Community Support Worker / Programmes Facilitator

Job description

We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 12,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals

We Welcome All Backgrounds and Abilities! 

We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, including those with different abilities.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible work environment for all individuals. If you require any reasonable accommodations during the application process or once employed, please let us know. Examples of accommodations we can provide include modified workstations, flexible work hours, assistive technologies, or adjustments to communication methods during interviews or in the workplace. Our goal is to ensure that all candidates and employees have the support they need to succeed in their roles.

Please contact us at any stage. We will work with you to meet your needs.

Join Our Team and Make a Difference! 

Programmes Facilitator / Community Support Worker : Ref - 18369

Adult Day Service - Navan Co. Meath

Permanent Part Time (35 hours per week) & Various hours available

Join us for our Open Day in Navan on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 from 10am to 3Pm . Face-to-face interviews will be held at Mullaghboy Industrial Estate, Athboy Road, Navan, Co. Meath ( C15 YK8R ).

About the Role: 

To assist in the delivery of individualized community support to a number of clients with intellectual, physical and or mental health disability., some who may present with behaviors that challenge Supporting clients in their communities and some in their own home, working towards optimizing their social, psychological, intellectual, domestic community living and daily living functioning .

What we’re looking for: 

• Minimum QQI Level 5 preference is for Health and Social Care or equivalent.
• Previous experience of working with clients with Autism is highly desirable or a willingness to develop skills in this area is essential
• Minimum of one year work experience in the area of intellectual, physical and or mental health disability
• Experience of working 1:1 with clients in the community
• Full clean Manual driving license

Your Responsibilities 

• To plan, develop, implement, monitor and review appropriate educational, recreational and occupational programs within the community ensuring best practice in line with up to date research regarding improving people Quality of Life. To liaise with families, the multidisciplinary team and key community based personnel in the pursuit of accessible community activities for service users.
• Establish a productive partnership with the individual (s) by devising a mutual agreement on how to work together to ensure expectations are set, responsibilities are met, and respect, honesty and transparency are demonstrable.
• To ensure all interaction with service users is approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporates choice

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