Avista is a person-centred, rights-based organisation that is dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We provide a wide range of services including Day, Residential and Respite supports to both children and adults in various locations across Dublin, Meath, Limerick and North Tipperary/Offaly.
Avista is looking for candidates who are committed to supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs, their families and circles of support in a person-centred, community based, socially inclusive manner in accordance with our core values and ethos and underpinned by quality, best practice and research.
JOB ADVERTISEMENT
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITION:
CULTURE AND VALUES LEAD
CLERICAL VI
Central Management, St Vincent's Centre, Navan Road, Dublin
Permanent Full-time Contract
(35 Hours Per Week)
Salary:
€57,325 to €
70,034 (LSI*) (August 2025 HSE PayScale)
* Salary subject to Relevant Public Sector Experience*
Ref: 91470
This national post is a key strategic role with responsibility for shaping, strengthening and sustaining a positive, inclusive and values-led organisational culture. This pivotal role involves collaborating with senior leadership, managers, staff and key stakeholders to align our core values with strategic goals, decision-making, and ensure they are embedded in our everyday processes and practices. This role will support to drive cultural change and ensure our core values and rich organisational history guide growth and development and help to create a truly values-led organisational culture.
The role will lead out on quality improvement initiatives, collaborate with key stakeholders in promoting self-advocacy, empowerment and improved lived experiences for people we support in tandem with promoting employee wellbeing and engagement to ensure a positive and safe organisational culture.
The successful candidate will have the following essential requirements:
* Have a relevant third level Degree in Human Resources, Health and Social Care, Psychology, Organisational Development or other relevant field
* Have a minimum of 5 years of professional experience in the areas of support services, community engagement, health and social services or any other relevant area
* Operational experience related to Culture & Diversity, People Management and Organisational Change management
* Exceptional collaboration, influencing, and communication skills, with high social and relational intelligence
* Strong Project Management skills
Additional Experience And Skills
* Non-profit management experience in the disability/social care sector
* Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrable ability to adapt comfortably across diverse settings and complex situations as they arise
* Demonstrable experience of promotion and development of self-advocacy and co-design to achieve positive change
* Ability to effectively work independently and collaboratively within multiple teams
* Excellent IT and data analysis skills
* Knowledge or experience of Social Role Valuation theory and practice
Please submit a
Cover letter and CV
as application via our website careers section at:
Informal enquiries to:
Stephanie Kilrane, Director of Quality, Risk and Safety
Tel
:
email:
Applications can be made to:
Closing date for receipt of applications: 28th January 2026
Candidates must be available for interview to occur within the week beginning 9th February 2026
Avista reserves the right to close the competition early should a sufficient number of applications be received.
Avista is a public body and subject to Freedom of Information and Data Protection Requests.
Avista is an equal opportunities employer.