Committed to empowering Social Care Workers through their support and development.Offering professional supervision to individuals and teams individually and in a range of services.Provide mentoring to those working in the social care field including frontline and management levels.Organising and delivering CPD events for Social Care Practitioners.Works with organisations for the promotion of best practice in the delivery of services. Areas of expertise are professional… Show more Committed to empowering Social Care Workers through their support and development.Offering professional supervision to individuals and teams individually and in a range of services.Provide mentoring to those working in the social care field including frontline and management levels.Organising and delivering CPD events for Social Care Practitioners.Works with organisations for the promotion of best practice in the delivery of services. Areas of expertise are professional supervision, social care and disability. Show less

Delivering social care lectures in a range of areas including management, applied social care and challenging behaviour on the B.A. in Applied Social Care and Social Care Practice courses.Placement supervision & co-ordination & research supervision.

Member of the Board of Directors for this charity.

Home Sharing is an alternative model of care for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Home share hosts welcome individuals into their home where they are cared for as part of regular short breaks or full time shared living. It is an inclusive, individualised and community based model of care with many positive benefits for all concerned. The Home Sharing Coordinator's role is one of governance, overseeing referrals, reviews, finances and ensuring best practice in the service. The… Show more Home Sharing is an alternative model of care for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Home share hosts welcome individuals into their home where they are cared for as part of regular short breaks or full time shared living. It is an inclusive, individualised and community based model of care with many positive benefits for all concerned. The Home Sharing Coordinator's role is one of governance, overseeing referrals, reviews, finances and ensuring best practice in the service. The coordinator works closely with a team of social workers as well as liaising with other departments within the organisation and HSE case managers to ensure the service is meeting the needs of individuals. Show less

Ability: Supporting young people with disabilities reach their potentialLiaising with Employers and Community Groups to create opportunities for young peopleDevelopment and delivery of Disability Awareness Training to employers and community groups

Social Care Manager of a residential service for persons with an intellectual disability.• Responsible for regulatory compliance under Residential Services for Adults with Disabilities of four designated centres (PIC). • Strategic planning and development for the service in line with regulation and best practice.• Directly responsible for the management of eleven residential units housing forty two residents and indirectly responsible for a further eight residential units housing… Show more Social Care Manager of a residential service for persons with an intellectual disability.• Responsible for regulatory compliance under Residential Services for Adults with Disabilities of four designated centres (PIC). • Strategic planning and development for the service in line with regulation and best practice.• Directly responsible for the management of eleven residential units housing forty two residents and indirectly responsible for a further eight residential units housing forty further residents.• Supervision, mentoring and support to a team of Social Care Leaders and a team of Relief Social Care Workers. Leadership and guidance of all staff in best practice.• Mentoring staff carrying out longitudinal studies in multi element behavioural support.• Use of software to develop surveys, training and professional development of personnel.• Workforce Planning; interviewing, selection, induction and probation review of new staff members.• Performance development and mentoring of all direct reports.• Responsible for tracking, organisation of and managing of all training in the service.• Responsible for managing quality within the service, achieved through regular audits, quality enhancement planning and on-site oversight of each designated centre.• Collaboration across multiple departments within the organisation for various functions including transitions, projects and person directed planning.• Review and investigation of incidents with service improvement the focus.• Risk management - responsible for the ongoing review of risk, analysis of data and implementation of risk controls in the service.• Management of consumer feedback including complaints.• Deputy Designated Officer duties for Safeguarding vulnerable persons, liaising with HSE Safeguarding office.• Active member of various regional committees. Show less

Team leader of social care team whose objective is to facilitate the integration of adults with learning disabilities into their community.· Responsible for leading a team of social care practitioners in the provision of care to ten service users with intellectual disabilities living in the community.· Effectively manage staffing rosters for the location.· Promoting a high standard of professionalism within the team through the probation & personal development review processes… Show more Team leader of social care team whose objective is to facilitate the integration of adults with learning disabilities into their community.· Responsible for leading a team of social care practitioners in the provision of care to ten service users with intellectual disabilities living in the community.· Effectively manage staffing rosters for the location.· Promoting a high standard of professionalism within the team through the probation & personal development review processes including facilitating team PDRs.· Oversee the Personal Outcomes Measures process with the development of a POMs action plan to ensure all service users have active person centred plans, reviewed regularly.· Oversee risk management in the area including maintaining a risk assessment log.· Ensuring service users receive the most appropriate supports for their individual needs within allocated resources.· Completed Multi Element Behaviour Support programme with 100% proficiency. Supervised and mentored 3 staff on the programme and supervise 4 active behaviour support plans currently.· Effective communication of information through staff meetings, house reviews, social care leader meetings as well as email and verbally with all relevant parties.· Dissemination of St. John of God Order and local policies and procedures to all staff and ensuring compliance with same.· Development of action plans from audits and ensuring they reach completion.· Complete weekly petty cash reconciliation, quarterly resident finance audits and decision making in line with residents finances policy.· On-call duties· 2007/2008 Change management experience and service development with the opening of a new house in the community.· 2009 – Participated in the review group to ensure Kildare Services were compliant with HIQA National Quality Standards: Residential Services for People with Disabilities. Show less

Care and integration of adults with learning disabilities in their community.· Responsible for the care of service users with intellectual disabilities living in the community, promoting self-advocacy and ensuring maximum community involvement.· Key-working service-users, using the personal outcomes measures to assist people to develop goals for personal development.· Responsible for developing and implementing programmes to assist service users maximum positive integration into… Show more Care and integration of adults with learning disabilities in their community.· Responsible for the care of service users with intellectual disabilities living in the community, promoting self-advocacy and ensuring maximum community involvement.· Key-working service-users, using the personal outcomes measures to assist people to develop goals for personal development.· Responsible for developing and implementing programmes to assist service users maximum positive integration into their community.· Responsible for developing and implementing a successful Multi Element Behaviour Support programme for a service user in conjunction with The Callan Institute. Show less

This is a residential programme run by volunteers to assist young people to learn and develop the skills needed to work as a team to bring about positive change in their schools, their community and themselves. Modules on the course include:Listening SkillsTeam building & rolesAspects of Running a MeetingDecision MakingAction PlanningEvaluationI've been involved in many aspects of the development and running of the programme over the years including facilitating… Show more This is a residential programme run by volunteers to assist young people to learn and develop the skills needed to work as a team to bring about positive change in their schools, their community and themselves. Modules on the course include:Listening SkillsTeam building & rolesAspects of Running a MeetingDecision MakingAction PlanningEvaluationI've been involved in many aspects of the development and running of the programme over the years including facilitating groups, co-ordinating a team of leaders, programme evaluation and policy development. Show less

Care for at risk teenagers in a therapeutic environment. High Support. Assessment unit.Involved in the assessment of new residents and liaising with their circle of support to decide best outcomes. Engaged young people in therapeutic programmes such as daily living skills and anger management in a therapeutic manner.