Depaul believes that everyone should have a place to call home and a stake in their community. Our aim is to work with those who are socially excluded and marginalised by providing a quality led service in order to produce the best possible outcomes for those accessing our services. We strive to empower our service users to make choices and decisions about the way they live their lives. We work in partnership with central and local government, housing associations and other non-governmental organisations.
Depaul is an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We offer a standard 35 hour working week, generous leave entitlements and a pension scheme. We support all staff with regular supervision and a wide learning and development programme.
Depaul wishes to recruit to the following role:
Project Worker - Suaimhneas
Permanent Full time – 35 hours per week Shift work including weekends – day and evening shift Salary €37,109.46 per annum
1. Role
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support through the recovery model in Suaimhneas. Suaimhneas is an 6 bed recovery model supporting women in early recovery from addiction issues. The primary focus is to promote the wellbeing of women in recovery. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout Dublin. This role will report directly to the local management team in Suaimhneas. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team that is focused on the organisation’s development going forward.
2. Key Areas of Responsibility
· To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e.
· Supporting independent living skills, cooking, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, meaningful use of time and self care while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service.
· To assess the needs of service users and to refer them to appropriate agencies.
· To provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them and updating line manager and the team on progress.
· To liaise with external agencies, health boards and county councils.
· To ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered too.
· To be a team player taking a role in handovers, supervising Volunteers and supporting your team members in ensuring all decision making is consistent
· To participate in supervision with your line manager and annual appraisals and identifying your own professional development within your role.
· To ensure all Depaul Policies and Procedures are adhered to particularly Health and Safety, code of Conduct and Confidentiality.
· To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work in line with Depaul Values and ethos.
The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility both in relation to tasks and direct reports may be added over time.
3. Person Requirements
EXPERIENCE
· ∙2 year’s paid experience working in a drug free/ recovery model setting (residential setting, desirable) Must have experience of care planning and keyworking and be in a position to evidence this.
· A solid understanding of the recovery models such as 12 steps
· Recovery Coaching qualification and experience would be beneficial but not essential.
· Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (i.e. S/U Risk assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments)
· Process an understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working
· Process an understanding of why people become homeless and the issues they present with, understanding what supports can be offered in homeless services to service users with complex support needs
· Have experience working with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning for people in recovery from various addictions.
· Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector resources available to homeless people ∙ Understand the importance for Health and Safety in a residential setting.
· Be a good communicator and computer literate
· Knowledge and understanding of Depaul vision mission and values.
· Proficient use of IT required in role, including email in a professional capacity