Health & Social Care Assistant

CORLANN – WEST REGION

CHILDREN’S DISABILITY NETWORK TEAM

POST OF: TEMPORARY FULL TIME HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE ASSISTANT

JOB REF: 98762

Job Title: Health & Social Care Assistant

Location:

Woodlands Campus, Dublin Rd. Galway

Tenure:

Specific Purpose Full time and pensionable linked on a specific purpose basis to new funding.

Remuneration:

Department of Health, Health & Social Care Assistant 01/02/2026 - salary scale - €36,288 x 8 increments - € 45,484 pro-rata per annum.

Purpose of the post:

To provide a range of supports to children from 0-18 years of age and their families who are supported by the Network Disability Team, within an interdisciplinary framework and family centred practice.

Reporting Relationship:

The post holder will report to the Children’s Disability Network Manager (CNDM)

Qualifications:

Candidates must:

(i) Possess the relevant Health Service Skills QQI (FETAC) Level 5.

Or

(ii) Have obtained an equivalent qualification to (i) from another jurisdiction.

Or

(iii) Be currently employed as a Physiotherapy/ Speech & language Assistant or in a comparable role

And

b) Candidates must have the personal competence and capacity to properly discharge the duties of the role.

A full clean Irish driving licence and use of your own car is an essential requirement.

Fluency in verbal and written English an essential requirement of this post.

Experience:

• Candidates have experience of working with children with complex needs (for example autism, physical & medical complex needs, behaviours of concern).

• Experience in the use of TEACCH, Lámh and other forms of AAC is an advantage.

Working Hours:

• 70 hours a fortnight.

Contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8am – 8pm from Monday to Friday.

A family centred approach to service delivery and the ongoing transformation of the health service will require employees to be flexible in their working hours to provide a quality service delivery for each individual.

The Health Service is undergoing ongoing modernisation and therefore it is critical that a flexible attitude to changing environments and work requirements is held by the successful candidate.

Annual Leave:

• 23 days per annum.

Probation :

A probationary period of nine months from the date of appointment applies to the post. The employment may be terminated at any time during the probationary period should the employer find that the appointee is unsuitable to continue employment. The probation period may be extended at the employer’s discretion.

Full Job Description attached

Informal enquiries to Gillian Raftery, Children’s Disability Network Manager on 091 721400.

The closing date for receipt of all applications/CV’s on-line is 5pm, Monday 15th June 2026

Interview date to be confirmed

Corlann is an equal opportunities employer.

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