Project Worker Stabilization Unit - Fixed Term

About Us: At Dublin Simon Community, we’re dedicated to making home a reality. We empower individuals to access and sustain housing through services like prevention, addiction treatment, emergency response, and targeted interventions, in collaboration with our partners.

If you share our values and want to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for client-focused, friendly, and adaptable individuals to join our team.

We prioritise best practices in HR, including staff training, communication, and involvement in decision-making, to create a supportive and effective work environment.

About the role:

Working hours : Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 17:30; 37,5 hours per week

Contract Type : Full Time, Fixed - Term - Maternity Cover

Location : Usher's Island

Responsibilities

• Completion of needs assessment and development of social care plan with service user to address the social interventions required through key working sessions
• Engage with and build a professional trusting relationship with service users treating them with dignity and respect
• Reconnecting service users with external services and/or making new referrals e.g. counselling.
• Exploring options for accommodation post discharge and after care arrangements/services
• Addressing and managing challenging behaviour
• Monitoring usage of illegal substances in unit. In co-operation with nursing staff, carry out random breath testing and drug screen urinalysis. Carry out random room searches.
• Provide support to service users around court dates and legal information.
• Conduct/facilitate groups which address addiction awareness, relapse prevention, maintaining sobriety, dealing with cravings and high risk situations.
• Co-ordinate the provision of health promotion groups by nursing staff.
• Co-ordinate and monitor Full Time Volunteers, including day to day management of workload, social outings and informal and formal group work.
• Prepare reports, statistics and other information as required.
• Ensure the Pass System is kept up to date.
• Ensure the Service User Data Record Register is completed and kept up to date.
• In conjunction with the Nurse manager and project liaison worker, manage referrals and arrange admissions
• Liaise with recovery with regard to referrals/assessment and, where relevant, move in dates. Prepare for and attend the weekly referrals meeting to ensure that move on to recovery is happening efficiently.
• Liaise with a range of service providers both Voluntary and Statutory (referrals, move-on options, mental health and so on) in order to establish or improve services available to service users.
• Participate in the induction of Full and Part time Volunteers and be a key participant in the induction and ongoing training of new staff, relief staff, graduates, student placements and community employment participants.
• Perform as a full team member supporting colleagues, participating in effective handovers and communicating promptly in order to ensure effective working relationship
• Responsible for the achievement of goals as allocated from unit scorecard
• Attend external/ internal meetings as required.
In collaboration with the nurse manager, monitor rent collection and petty cash usage.

Qualifications

Essential:

• A recognised third level qualification to degree level in relevant discipline.
Three years experience working in a social care setting.

Desirable:

• Diploma in Addiction Studies.
Knowledge of Homeless, and understanding of mental health, addictions, domestic violence and other presenting issues.

Please note: If you are unsure of any of the requirements, please contact the Recruitment Team at (01) 6354860. Shortlisting will continue throughout the recruitment process.

Dublin Simon Community is an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all qualified individuals.