Day Service Community Facilitator

BROTHERS OF CHARITY SERVICES IRELAND – SOUTHERN REGION

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland – Southern Region is a major voluntary organisation, which provides age related residential, educational and day services for people with intellectual disabilities, autism and communication disorders throughout the Cork and Kerry area.

We are currently seeking applications from highly motivated people, to join our team for the following position:

DAY SERVICE COMMUNITY FACILITATOR - (Good Lives Model)

Ref: 30/2025

Permanent Full-Time (78 hours per fortnight)

Location: Upton Campus (Innishannon) Co. Cork and integrated residential service

Working with us means you will be joining an organisation that supports people with intellectual disabilities to be valued citizens in their local community, to have ordinary life experiences and to be closely connected to family and friends.

We understand the importance of supporting our staff both personally and professionally, so that you can be fulfilled and happy in your work. We have a diverse range of benefits, supports, variety of locations and flexible working hours to help you thrive at work. We invest significantly in personal and professional development to enable our staff to reach their full potential, ensuring they have the competence and confidence to perform at their best.

The Role

The person/s appointed to the integrated day service will be very flexible in their approach to service provision and have the ability to work both on their own initiative and as a member of a team. He/she will work to the ethos and vision of the Brothers of Charity ensuring the needs of the service users are being met by them as directed by the Person in Charge. The model of Service will be based on the Good Lives and Stay Well planning systems.

As a team member, the best interests of each person using our service will be paramount in all discussions. Emphasis will be on forming a team approach involving people supported, families, advocates and staff on all relevant issues.

Work as part of the team in Day Service to develop, support and implement person centred programmes in line with HSE New Directions Framework. They will encourage and motivate the day attenders to develop and engage in programmes such as art, drama, sports, social skills, work-placements, joining community groups, with the goal of increasing independence and personal life skills. A Competency in networking, creativity and developing strong links within the community is an integral part of this role.

The role may also require some rotational evening and weekends.

The Candidates

Salary Scale:€35,081 – €50,864 including 1 LSI per annum (1/3/25 DOH Consolidated Scales) Part-Time hours will be paid pro-rata to a full-time post

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Informal enquiries or request for full job description please contact:

Sue Hargrove, Day Service Manager, Tel: 3535 87 4069347, e-mail: susan.hargrove@bocsi.ie

A panel may be formed from this competition from which future vacancies may be filled

The closing date for receipt of all applications is: 6th July 2025

Applications should be made online using the ‘Apply’ Link Below

The Brothers of Charity Services Ireland - Southern Region is an equal opportunities employer

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