Job Details

Project Worker

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    Depaul
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    Ref: #JOB-2425245
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    DEPAUL HOMLESS HOSTEL, 12 Little Britain St, Dublin 7, D07 YA24
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    No of positions: 5
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    Paid Position
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    35 hours per week
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    39090.33 Euro Annually
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    Published On: 16 Dec 2025
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    Closing On: 13 Jan 2026

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This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation's central services in Dublin. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services throughout Dublin. This role will report directly to the local management team. This is an exciting opportunity to join an expanding team that is focused on the organization's development going forward.

Project Worker 
Salary: €39,090.33 per annum 
Hours of working: 35 per week
Location: Dublin


Key Areas of Responsibility 
1) To ensure the practical needs of our services users are met i.e.  
2) Supporting independent living skills, cooking, cleaning, laundry, budgeting, meaningful use of time and self care   while ensuring a safe and secure environment in a high standard service. 
3) To assess the needs of service users and to refer them to appropriate agencies.  
4) To provide key working to a number of residents, recording this work, advocating for them and updating line  manager and the team on progress.  
5) To liaise with external agencies, health boards and county councils.  
6) To ensure all quality assurance policies and procedures are adhered too.  
7) To be a team player taking a role in handovers, supervising Volunteers and supporting your team members in  ensuring all decision making is consistent  
8) To participate in supervision with your line manager and annual appraisals and identifying your own professional  development within your role.  
9) To ensure all Depaul Policies and Procedures are adhered to particularly Health and Safety, code of Conduct and  Confidentiality.  
10) To at all times undertake your role in a professional manner maintaining a high quality standard of work in line with  Depaul Values and ethos. 

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility both in relation to tasks and direct  reports may be added over time. 
Requirements
2 year’s paid experience working in a social care field, desirably in a residential setting (essential)
Good working knowledge of risk assessment processes and systems (i.e. S/U Risk assessment, Lone Working, Activity Risk Assessments)
Process an understanding of harm reduction and low threshold working
Process an understanding of why people become homeless and the issues they present with, understanding what supports can be offered in homeless services to service users with complex support needs
Have experience working with needs assessment, keyworking and support planning for people with complex needs. Have a knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector resources available to homeless people Understand the importance for Health and Safety in a residential setting.
Be a good communicator and computer literate

Hours of Working :
5/7 days including weekends – day and evening shift
Benefits: 
Additional leave
Bike to work scheme
Company events
Company pension
Employee discount
Food allowance
On-site parking
Private medical insurance
Sick pay
Wellness program
Work from home 
  • This vacancy is suitable for Remote/Blended working
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Career Level

  • Experienced [Non-Managerial]

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