Person Specification for House Coordinator Role Competences Essential Desirable Interview Qualifications Qualified Diploma in Health & Social Care or equivalent Qualification at third level degree in Social Care Worker/ Social Care Leader Commitment to work towards advancing learning in Health & Social Care Application Form & Verification of Qualifications/ Certificates Holds a clean driving licence Relevant Experience Has a minimum of 2 year’s Team Leading/Managerial experience within a similar social care setting environment leading a team of other support workers. Health and Safety experience in residential support. Experience of housework tasks such as cleaning, cooking and laundry and maintaining fabric of the house in good repair. 3 years management experience within a residential support service. Experience of living in a intentional community Application Form & Interview Experience of providing support to people with complex needs or challenging behaviour Experience in supporting adults on the autistic spectrum Have experience of inspection processes, and legislation relating to Adults with Learning Disabilities. Training in Studio 3 or other low arousal positive behaviour support theory desirable Experience of enabling and developing citizenship rights. Application Form & Interview Skills Able to lead a team to provide consistent and quality support for people with complex in a residential community. Display an ability to manage a team in a positive, assertive and sensitive manner. Have an ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads. Show that you would be competent at giving formal supervision. Experience of provide reports, record financial data, use of IT to support management systems. Have a comprehensive ability to communicate, liaise and co-ordinate with professionals, family, colleagues and other agencies, both verbally and in writing. Experience of producing high quality personal plans. Practical Skills that could be shared e.g. DIY, and gardening, craft, art, dance, drama Openness to working with group management practices that strive for collaboration and consensus where applicable Training experience Comprehensive experience of good record management practice including resident file management systems Application Form, Interview & References
Experience of producing high quality assessments Experience in Seizure management Knowledge Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding and have experience of working with people with learning disabilities. Thorough knowledge of the HIQA quality standards and the relevant regulative framework. Thorough knowledge and understanding of safeguarding requirements including Trust in Care and Children First. Excellent knowledge of best practice in personalised care and welfare support. Knowledge of food hygiene/manual handling/health & safety standards and practices. Confidentiality and duty of care. Working knowledge of conducting internal audit and necessary checks. Speak and write English fluently. Good numeracy skills. Have a thorough understanding of the administration duties, budgeting, financial control systems and performance management systems required to manage a residential home. Application Form, Interview & References Personal Competencies Ability to rapidly assimilate the and ideals that underpin an intentional life sharing community and uphold the same in the organisations practises. Resident focussed in your work. Be able to solve problems and make decisions. Positive, Empathy & Understanding Flexible & Reliable Be committed to the principles of person centred support. Respectful & non discriminatory Physically fit and able to undertake safe manual handling practices Perseverance & Motivation Hobbies, interests, sports and other activity based skills that can be shared Openness to a variety of therapeutic models including holistic complementary therapies Application Form, Interview & References Additional Requirements Commitment to work towards Anthroposophical learning. This post is subject to Gardai vetting and enhanced disclosure.