Project Worker, Youth Aftercare Residential Project, Chead Cheim

Contract: Permanent Contract, Full Time 

Location: 494, North Circular Road Dublin 1

What you will do:

• To provide care and support for the young people resident in the project as they prepare for independent living.
• To provide keywork to a number of assigned young people.
• To undertake an assessment of the young people's personal, family, social, accommodation situation and support needs.
• To contribute to the development of the young person's aftercare plan, in conjunction with their Aftercare Worker, which will inform the young person's support plan.
• To advocate on behalf of residents for housing, social work, social welfare / financial, education, training and legal rights.
• To liaise with and make referrals to relevant outside agencies.
• To provide individual support and key working to residents of the Project.
• To assist young people in finding suitable move-on accommodation.
• To facilitate group work sessions for residents of the Project from time to time, when
• necessary.
• To assist in maintaining a good standard of hygiene in the general upkeep of the Project (Including resident accommodation).
• To maintain accurate and up to date case records, client files, statistics, support plans and individual crisis management plans in line with local policy and procedure.
• To assist in the evaluation of the Aftercare Residential Project.
• To implement the policies, procedures and standards of the Aftercare Residential Project and of Focus Ireland, as well as the Tusla National Aftercare Policy.
• To assist in the implementation of the settlement policies and strategies of Focus Ireland.
• To work in close liaison with and co-operate with other Focus Ireland projects, and other appropriate services which the young person may be engaging with.
• To provide assistance with the referral procedures of the project when requested.
• To liaise with and inform the Manager & Team leader, on a regular basis, of issues arising from work with individual cases.
• To engage in supervision sessions on a regular basis with the Manager / Team Leader.
• To engage in relevant training as identified by the Manager / Team Leader.
• To undertake such other duties as might be reasonably assigned from time to time in consultation with the Manager and Team Leader.

 What you will need:

• Relevant work experience working with young people in care or marginalised young people.
• Degree in social care or related field.
• Experience of key working clients or individual case work.
• Experience of managing challenging behaviour desirable.
• Good understanding of the issues affecting young people leaving care and
• in aftercare.
• Flexibility.
• Understanding of Child Protection / drugs and alcohol policy and Health and Safety policy.
• Report writing skills
• A working knowledge and understanding of the therapeutic crisis intervention model.

 Focus Ireland is an equal opportunities employer