The Team Leader will be responsible for leading a dedicated team in delivering quality standards of care and support to children with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviours.
The successful candidate will report to the Service Manager and will play a key role in ensuring the provision of high quality, responsive and sustainable services in accordance with HIQA standards and relevant legislation.
Our aim is to ensure that each person we support achieves their optimum potential.
Best Quality - providing best-in-class care always.
Individuality - applying a person-centred approach to meet each individual's abilities, needs and challenges.
Empowerment - helping all our service-users live their very best life and achieve their optimal potential.
Hours of work - 40 hours per week
What Will Your Responsibilities Be?
- The delivery of client care needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of Support Plans
- Ensure that practices within the service comply with Resilience's policies and procedures, to maintain the highest standards
- Liaise with Multi-Disciplinary Teams ('MDTs') when required
- Provide support to colleagues within the team setting
- Act as a mentor for new staff and foster a positive learning environment
- Participate in the development and review of risk assessments and report concerns
What is Required?
- Relevant Qualification (QQI Level 5 or higher) in Social Care, Nursing, Social Work or other relevant discipline (Level 7 desirable).
- Relevant experience working within the disability sector.
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Have a strong working knowledge of HIQA standards and regulations.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage, motivate and supervise staff.
- Have an understanding of and commitment to Person Centre Planning.
- Be proactive and have the ability to work as part of a team.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work on own initiative.
- Excellent IT, administration, report writing and organisational skills.
- Be able to work evenings.
- Be prepared to be on call as required.
- A Full Irish Manual Drivers Licence is essential
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Job Type: Permanent
Pay: €19.00-€21.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company events
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Wellness program
Licence/Certification:
- QQI Level 5 in Healthcare, or the equivalent (required)
- full Irish driving licence for a manual car (required)
Work authorisation:
Work Location: In person
