St. Michael's House is currently looking for families to
- extend our family based respite schemes
- for a family to provide long term care to a 3 year old boy
- for a family to provide after school support to 10 year old boy.
Famly Based Respite
- Host families & Carers to provide short breaks in their own home for children or adults with an intellectual disability. No specific experience is required
- Contract Families & Carers to provide between 10 and 16 nights respite for a child or adult with a significant intellectual disability in their own home. Experience in the area of intellectual disability is essential. click here for summary of UCC evalution of the scheme
A Home for Sean
"My name is Sean and I am 3 years old. I live with a lovely short-term foster family but am now ready to move on and am looking for a long term caring family. I have special needs and cannot hear very well. I have three brothers and a grandmother who I see every six weeks. They are really important to me so I would like my new family to help me keep in touch with them".
Sean is in the care of the HSE. He is currently placed in a short-term foster family and is now ready to transfer to a family that is able to make a long-term commitment to him. Sean has special needs in that he has a global development delay and profound hearing loss. He has a very happy disposition and loves company. With support, it is planned that he will start pre-school next year and depending on his new family will eventually go to either a local main stream school or one of St. Michael’s House Special National Schools.
Sean’s new family will receive ongoing support from the team at St. Michael’s House and the HSE.
After school support for Rory
“ Hi my name is Rory and I am a ten year old boy. I have sandy coloured hair and blue eyes. I am active and have a great sense of humour. I love being around other people and playing imaginary games. I go to St. Michael’s House Special National School. I need some assistance with daily tasks but I try really hard to do them myself".
Rory is looking for a family or carer to provide him with a loving supportive home for 4 or 5 afternoons a week. Rory thrives in a nurturing encouraging environment and respond well to being praised.
Ideally Rory’s host family or carer would live on the Southside of Dublin.
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Ongoing Support
All Families and Carers will receive induction training and ongoing support. Host Families and Foster Families will receive a payment plus expenses. Contract Families & Carers will receive a minimum financial remuneration of €14,000 plus expenses.
All applicants will be subject to assessment as well as medical, community care and Garda checks.
For Further information contact Fidelma Kelly, Social Work Team Leader Ph: 01 8770550 Email: Fidelma.Kelly@smh.ie
