Project Worker

Our client Depaul is a leading charity operating across Ireland supporting individuals couples and families experiencing homelessness.

Depaul currently seeking an experienced Project Worker for their Dublin operation.

To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e. providing food laundry clean bedding etc. 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 assist the medical and nursing staff with the health care of Service users
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 too 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

Requirements

2 years paid experience working in a social care field desirably in a residential setting (essential)
Formal qualifications are not required for this post (but a qualification in a social care field and/or mental health work would be desirable)
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 key working and support planning for people with complex needs. 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

Benefits

Depaul is a cross-border charity dedicated to supporting some of the most marginalised individuals couples and families experiencing homelessness. Our mission is to end homelessness and transform lives.

We are a values-led organisation and our work reflects four key principles:

• Celebrating the potential of people
  

• Putting words into action
  

• Taking a wider role in civil society
  

• Upholding rights and responsibilities
  

Benefits of Working with Depaul:

• Salary Scale: Based on length of service.
  

• Annual Leave: 25 days (up to 3 years) 27 days (35 years) 30 days (5 years) excluding bank holidays.
  

• Pension: Employer-matched contributions.
  

• Health Assistance: Staff health cash plan covering treatments for staff and children under 16.
  

• Life Assurance: Four times annual salary.
  

• Maternity / Adoptive Leave: 18 weeks full pay.
  

• Paternity Leave: 2 weeks full pay.
  

• Sick Leave: Entitlement from day 1 increasing with service length.
  

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): 24/7 confidential support for counselling legal financial career and family guidance.
  

• Learning & Development: Leadership courses online learning via Moodle and mandatory training (MAPA Health & Safety Child Protection Fire Safety First Aid).
  

• Flexible/Hybrid Working: Options available according to role and location.
  

Depaul offers a supportive environment where staff can develop professionally while making a meaningful difference in peoples lives.