Providing family support services in the greater Dublin area

The Daughters of Charity Service for Children and Families recognizes the essential dignity and potential of every person and the right of every child to live as full a life as possible within his or her natural family. The Service strives to promote the welfare of the child and the family and to respect and protect their rights.

To this end the Service is committed to providing and supporting, within the resources available, trained personnel, specialist facilities and developmental programmes so that the children and families who use the Service can reach their full potential. The Service will work, where possible, in partnership with families for the benefit of the child and the family.

The Service will be characterized by its continual development, its respect for the privacy of the children and their families, observance of the law in relation to Child Care as well as striving to achieve excellence in the services provided. The Service will be provided with love, respect and openness to new and creative ways of meeting the needs of the children and their families.

Background

• 10 Family Centres
• 2 Residential Centres
• Fostering Service
• 3 Nurseries/Pre-schools

We acknowledge and recognize that parents want the best for their families and that this at times can be very difficult to achieve. We work with children, young people and their parents experiencing difficulty in their family relationship. 
 
The Daughters of Charity can offer help with many family problems including:

• Communication difficulties and family conflict
• Separation and family break-up
• Difficulties with school attendance
• Children who have experienced
• Violence in the home
• Sexual abuse
• Bereavement

Ways to volunteer

All volunteers offering their service to the Daughters of Charity Child and Family Service are welcome. Their contribution to the organisation and its activities is greatly valued. It is recognised that volunteers play a very important and vital role, and that their efforts contribute highly to the overall success of the organisation. The organisation has drawn up descriptions of key roles and tasks undertaken by volunteers. Among these are:

• Experienced receptionists
• Secretarial workers
• Qualified professionals in social work
• Qualified counsellors
• Trained family therapist
• Psychotherapist
• Youth and community worker

While the DCCFS welcomes volunteers and offers equal opportunities to those interested in volunteering it also requires potential volunteers to meet certain criteria:

• They are over 18 years of age
• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission statement and ethos of the organisation
• Hold relevant training and qualifications for the work and duties volunteered
• They meet the agreed criteria for the role in question
• There is no conflict of interest with any aspect of the organisation
• They are not paid member of staff
• If the role requires it, health and/or Garda screening will be undertaken
• The names and contacts of two referees( one work-related) are provided

For further information please contact us at Management Office, T.O’ Reilly Building, First Floor, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9 or Telephone us at (01) 8425100 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Website: http://www.docharity.net/