Project Worker - Dublin

Depaul wishes to recruit to the following role:

Project Worker – Suaimhneas

Permanent

FEMALE APPLICANTS ONLY

Full time – 35 hours per week 

Shift work including weekends – day and evening shift 

Salary €39,090.33 per annum 

Role 

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support through the recovery model in Suaimhneas and Birch Haven. Suaimhneas is a 6 bed recovery model supporting women in early recovery from addiction issues and Birch Haven is a 12 bed recovery model for families and single individuals.  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 and Birch Haven. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team that is focused on the  organisation’s development going forward. 

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. 

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 

ATTITUDE 

An understanding of, and respect for the values and beliefs of Depaul

WHY WORK FOR US?

Depaul is a cross border charity supporting some of the most marginalised individuals, couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and change the lives of those affected by it. Would you like to help us to meet our mission?

We are a values led organisation and aim, at all times, to live and breathe these values in our everyday work. Our values are based on four key principles:

We celebrate the potential of people

We put our words into action

We aim to take a wider role in civil society

We believe in rights and responsibilities

If you choose to work for Depaul we offer:

                                                             Our Benefits

Salary Scale

·       We operate on a salary scale that is based on length of service

Annual Leave

·       Up to 3 years' service: 25 days per year

·       3 years' up to 5 years' service: 27 days per year

·       Over 5 years' service: 30 working days per year

(Exclusive of bank and statutory holidays)

Pension

·       Matched by the employer

Health Assistance

·       Each staff member gets access to a health cash plan so you can claim money back, up to set limits, on a number of treatments. this includes dental, optical, acupuncture and many more. Your children under 16 are also included on the plan.

Life Assurance

·       Four times salary

Maternity /Adoptive Leave

·       18 weeks full pay

Paternity Leave

·       2 weeks full pay

Sick Leave

·       Entitlement to sick pay starting from day 1 with level of entitlement increasing with length of service (subject to policy terms)

Employee Assistance Program

·       EAP is a confidential counselling service that provides support to company employees and their family. It is available 24/7, 365 days a year covering; Counselling, legal advice, financial information, career guidance, life coaching, mediation, health information, cancer support, autism support, infertility and pregnancy loss, elder care support, parent coaching and international employee support.

Learning and Development

·       Depaul’s Vision, Mission and Values course, this involves travel to meet the Depaul International family.

·       Emerging Leaders, supporting workers that would like to develop their leadership skills and to progress to a management role.

·       Online learning resources within Depaul’s award nominated online learning platform, Moodle.

·       Mandatory training including, MAPA, Health and Safety, Child Protection, Fire Safety, and First Aid

Hybrid/Flexible working

·       DePaul support and embrace Flexible Working, including hybrid working and working from home, in line with the DePaul Working Policy (where appropriate and subject to role requirements and location)