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Head Office

Ture, Muff,
Lifford, Co.Donegal
F93 N447

Contact Us

Email:

info@solisemc.ie

Telephone:

353 74 938 6591

Workforce

Creating a secure, safe and caring environment for our young people.

We take immense pride in having a workforce which is reminiscent of a community. We have extensively experienced teams who go above and beyond on a daily basis to provide a secure, safe and caring environment for our young people. Whilst the nature of residential care can be challenging, we do our best to create a positive working atmosphere and facilitate gatherings for our teams to get together including:

  • Regular team building events
  • Monthly cold water dips and brunches
  • Social nights
  • Regional fun days for our young people and our staff and their families
  • Self-Care Events

Self-Care

Solis EMC place significant emphasis on self-care; this is not a throw away statement but
is something that we remain committed to promoting and encouraging.

Staff Feedback

Our current staff are best placed to tell you why joining Solis EMC may be the right decision for you:

"“I’ve worked with numerous companies, including other residential’s, and I have never worked anywhere that puts such emphasis on staff support and retention. You don’t feel like you’re just a number. They really care about their staff.”"

"“Working for Solis EMC is a privilege. I really enjoy the family approach that we implement to support young people.”"

"“Such a rewarding job. The rota is amazing. Great work-life balance. Highly recommend.”"

""I want to go above and beyond for them. They make it easy to be committed and loyal as you feel like you cannot just be replaced, you feel valued.”"

"“Best job in the world. The kids are at the heart of everything we do.”"

"“Team is like your family…really supportive and pull together.”"

"“A supportive, caring and respective environment to work in.”"

"“Being able to make a difference in young people’s lives.”"

"“Working with young people is very rewarding. Great management. Great staff development and training.”"

"“Continued support and guidance from management and Directors.”"

"“Ongoing support and training that allows us to care for the young people to the highest standard.”"

"“Its the nearest thing to a family home that these kids will get and that’s not an easy thing to achieve in residential care. They put the young person and the staff at the centre and it shows.”"

"“My perception of residential care was not what I now know it to be working with Solis EMC.”"

"“The organisation truly cares about achieving the best outcomes for young people and are attuned to the needs of the staff who carry out this at times difficult but extremely rewarding job.”"

"“Personally, I have found Solis EMC to resemble a ‘community’ of colleagues whose common goal is to support one another in our roles and to promote the rights of the young people in our care.”"

"“Solis EMC really cares for its staff as well as the young people. Solis EMC are truly child-centred. The opportunities for progression are fantastic. The best place to work if you’re interested in social care and making a difference.”"

Additional benefits of joining Solis EMC:

Competitive salary.

Further incremental salary increase through length of service.

Excellent career progression opportunities.

Incremental annual leave for length of service.

Company Pension Scheme.

Full in-house training provided.

Regular team building opportunities.

Access to internal and external staff support services.

Local gym membership.

Cycle to Work Scheme.

Continuous Professional Development

We place significant emphasis on the up-skilling and support of our workforce.

 Professional Supervision is facilitated on a monthly basis, at minimum, and Team Meetings are facilitated on a fortnightly basis; these forums promote the learning culture of the Organisation.

 In relation to training, we develop an Annual Training Schedule based on the needs of our centres from both a young persons perspective and staff perspective. We have two internal TCI Trainers and additionally deliver regular in-house training on areas including Child Protection, Restorative Justice, Trauma, and Complaints. We avail of external training services in areas such as Fire Safety, Attachment, Emotional Mastery and First Aid.

 We also avail of the services of a Specialist Forensic Psychologist who works closely with our staff teams to provide support in relation to complex cases.

 The emphasis on professional development was evidenced during our recent expansion whereby 21% of our workforce were promoted in 2023.

Support

There are copious governance strategies in place to support our workforce at every level which include:

  • Monthly Professional Supervision which can be increased when necessary
  • Comprehensive induction processes and probation periods
  • Area Manager visits which comprise mentoring and auditing
  • Anonymous staff feedback surveys
  • Regular centre visits by the Directors
  • Senior Management presence at Team Meetings
  • Annual Performance Reviews
  • Access to external support when necessary

Gallery

Images of our Workforce