Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Care Leader for its client at Cavan.

What will your responsibilities be?

Develop and implement Care and Placement Plans, ensuring accurate records and documentation are maintained.
Promote the rights, safety and overall physical, emotional and social welfare of children and young people in care.
Support young people with education, training, healthcare, appointments and personal development, while liaising with families and external agencies.
Attend and contribute to care planning, case management, strategy and other professional meetings, preparing reports and maintaining high-quality records.
Provide day-to-day care and support, including age-appropriate activities, positive engagement and physical intervention where required and in line with policy.
Support household management, including meal preparation, budgeting, cleaning and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment.
Complete accurate written and verbal reports, including progress updates and incident reporting, and ensure appropriate communication with the Centre Manager.
Supervise Social Care/Residential Care Workers and students where required, providing guidance and support as directed by management.
Take responsibility for decision-making while on shift, including overall responsibility for the residential centre in the absence of senior management, and provide Deputy Manager cover when required.
Maintain compliance with legislation, childcare best practice, organisational policies, emergency procedures and professional development requirements, including participation in the centre's on-call rota.

Benefits:

€44,000 - €52,000
Annual 3% increase on salary
Training provided
Pay more than standard pension

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

QQI Level 7 in Social Care (or equivalent)
3 years’ experience working in Children’s Residential Centres.
A full, clean drivers’ licence, valid in Ireland
Knowledge of the National Standards in Children’s Residential Centres and Children’s First.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

BH - 202600
GH - 36257

Social Care Leader

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