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Social Care Worker – Adult Residential Service

Cork, IEPosted 31 Oct 2026Remotelocal_ats

<p style="text-align: justify;">Are you a compassionate and dedicated Social Care Worker looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of adults with additional support needs?</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">We are currently recruiting a Social Care Worker to join an Adult Residential Service in Cork, supporting individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Autism. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a person-centred environment where residents are supported to develop independence, achieve individual goals and enjoy a fulfilling quality of life.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What will your responsibilities be?</strong></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Provide person-centred care and support that meets residents' practical, physical and emotional needs.</li> <li>Act as a Key Worker for named residents where appropriate.</li> <li>Support residents with their individual daily plans, goals and education.</li> <li>Assist residents in developing and maintaining independent living skills, including cooking, cleaning and laundry.</li> <li>Support residents to attend appointments, family visits and community activities.</li> <li>Work as part of the on-floor duty team and, where required, coordinate shifts and supervise staff.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with the Person in Charge and wider Multi-Disciplinary Team to provide high-quality support.</li> <li>Promote residents' independence, dignity, choice and participation in their daily lives.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Essential Qualifications & Experience</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">To be considered for this role, you should:</p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li>Hold a Level 7 qualification or above that meets the criteria for registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU.</li> <li>Have experience working within a residential, respite or day-service setting supporting people with an intellectual disability.</li> <li>Have a good understanding of Person-Centred Planning.</li> <li>Demonstrate knowledge of HIQA National Disability Standards.</li> <li>Have knowledge of quality assurance practices and their application within service provision.</li> <li>Have an understanding of relevant clinical and human-resource policies, procedures and legislation.</li> <li>Be compassionate, reliable and committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred care.</li> <li>Be able to work effectively both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.</li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Why apply?</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">This is a rewarding opportunity to develop your career within adult social care while making a genuine difference to the lives of residents. You will have the opportunity to support individuals to build independence, achieve personal goals and participate meaningfully in their communities.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Interested? <br><br></strong>Apply today to find out more about this Social Care Worker opportunity in Cork.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Reasonable Adjustments:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">BH – 203781<br>GH – 36709 </p>

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