About Dublin Simon Community
Dublin Simon Community works to prevent and address homelessness in Dublin, Kildare, Wicklow, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan. We provide services at all stages of homelessness and enable people to move to a place they can call home.
What's Involved
• Working within a team to support service users accessing Emergency Accommodation.
Work with individual service users and groups of service users to enhance their confidence, self esteem and social connections.
• Support and assist the service staff with the development of service programmes, ensuring that the individual needs of the service users are being addressed.
• Work with team to implement learning and development initiatives within housing services..
• Prepare reports, statistics and other information as required by Simon Community, to adhere to good record keeping guidelines and usage of the Pass and Internal IT Systems.
• Engage with team to ensure the continuity of service provision in housing services, to include handovers, diary, incident reports etc.
• Work closely as part of the team to implement the induction procedure and on-going support of service users.
• Liaise with staff to support service users to achieve agreed progression goals set down in their support plan.
• Ensure housing operations run smoothly - maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the services both in private rooms as well as general common areas, with service user involvement where feasible.
What's required for this position
Knowledge of homelessness and the reasons why people become homeless.
• Effective team working
• Client Centeredness
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong organisational skills
- Community Development/ Social work
- General Admin/ Office Support
- Personable Skills
- Phone Support/ Information Giver
Level of English required for this role:
Fluent English
Times and commitment required for this role
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Evening | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Minimum time commitment: 1 year
Hours required: 10hrs Three times per week
Other Details
Location of volunteering opportunity:
We have various services around the City Centre in Dublin
Screening details for this role:
- Informal Interviews
- References
- Application Form
- Identification Check (photo ID etc…)
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Volunteers will be provided with the following supports:
- Support/ advice/ recognition
- Supervision
- Initial induction and training
- Ongoing training opportunities
Age restrictions:
Over 18
Is this opportunity suitable for groups/teams of volunteers?
No
Benefits you will receive as a volunteer
We have an extensive Full-time volunteering programme here in the Dublin Simon Community. The programme consists of an in-depth induction, onsite training, which has an emphasis on reflective practice, social care and both formal and informal learning.
Getting there
All our services in the City Centre are well connected with the buses and luas.