Brothers of Charity Services Ireland offers a variety of residential, day, respite, assessment, and clinical services to individuals with varying degrees of intellectual disability.
Many of the people we support have additional needs, including autism, behaviours that challenge, and physical or sensory disabilities.
Services and supports are provided to over 6,500 people, and their families, throughout Counties Clare, Cork, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Roscommon, Tipperary, Wexford and Waterford.
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Support Worker
Description
BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES – WEST REGION
SUPPORT WORKERS (Care Assistant grade)
1 X Permanent Part-Time 75 hours a fortnight
1 X Permanent Part-Time 62.5 hours a fortnight
2 X Permanent Part-Time 60 hours a fortnight (Annualised)
1 X Specific Purpose Part-Time 21.5 hours per month
STROKESTOWN ADULT SERVICES (Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Ballinagare areas)
Ref: *****
A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time duration may be filled.
Locum Support Worker roles are also available.
Location:
Strokestown Adult Services (Strokestown, Elphin, Tulsk, Ballinagare areas).
Staff allocation could be either within residential/respite/day settings or in community services or in an individual's own home.
The appointee will initially commence working in one particular area of the Strokestown Adult services and this work location may change due to future service needs.
The Role:
Support Workers provide a key-working supportive role for individuals supported by the service.
The Support Worker role is to support the person in all aspects of daily living focusing on the individual's ability and promoting independence and development of skills at all times.
The Support Worker will assist and support people who use the service with development of their individual person-centred plans and the achievement of personal outcomes, and critically, to support people who use the service in participating in the ordinary everyday life of the community through inclusive and creative thinking.
The Support Worker is also responsible for all aspects of personal care required during the day.
This includes meals, personal hygiene and other related aspects of physical well-being.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills:
Candidates must have a good general education.
A recognised qualification in the field of intellectual disability or a FETAC Level 5 course is an advantage.
A QQI Level 5 or higher is desirable.
Three months experience working with individuals with an intellectual disability and individuals with challenging behaviour is desirable.
Full training will be provided.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate flexibility, good communication, interpersonal and team-working skills, together with patience and a sense of humour.
Candidates must have good verbal and written communication skills.
Candidates should be proficient in I.T. skills – ability to use computers, modern technology, online systems and assistive technology.
The ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality and a commitment to current best practice.
A full clean manual driving licence, which qualifies you to drive manual transmission vehicles on Irish roads and use of your own car is an essential requirement.
It may also be necessary for the appointee to obtain a Class D1 driving licence (if not already in possession of one).
Assistance will be given towards the purpose of obtaining a class D1 licence.
Fluency in verbal and written English is an essential requirement of this post.
Working Hours:
1 X Permanent Part-Time 75 hours a fortnight
1 X Permanent Part-Time 62.5 hours a fortnight
2 X Permanent Part-Time 60 hours a fortnight (Annualised)
1 X Specific Purpose Part-Time 21.5 hours per month
All posts are based on a 14-day duty roster.
The successful candidates may be required to work to accommodate an integrated day service, with weekend work, some split duty hours, public holidays, evening/night duty and sleep-ins to meet service needs.
The Brothers of Charity Services model of service is based on Personal Outcome Measures requiring employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.
22 days per annum (pro-rata for part-time), i.e. 8.46 hours per 100 hours worked.
Remuneration:
Department of Health salary scales apply as at 01/08/2025: €34,036 x 11 increments – €46,652 per annum (pro-rata for part-time).
A Long Service Increment €47,454 per annum (pro-rata for part-time) is payable after 3 years on the maximum of the scale.
Additional payments will be made for weekends, public holidays, sleep-ins and night-duty when worked.
Salary quoted is based on a 39-hour working week.
The successful candidate will be granted incremental credit subject to satisfactory verification of previous public sector service.
A panel may be formed as a result of this process from which subsequent permanent, temporary or fixed-term Support Worker appointments within the Strokestown Adult Services may be offered over the next 6 to 12 months.
Full Job Description attached.
Informal enquiries for this post to:
Patricia Coleman, Strokestown Services Area Manager on **********
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms/CVs online is 5pm, 4th January ****.
Interviews date to be confirmed.
The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.
Brothers of Charity Services Ireland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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