Why work at Barnardos?
At Barnardos we seek to ensure that we have the best people working with us to support our work with children and families. The benefits of working with Barnardos are designed to promote continual professional development and a work-life balance for the most rewarding working experience.
- Barnardos offers a competitive salary – recognising the experience you bring to the role
- Generous annual leave entitlements plus discretionary Company days
- Positive working environment with family friendly ethos and work – life balance policy
- Tax saver and bike to work schemes in operation
- Employee pension scheme with employer contribution
- Company Sick Pay Scheme
- An opportunity to help improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families by working in a trauma informed way
- Access to regular trauma informed support and supervision
- Ongoing support and access to training and professional development opportunities
- An opportunity to be part of a supportive team
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program for employees and their immediate family members
- Regular Breath, Body and mind sessions to support staff well-being
What does the Tivoli Early Years’ centre do?
The project seeks to improve child developmental outcomes for children aged birth to 5 years and to maximise the capacity of their families/carers to meet children’s needs by offering an Early Intervention Service.
To achieve this we provide targeted supports for individual children and a bundle of integrated family support services for their families. Specific attention is given to those families where child protection or welfare concerns exist.
The service is needs-led working with the most vulnerable and disadvantaged families and outcomes-focussed specifically focussing on parenting skills and child/parent relationships in order to reduce subsequent difficulties for children.
Our overall aim is:
- To increase children’s emotional wellbeing
- To improve children’s learning and development
We do this by providing a range of Hardiker level and 2 and 3 interventions in response to the individual assessed needs of children and their families referred to Barnardos.
Services include Infant and Toddler and Preschool programmes for children based on the High Scope and Tús Maith curriculum, Individual work with children, Individual home based parenting work for example Partnership with Parents (PwP), Parent/Child work, Practical Family Support, information and advocacy, and group work with parents and guardians, including a Parents’ Breakfast.
Tivoli is a busy centre with children and their parents/carers attending our Early Years’ and Preschool services on a daily basis and additional families attending the family support services.
We work to provide a response, which involves interagency collaboration in order to maximise outcomes for families.
Who do we work with?
Referrals are accepted from Tusla, the HSE, schools, and other agencies and individuals, as appropriate, including other Barnardos services and parents/carers themselves.
What will the Cleaner do?
The cleaner will be based at the centre and have responsibility for maintaining a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in and around the centre. Working on general cleaning duties including cleanliness of children’s equipment and furniture. The role carries the typical duties of a cleaner, please see job description below for a full list of these.
Where can I find out more?
www.barnardos.ie
Job Description
Post: Cleaner
Location: 14 Tivoli Terrace South, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Responsible to: Project Leader, Tivoli, Dún Laoghaire
Works with: Staff and service users
Job purpose
To maintain a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in and around the relevant premises.
Core Job Requirements
- To maintain a clean and healthy environment in line with the needs of the relevant premises and services.
- To work to an agreed roster which defines areas for cleaning, the type of cleaning and the regularity with which the cleaning is to be carried out, in conjunction with your line manager.
- Maintain premises facilities in a hygienic state i.e. cleaning out fridge etc.
- Maintain a high standard of hand washing and a high standard of personal hygiene.
- Operate a satisfactory waste disposal system.
- To carry out your work in a way that is consistent with Health & Safety guidelines, especially in relation to the use and storage of biological and chemical cleaning materials.
- To interact with children and families in a friendly, courteous manner.
- Take action when aware of unhygienic practices which may put the safety of food at risk.
- To carry out a risk assessment annually within your areas of work in collaboration with others.
- To work in a flexible manner in relation to the needs of the Service, providing assistance to other staff as appropriate.
- To be vigilant to any concerns regarding the protection and welfare of children and to bring them to the attention of your designated person in a timely manner, in keeping with the Barnardos Child Protection policy.
Requirements Specific to this Post
- To follow all Barnardos processes and procedures in respect of the maintaining an environment to minimise the risk of any infections including flu /virus transmission.
Note: This Job Description will be reviewed and updated in line with the needs of the work.
Personal Attributes
- Ability to maintain the building to a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness.
- Ability to work and interact in a child centred environment (where hours overlap with the service).
- Ability to maintain adequate cleaning stocks.
- Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations in relation to storage, cleaning, safety signs etc.
- Flexibility and adaptability is required for this post.
Experience
6 months cleaning experience in a commercial or service environment an advantage.
Qualifications
Level 1 hygiene course is essential for this post.
(This course will be organised by Barnardos when the person has been recruited).
The post-holder is initially assigned to work in the Tivoli Service but may be required in the future to work in other location(s) in the South Dublin area in line with Organisational needs.
Barnardos is an equal opportunity employer.
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.