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Social Care Worker/Senior Support Worker
Orchard Care GroupIrelandfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Sept 2025
About the role
<h3>About the Role</h3>
<p>As we continue to expand to provide additional services to meet the needs of those we care for, we currently have a number of opportunities within our Orchard Community Care division, across Sligo<strong>,</strong> for full time and part time Social Care Workers/Senior Support Workers. <br/><strong>About You</strong><br/>We would love to welcome you to our team to help provide residential and day services to children and adults with medium to profound disability, including those with life limiting conditions. Our multidisciplinary teams are supported by a range of other professionals including psychologists, behavioural therapists, occupational therapists and speech and language therapists. <br/>Working on a rolling shift rota, you will engage in daily activities and routines of the service, providing dedicated direct support to the people we care for as well as contributing to their development, health, and wellbeing. <br/><strong>Essential Requirements:</strong> <br/><ul><li>Candidates must hold a qualification at Level 7 or above in a relevant area; eg Social Care, Social Science, Psychology, Education, Youth & Community etc</li><li>Full manual driving license with eligibility to drive in Ireland. </li><li>Have full eligibility and availability to work with us </li></ul><strong>Desirable:</strong><br/><ul><li>At least one years recent experience in the social services sector/disability area</li></ul></p>
<h3>Benefits to working with Company</h3>
<ul><li>Comprehensive induction process</li><li>Extensive training programme</li><li>On-going mentoring and support</li><li>Continuous Professional Development support</li><li>Career progression opportunities</li><li>Competitive salary with increments</li><li>Premium rates paid on Sunday and Bank Holidays</li><li>Flexible work schedule to accommodate both staff and service users</li><li>Refer a friend initiative</li><li>Working in a well-resourced environment with access to the multidisciplinary team</li><li>Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their families</li></ul>IND
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