Support Worker (HCA or SCW): Bespoke Day Service, Cork City
Cork city, County Cork, Ireland Company: Bitrecruit Client / Employer: Occupop
Posted: 20.05.2026
Job reference: 54e5cc6cac9a93d0d7c62b12da70386b
Role Overview
Purpose of Role: to provide a range of services to individuals with physical and intellectual disabilities and/or autism. Our day service in Cork provides activities and care for our clients in a person‑centered and holistic service in partnership with the persons circle of support.
The company: Barrog Healthcare is a small, private health and social care provider based in Dublin with services nationwide providing residential care and day packages nationwide to enable people who need support across the areas of mental health, disability, aftercare, transitional and mainstream social care. We pride ourselves on working to support and champion both our service users and staff and welcome applications from any person that feels they would be a good fit within our organisation. The right candidate for this role will strive to enhance the lives of the individuals by promoting their community inclusion and equal citizenship.
Key Information
Contract: 24 hours a week
Shifts Available: Monday to Thursday – 1 pm to 8 pm
Reporting Relationship: This post will report to the team Lead and Day Service Manager.
Job Title: Support Worker (HCA) or Social Care Worker depending on qualifications.
Probation: 6 months
Vetting: All applicants will be subject to reference checks, Garda Vetting and a request to provide security clearance from any country in which they resided for more than 6 months after their 16th birthday.
Salary
Support Workers: €14.50 to €18.62 per hour. Social Care Workers: €16.00 to €20.90 per hour.
Benefits
Competitive starting salary
Annual pay increments
Flexibility on working hours
Sunday overtime rate
Uniform provided
Contributory pension scheme
Death in service benefit
Dedicated on‑call service for out of hours support for operations
Promotion and development opportunities
Support for further education and training
Access to Cycle to Work Scheme and tax‑free bus/Luas/rail/coach tickets
Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) 24/7 access to professional counselling, medical, financial and legal advice
Refer a friend bonus
Discounted driving lessons
Essential Criteria
Permission to work in Ireland.
For Support Worker roles: a minimum of a QQI Level 5 major award (8 components/modules) in Health or Social Care or equivalent is required, or a commitment to complete the major award if some components/modules are already completed.
For Social Care Worker role: a minimum of a B.A. in Social Care, QQI Level 7, plus registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025, is required, or a sufficiently relevant qualification in Social Care or a related field along with registration as a Social Care Worker with CORU by Nov 2025.
Other relevant qualifications (e.g., Nursing, Addiction Studies, Teaching, Accredited Youth Training, Psychology) may be considered.
Full clean driver’s licence is required.
One year of experience in a healthcare or social care setting is an advantage.
Experience/knowledge of report writing and client support plans is an advantage.
Candidate Skills / Experience
The ability to support the client group in a respectful way, always with the client's goals and needs at the centre of every task.
An understanding of how to prevent and manage challenging behaviour.
Strong communication & interpersonal skills.
Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
Comfortable working with essential information technology and providing reports.
Main Duties / Responsibilities
Support service users with an intellectual/physical disability, autism.
Ensure service users are supported to make sense of their environment, learn new skills and maximise their independence.
Assist individuals with their daily living activities.
Support individuals to live a meaningful life, with a priority focus on equal citizenship.
Facilitate everyone supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community.
Act as an advocate for clients/residents.
Actively promote the participation of clients/residents in the formulation and execution of their care/placement plan.
Accompany service users to appointments and other events as required.
Assist service users that have reduced mobility.
Undertake duties as may be assigned by your direct manager/team leader to support the care of service users.
Manage challenging behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan.
Provide reports on client activities to management.
Attend staff meetings and contribute constructively to the ongoing progression/implementation of the care plan.
Additional Information
The above Job Description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post which may be assigned from time to time and to contribute to the development of the post while in office.
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