Job Description
PE Global Healthcare are recruiting for CORU Registered Social Workers in Dublin Duties and Responsibilities; Provide a direct point of access for the local community and offer initial and holistic social assessment and intervention to children, youth, families and groups. Provide an initial assessment service to the care group and to develop referral procedures with other social work networked services. Identify service users’ individual and collective needs in partnership with them and co-create early interventions and/or social action strategies to meet those needs. Manage and prioritise a caseload appropriate to the post. Provide supportive counselling, emotional and practical support, and information to service users and their families. Adopt a holistic approach aimed at enhancing the quality of life, health and social well-being of all persons within the service area. Promote independence, self-reliance, self-determination and empowerment with persons in their environment, with families and local groups. Make it possible for service users to advocate for their own needs, or where appropriate advocate on behalf of service users Plan, deliver and engage in systemic interventions as appropriate with children, youth and families, groups, organisations and communities. Participate and take leadership in community needs assessment and ongoing community involvement including initiating and participating in prevention and health promotion activities. Deliver social work service in collaboration with other disciplines / agencies as required, in appropriate settings reflecting the needs of the service user. Assess where social conditions are a major factor in health and social wellbeing, consult and plan with the service user/ relevant team/ service and arrange appropriate social services for those who need them. Monitor and evaluate outcomes of person centred care plans for individual service users Actively participate as a member of the relevant team/ service in team building and change management initiatives. Eligible Criteria; Be registered in the Social Work Register maintained by the Social Work Registration Board maintained at CORU (or have entitlement to be registered and obtain registration prior to appointment). Maintain live annual registration on the Social Workers Register maintained by the Social Workers Registration Board at CORU Must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office. The post holder will require access to appropriate transport as the post may involve travel. Benefits; The standard working week is 35 hours Annual leave is 29 days If this sounds like the right fit for you, please send your CV to jamie.fenton@peglobal.net or give me a call on 083-8735934 for a confidential chat. #J-18808-Ljbffr