Job Description

Summary of the Job Description:

Support Worker Nights job in Dublin City Centre providing short-term accommodation services to homeless adults.

About Dublin Simon Community

We are a passionate team dedicated to empowering people to access and retain a home by providing housing, prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and other targeted interventions.

About the Role

As a Support Worker Nights, you will work directly with clients to ensure the provision of short-term accommodation services to homeless adults in Dublin City Centre.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out health and safety checks and record the same.
• Provide support to clients at night, recording on support plans and updating PASS and nights bed list.
• Provide care interventions, including daily living skills support and relapse prevention support.
• Ensure all new clients receive a robust induction to the service and are aware of their rights and responsibilities.
• Ensure building security at night and that all systems are working properly.
• Provide therapeutic and diversionary interventions, promoting positive mental health attitudes, self-esteem and self-respect.
• Support the manager in implementing strategic and operational action objectives.
• Preparations of rooms for service user intake to ensure standards are maintained.
• Crisis and conflict management.
• Ensure consistent handovers, diary, incident reports and follow-ups.
• Accommodation management, ensuring routine maintenance, cleaning, security inspections and bedroom health and safety inspections occur.
• Ensure neighbourhood policy is implemented and managed at all times.
• Active interventions, harm reduction, overdose prevention.
• Interpersonal skills development, dealing with relationships, family liaison and behavioural management issues.

Essential Requirements:

• BA/BS degree (level 7 or 8) in Psychology, Community Development, Counselling, Social Care, Social Work, or similar.
• Or level 5 in relevant field with 12 months experience in similar setting (including voluntary work and college placement).
• A passion for helping people.
• Flexibility to work in an agile environment.
• Willingness to learn.
• Experience in carrying out Health & Safety inspections and audits.

Job Details:

• Contract Type – Full Time Permanent.
• Working Hours – 37.5 hours a week, from Monday to Sunday availability.
• Location – Dublin City Centre.
• Salary – €30,000 + 12% Night Allowance.

Application Questions:

• Do you require an Employment Permit to work in Ireland?
• Have you ever been the subject of criminal charges or investigation?
• Are you available 7 days a week?