Our Mission Statement: Embracing Ability, Enriching Lives
Our Vision: Empowered Individuals, Enhanced Supports, Engaged Stakeholders
Our Values: Rights, Respect, Care, Community, Trust
About Us?
St. Aidan's Services provides quality assured, safe and person-centred care to adults with Intellectual disabilities. The team at St. Aidan's Services uphold a strong belief that both professional and personal values make the difference between a service that is good and one that is excellent. Quality is central to all our operational functions and is innate within the organisation.
Job Details:
The Community Inclusion Manager is responsible for the operational leadership and management of a new service in Wicklow. The post holder ensures that supports are safe, rights-based and person-centred, promoting dignity, choice and autonomy and enabling people to participate meaningfully in their communities in line with their will and preferences.
The successful candidate will ensure supports are delivered within the framework of New Directions, with an outcome-based individualised approach to services for people with intellectual disabilities. The purpose of the role is to ensure individuals have access to a wide-range of community-based services and opportunities to meet their needs, interests and desires.
Benefits:
St. Aidan's Services offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:
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Excellent pay rates with premium pay for Sundays, Public Holidays
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Free Garda Vetting.
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Comprehensive induction training and ongoing in-house professional development.
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Generous days annual leave (pro-rata)
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Defined contribution pension scheme.
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Sick leave payment
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Opportunities for career progression.
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Employee discounts in St. Aidan's Garden Centre
. Please note that this list is non-exhaustive and subject to eligibility/conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Management: -
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Provide operational leadership for community inclusion and day service pathways, working with the Service Operations Manager to implement agreed organisational priorities, service plans and agreed objectives.
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Ensure services are delivered in a personcentred, rightsbased and outcomesfocused manner, promoting choice, autonomy, dignity and meaningful participation for each person supported.
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Lead the implementation of New Directions and other relevant national guidance/standards, ensuring service models and practices support community participation and valued social roles.
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Lead and manage admissions, referrals, transitions and discharges, ensuring pathways are safe, planned, timely and coordinated, and that service capacity/constraints are communicated appropriately.
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Attend referral/transition meetings and collaborate with individuals and their families/guardians/decision supporters to agree personalised goals, supports and community inclusion plans.
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Represent the service on local operational forums/working groups, as delegated by the Service Operations Manager and build constructive relationships with key stakeholders including the HSE, community organisations, employers, and education/training providers.
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Develop and maintain community partnerships and opportunities that promote inclusion, employment, education, volunteering, recreation and citizenship roles for people supported.
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Carry out the Safeguarding Designated Officer role in line with national guidance and organisational policy, including training, reporting, support and organisational learning.
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Promote the organisation's vision, mission and values and support delivery of agreed organisational objectives within the assigned services, fostering a culture of dignity, respect, accountability and continuous improvement.
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Champion a 'good life' approach for each person supported, ensuring respect, dignity, equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded in everyday practice.
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Ensure each person supported has an uptodate, personcentred support plan with clear outcomes, and that plans are implemented, reviewed and updated in line with policy and best practice.
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Promote supported decision-making, advocacy and informed consent, ensuring the person's voice is central and that any restrictions are least-restrictive, risk-assessed, documented, reviewed and authorised/escalated in line with organisational policy.
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Coordinate/oversee employment and workexperience supports, including job coaching/mentoring and collaboration with employers and specialist services where required.
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Support the health and wellbeing of people supported by ensuring appropriate access to healthcare, health promotion and safe personal care supports, in collaboration with relevant professionals.
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Ensure positive behaviour support and other specialist approaches are implemented where required, with appropriate assessment, planning, monitoring and review.
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Liaise with multidisciplinary and interagency partners to assess and respond to changing needs, ensuring continuity, integration and timely access to supports.
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Ensure organisational and national policies are implemented consistently across the day service/s, including HSE New Directions, safeguarding, consent/decision-making support, restrictive practices (where applicable), incident management and complaints.
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Ensure policies and procedures are adhered to and that practice is consistent across the day service/s; address noncompliance promptly through supervision, training and management action.
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Facilitate quality assurance and internal audit activity within assigned services, implement local action plans, and report progress to the Service Operations Manager.
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Submit KPIs/metrics/returns as required and report trends and improvement priorities to the Service Operations Manager (and relevant internal stakeholders).
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Ensure safeguarding concerns (and medication management where applicable) are responded to promptly and in line with policy, including appropriate reporting, documentation and support to individuals and staff involved.
4. Staff Management: -
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Delegate appropriate responsibility and authority to the level of staff under their supervision and consistent with effective decision making whilst retaining overall responsibility and accountability for outcome.
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To be responsible for ensuring that the work carried out by staff meets the requirement of the care plan and is being delivered in a safe and supportive manner considering the will and preference of people we support.
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Manages and oversees activities being delivered to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of services delivered across day service location/s of responsibility.
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Promotes and monitors an effective staff performance management and development process across day services.
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Ensures there is an open and timely communication process across day services and residential when required.
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To identify, prioritise and address training and development needs within the day service.
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Supervise, direct and support the development needs of assigned staff.
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Facilitate training for staff as required, including refresher training as part of a continuous professional development programme
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Ensures workforce planning, rostering and staff performance is of impeccable standards so as to meet the requirements of the individual's needs.
Qualifications & Experience Requirements:-
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Hold a Degree in Social Care, Applied Social Studies, Applied Social Studies in Social Care or foreign equivalent (validated by QQI)
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Hold a management qualification (advantageous)
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Registered with, CORU and able to maintain registration, professional standards and CPD requirements.
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Highly experienced Social Care Professional with a minimum of 3 years experience in a supervisory capacity in an ID Service.
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Hold a full clean driving licence & willing to drive company vehicles if required
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Have the legal right to work in Ireland and currently hold valid work authorisation for Ireland
Required Skills & Attributes:
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Specialist knowledge of, and expertise in the Intellectual Disability sector.
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Thorough understanding of current thinking, approaches and developments in ID services delivery.
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Detailed knowledge of all relevant legislation/regulations/standards and a proven ability to implement standards and regulations.
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Experience of strong relationship building with key sector stakeholders: HSE, people supported/guardians.
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Evidenced ability to reorganise and re-structure services to deliver enhancements and efficiencies.
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Excellent leadership and motivation skills.
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Effective interpersonal and communication skills
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Drive and commitment to service values.
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Evidence of effective planning including an awareness of resource management and the importance of value for money
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Proven organisational and time management skills to meet objectives within agreed timeframes and achieve quality results
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Excellent Report writing skills
Recruitment Process:
Selection will involve shortlisting of applicants for interviews based on the information provided on the application form/CV
A panel may be formed from this campaign to fill further vacancies
St. Aidan's Services is an Equal Opportunities Employer
