Job Details: Gheel Autism Services: Autism Practitioner / Social Care Worker & Support Worker


Irish Future
Talbot Street
Dublin 1
irishfuture.ie
Gheel Autism Services: Autism Practitioner / Social Care Worker & Support Worker


In Gheel, we focus on supporting individuals with autism through their
life journey and enabling them to have fulfilling life experiences,
while having autonomy and control over their choices and decisions.
Gheel Autism Services provides a wide range of services for adults
with autism including day and vocational opportunities, outreach
support and a variety of supported living options. Across our services
we consider how each person thinks, learns and processes information
to develop a personalised plan of support. Considering individuals
strengths and motivations, we enable people to obtain outcomes which
are meaningful to them. Our committed practitioners receive regular
training and they are equipped with the knowledge and skills to enable
each individual to have positive and meaningful life experiences. All
staff are involved in changing the culture of supporting people into a
more inclusive, independence focused style of support ? where people
are encouraged to be partners in, not recipients of, their service
delivery.

BENEFITS:

* Access to Health Insurance
* Access to Educational Support Scheme
* Company Pension with company contribution (including income
protection and death-in-service benefits)
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
* Up to **Apply on the website** days of annual leave
* Bike to Work Scheme
* Training and Development (CPD)
* Option to join the Health Service Credit Union

Due to the on-going expansion of our service, we currently have the
following full and part-time Day Services vacancies in our Community
Support Team in Maynooth.

DAY SERVICE VACANCIES ? COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM, MAYNOOTH

A. AUTISM PRACTITIONER / SOCIAL CARE WORKER ? DAY SERVICES -
COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM-PERMANENT (1.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** WTE)

B. SUPPORT WORKER ? DAY SERVICES - COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM ?
PERMANENT (0.**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE** WTE)

Gheel Autism Services provides Community Support Services across
Dublin and North Kildare. These allows us to offer unique and
personalised services which are based on the choices, needs and
aspirations of the individual. Our day services are in process of
working towards a New Directions model of service delivery. This is
also to suit the individual sensory and support needs of adults with
autism. Community Support Services provide a tailored style of support
in local communities. Practitioners support and promote a support
reduction model of service which promotes development of independent
living skills, education and employment possibilities and social and
leisure groups.

The Support Worker will in conjunction with the work of the
Practitioners assist in the development of independent living skills,
education and employment possibilities and social and leisure groups.
The successful candidates will be required to work across all
locations on a roster basis.

The successful candidates will be required to work across all
locations on a roster basis.

Applicants must have full, clean driving licence. The successful
candidate will be expected to work across Monday to Sunday, **Apply on
the website**am ? 6pm. This role will require flexibility in the
days worked to facilitate the needs of the person being supported.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SOCIAL CARE WORKER/ AUTISM PRACTITIONER
POST:

* Level 7 award in Social Care/Studies delivered by an Institute of
Technology, DIT or National University of Ireland.
* A relevant qualification received outside the State recognised by
NARIC as equivalent to the Irish Level 7 award or
* Relevant third level qualification at degree level i.e. social
work, psychology, and/or allied health or a Post-graduate
qualification in Autism Studies

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA FOR THIS POST:

* At least one-year recent experience in the social care/disability
sector
* Experience of supporting individuals with a diagnosis of ASD and
knowledge of Autism
* Ability to promote independence ? supporting others to learn how
? not doing it for them.
* An understanding of the New Directions Model of Service Delivery.
* Excellent communication skills.
* A full, clean drivers licence

SALARY SCALE:

* Successful candidates will be paid in line with **Apply on the
website** HSE revised consolidated Social Care Worker pay scale point
1; ?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** ? point
**Apply on the website**; ? **Apply on the website**,**Apply on the
website** per annum based on working a **Apply on the website**-hour
week. There is **Apply on the website** days annual leave per annum
with this role.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR SUPPORT WORKER POST:

* Fetac Level 5 or equivalent in social care
* Qualification in Health or Social Science

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE FOR SUPPORT WORKERS:

* At least one-year recent experience in the social care/disability
sector.
* Experience working with adults with autism.
* A full, clean drivers licence

SALARY SCALE:

* Successful candidates will be paid in line with **Apply on the
website** HSE revised consolidated Care Assistant pay scale point 2;
?**Apply on the website**,**Apply on the website** ? point **Apply
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website** per annum based on working a **Apply on the website**-hour
week. There is **Apply on the website** days annual leave per annum
pro rata with this role.

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To apply for one of the above positions please send your C.V to
**Apply on the website**. In the subject line please advise what
position you are applying for by stating COMMUNITY SUPPORT, POSITION A
OR B. Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the
evidence outlined in their C.V.

The closing date for receipt of all completed applications is
Wednesday, **Apply on the website**th of March @5pm. Late applications
will not be accepted.


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Type: Permanent
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