCATION: Ashleigh House, Damastown D**Apply on the website**
REPORTS TO: Cr?che Supervisor / Manager
HOURS: Flexible
JOB TYPE: **Apply on the website** Months Fixed Term
SALARY : Competitive Salary
PURPOSE: To provide Relief cover for the Creche in order to help
ensure that we provide quality service to clients, their children and
families/significant others in accordance with best practice in the
area.
CONTACT EMAIL: **Apply on the website**
Coolmine is a leading drug and alcohol treatment centre providing
community, day and residential services to men and women with
problematic substance use and their families in Ireland established
since **Apply on the website**. Coolmine Therapeutic Community
believes that everyone should have the opportunity to overcome
addiction and lead a fulfilled and productive life.
We now have a vacancy for Relief Childcare Practitioner. The
successful candidate will report to Creche Supervisor to provide
Relief cover for the Creche in order to help ensure that we provide
quality service to clients, their children and families/significant
others in accordance with best practice in the area.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: (INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
* To engage with and build trusting relationships with all clients at
a formal and informal level in order to develop a viable and
productive therapeutic relationship, treating them with dignity and
respect at all times in order to promote and motivate clients towards
full recovery, while working within the IAAAC and Coolmine code of
ethics as well as the overall values of Coolmine Therapeutic
Community.
* Create and maintain a safe, caring and stable environment for
children in line with best practice. In line with agreed policies and
procedures, to ensure that the rules governing safety and security are
adhered to at all times.
* To work directly with the children in the facility and their
families to ensure that their physical, emotional and intellectual
needs are met.
* To ensure the rights of the children are respected and that they
are not subjected to any form of abuse.
* To carry out thorough assessments with children, in order to put
in place comprehensive care plans that address their needs while at
the same time establishing a cohesive and team based approach to the
implementation and review system. Ensuring that all relevant
documentation, filing, statistics, and paperwork are in line with the
aims and standards of the project. To provide three-way support
sessions for children, service users and members of the addiction team
consulting with them and enabling them towards an improved parenting
lifestyle.
* To establish links with external agencies (particularly the
agencies within Blanchardstown network) and build relationships with
them to assist in informal networking, inter-agency referral, and
information sharing. Participate actively in agreed formal networks
representing the best interests of Coolmine and your particular
project.
* To work as part of a team with regular and consistent
communication, participating actively at all team meetings and
supporting the ethos, philosophy and methodology of the therapeutic
community model.
* Such other appropriate and relevant tasks as may be required by
the Services Manager/Creche Supervisor.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
_EDUCATION_
Childcare FETAC level 5.
_EXPERIENCE_
* Must have experience working in a Creche or with children and young
babies.
* Has experience and understands the importance and implications of
working as part of a team.
* Experience of case management/care planning implementation and
process.
_KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS_
* Has excellent communication and listening skills and can present
information in a way that is not over simplistic or complicated, while
communicating all relevant therapeutic community business to clients,
colleagues and superiors.
* Enjoys working with people, is approachable, and demonstrates warm
and friendly mannerisms with congruence, while being clear and
explicit about professional and personal boundaries.
* Has a ?can do? attitude and a positive solution focused
approach to problem solving and conflict resolution.
* Good oral and written skills with effective letter and report
writing ability, maintaining accurate reports, files and paperwork.
* Uses assertive behaviour, demonstrating dignity and respect for
self and others at all times.
* Has good awareness of self and others, grounded in the ?here and
now? with good anticipation and observational skills.
* Is open to appropriate challenges and confrontation from clients
at the required time and place and is open to feedback and appraisal
from colleagues and management.
* Is not afraid or unwilling to take on the work or responsibilities
that are expected from a client resident.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Interested candidates who meet the Person Specification requirements
should send their CV & cover letter to Justinah Bello, HR Generalist
at **Apply on the website**.
The closing date for applications is 5PM ON TUESDAY 7TH JULY, **APPLY
ON THE WEBSITE**
_COOLMINE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER._
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
