Welcome to Potter Club
The Potter Club is an alternative respite support providing temporary support to children and their families. The goal of Potter Club support is to allow families a small break from their caregiving responsibilities while ensuring their child receives appropriate and individualised care within their local community.
The Potter Club provides alternative short break supports to children in the Dublin South-East/Wicklow Primary Care CHO6 Area, aged between 4 and 17, and with an intellectual disability in the moderate to profound range. Children availing of Potter club support will tend to have a lower profile of need. Potter Club operates primarily from three locations; Greystones, Newtownmountkennedy and Arklow, in Co. Wicklow.
Community-Based:
The Potter Club is delivered within the local community, utilising local resources, and facilities. In doing so, Potter Club helps create a sense of familiarity and comfort for children while promoting community inclusion. Potter Club operates primarily on Saturdays, and also runs a number of camps during school holidays.
Individualised Service:
Potter Club supports are individualised to meet a child’s specific needs and preferences. Potter Clubs creates a welcoming and safe environment for the children supported, where they can engage in activities meaningful to them, socialise and foster friendships, and feel supported.
Trained and Compassionate Staff:
Potter Club service is delivered by trained social care professionals with a passion for providing high quality care and understanding of the individual needs of the children we support and their families.
Person-Centred Care:
By focusing on the provision of individualised care, Potter Club ensures support meet the unique needs and individual preferences of each child. Potter Club’s goal is to improve the quality of life for the child and their family while also promoting their independence through participation in the community.
As a community based support, Potter Club strongly advocates and fosters community engagement and social inclusion. Through various activities and outings, we help children to build social connections and foster a sense of belonging within the broader community.
We share this responsibility with the individuals we support and their families so that all can thrive in the embrace of our community.
Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how we work.
Our Values
Our values are the guiding principles underpinning our service approach. At St Catherine’s empathy, and respect drive our commitment to delivering the highest level of support and care. We embrace the diversity of the individuals we support and strive for inclusivity, tailoring our support offering to meet each individual's assessed needs. We aim to enhance our residents’ quality of life and promote their independence. Upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics, we aim to build trust with those we care for.
At St Catherine’s, our values are more than just words; they guide us in making a positive impact on the lives of those we serve every day.
Our core values are:
- Compassion: Commitment to recognising and relieving the difficulties of and challenges faced by the individuals in our care
- Integrity: Being honest and principled in all of our activities and dealings
- Innovation: Seeing the value of new ideas and challenging ourselves to develop our services and processes to better serve the individuals and families we serve
- Dedication: Committed to our mission of a service of excellence that is person centered
Who we are
Based in Newcastle, Co. Wicklow, we have served our community for more than 50 years. Hundreds of families have benefited from the dedication and professionalism of our team and supporters across a wide range of community-based services.
How we can help
We work closely with individuals and their families to support them in achieving their full potential through services including residential, respite, adult day, clinical, community support and social group services.
Let’s talk
We share the responsibility of care with those we support and their families so that all can thrive in the embrace of our services.
Please get in touch if you would like to find out more about how we work.