Social Worker

Social Worker Tusla Dublin North city

 Tusla Dublin North CITY is seeking a full time (35 hours per week) agency Grade Social Worker for TEMP Cover in their Child Protections Dublin North Central Team based in 1 Northwood Ave, Northwood, Dublin, D09 V2F7

The safety and welfare of children and young people is a key priority for Tusla – Child and Family Agency. All employees of Tusla are required to be vigilant to any concerns regarding the protection and welfare of children and to bring them to the attention of the Tusla Designated Person in a timely manner, in keeping with the Tusla – Child and Family Agency Child Protection Polices

Professional / Clinical

The Professionally Qualified Social Worker will: 

• Provide a direct point of access for the local community and offer initial and holistic 

social assessment and intervention to children, youth, families and groups. 

• Provide an initial assessment service to the care group and to develop referral 

procedures with other social work networked services. 

• Identify service users’ individual and collective needs in partnership with them and cocreate early interventions and/or social action strategies to meet those needs. 

• Manage and prioritise a caseload appropriate to the post. 

• Provide supportive counselling, emotional and practical support, and information to 

service users and their families. 

• Adopt a holistic approach aimed at enhancing the quality of life, health and social wellbeing of all persons within the service area. 

• Promote independence, self-reliance, self-determination and empowerment with 

persons in their environment, with families and local groups. 

• Make it possible for service users to advocate for their own needs, or where 

appropriate advocate on behalf of service users. 

• Plan, deliver and engage in systemic interventions as appropriate with children, youth 

and families, groups, organisations and communities. 

• Participate and take leadership in community needs assessment and ongoing 

community involvement including initiating and participating in prevention and health 

promotion activities. 

• Deliver social work service in collaboration with other disciplines / agencies as 

required, in appropriate settings reflecting the needs of the service user. 

• Assess where social conditions are a major factor in health and social wellbeing, 

consult and plan with the service user/ relevant team/ service and arrange appropriate 

social services for those who need them. 

• Monitor and evaluate outcomes of person centred care plans for individual service 

users. 

• Actively participate as a member of the relevant team/ service in team building and 

change management initiatives. 

The Candidate:

• A recognized qualification as a Social Worker with CORU registration

• Permission to work in Ireland

• Professional approach to work

For an immediate interview please forward your CV to alliedhealth@cplhealthcare.com FAO Zinna

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